RANTOUL, Ill. (AP) - At 27 feet long, Big Bud is one big tractor.

Courtesy of a long ride on a big rig, he's kicked off a short stay in eastern Illinois.

The jumbo tractor - billed as the world's biggest - will be on display July 9-12 at Historic Farm Days Penfield. That's about 20 miles northeast of Champaign. Then Bud will be in nearby Rantoul Aug. 27-30 at the Half Century of Progress event.

Big Bud belongs to Montana brothers Robert and Randy Williams.

They bought the 900-horsepower tractor to work the fields on their 12,000-acre farm.

Big Bud was custom built in 1997 for a California cotton farm. The tractor has a 1,000-gallon fuel tank and 8-foot-tall tires.

Robert Williams says it draws crowds to his farm in Big Sandy, Mont.