Serial number guide?

[SouthOnBeach]

Anyone know the names of some good equipment guides for seeing serial number ranges to year? Also where might i find them? :beatsme kinda like the blue books for construction equipment.

 

[snowycuda]

For Case equipment you can use the first few numbers to determine the year. ie. and N4C would be a 2004, N5C 2005, etc. The C is a backhoe and a skidsteer would be NXM.

 

[Northart]

S/n ?

Try www.toughquip.com for the later models.

Then ACMOC.org for the Antiques ?

Caterpillar also puts out a "SEBF9451-xx " booklet, for their products.

 

[John C.]

There are several that give good coverage but the one I use the most is done by Equipment Watch a Primedia Business Information Data Product. Phone number is 1 800 669-3282.

These are spendy but if you are in the business it is the most comprehensive I've used in the last 13 years.

Good Luck!

 

[SouthOnBeach]

Thanks everone for all the helpful tips.

 

[surfer-joe]

Associated Equipment Dealers used to put out a pretty good serial book, don't know if they still do or not. You can email them at; info@aednet.org
and ask how to get your hands on a copy. I carried one for years, may still have it someplace in a box. Ask for AED Serial Number Guide. The Cat Serial Number Guide is good. I'm sure some of the other manufacturers also put out a guide, you will have to ask for the ones you are interested in.

Good Luck!

 

[dulding]

The best Caterpillar Information on the net for serial numbers, stolen equipment, and more is at www.ironrecord.com I can not believe is free.

 

[DPete]

The best Caterpillar Information on the net for serial numbers, stolen equipment, and more is at www.ironrecord.com I can not believe is free.

Thanks for the site.

 

[jyjy992]

HI. I am interested to buy a catapillar motor grader and a seller gave me a serial number. I would like to know if there is a web site where I can go and check if this serial number is good or noté

Thank you for your help

Jyjy

 

[bruce oz]

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hello jyjy992 ,if you post or send me the number ,i will be able to help with the info your after ,bruce oz

 

[RTSmith]

Thanks for the site.

Absolutely! Just looked in. Good stuff there.

 

[gordon5053]

Can anyone tell me how old the following cat is D6 9U Serial #27912. Thanks

 

[diggerdave1958]

Can anyone tell me how old the following cat is D6 9U Serial #27912. Thanks

Well i look up the serial number in my "international equipment exchange Kwik reference guide and its a 1958 model the Number from 1958 when from 27414 to 28035 that year. hope that helps

 

[diggerop]

We have a 994 at where I work, it was there in 1996 when I started here. It has no letter after 994. I was talking to the cat fitter a couple of days ago and he said it was built before cat put a model letter to them, he did say it was the 213th one built. It is still working but has had a few rebuilds and updates.What year would it have been built?

 

[diggerdave1958]

Well Diggerop, the 994 series 9YF where build in 1991 and when though 1998 and ended at serial number 00225 hope that helps

 

[james_lee]

www.ironrecord.com is the great place for caterpillar information.

 

[dadeer]

Hello, i'm interested in purchasing a Champion 710 grader, but the unit was repainted n documents are misplaced. i have the serial number, how can a verify year??
Serial # as taken from unit: 710-157-117-2347-2

Thanks

 

[diggerdave1958]

Hi, dadeer. If i am reading the number right it is a 1985 year machine and was made in Columbia SC i think ??? according to my SN guide the 1985 machines ran from SN -2144-2 to 2488-2 not sure what the frist set of numbers are for other than model and ??

 

[dadeer]

Hi, dadeer. If i am reading the number right it is a 1985 year machine and was made in Columbia SC i think ??? according to my SN guide the 1985 machines ran from SN -2144-2 to 2488-2 not sure what the frist set of numbers are for other than model and ??

ok thanks! the seller said it was 80' something........... if anybody else can verify this as well i'd appreciate it.

 

[MrKomatsu]

i have got go with John C........Equipment Watch is the best guide out there...