OK, here is the relevant information.In 1971, and above a certain 86J Serial Number the badge changed from 951B to 951C but AFAIK (checking on that now) the engine remained as a D330 for a while after that point.
I tend to think the engine change came in the Spring of 1973, well it did for the U.K. and Europe, with 4287 I would guess it to be from around the end of 1976 or early 1977, the build date is often stamped onto the loader frame near side within a foot of the top mounting pin, the date can also be stamped on the right hand hard bar under the frame covers, I can often tell the build year by looking at them as they have many modifications that help pin point things. tctractorsOK, here is the relevant information.
The 86J 951B became the 951C from 86J1992-Up. The engine remained as a D330. This would be around the 1970/71 time frame.
The 951C was fitted with a 3304 engine replacing the former D330 engine from 86J2598-Up.
I thought the 3304 was only introduced around 86J4041 which is why I referred to your particular machine as "amongst the first ones built that were fitted with a 3304 engine". I was clearly wrong in that.
Hello, I have a 951C made in the UK delivery date of 79. Where can I find this plate?Hi was wondering if I could get this decoded here also anyone got manuals in pdf?
The number is a bit scratched but I think reads
951 86j4287 3v3020
3304 78p25595 2p6779
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Strange. There were no 951C machines built in the UK as far as I'm aware. France, Japan, & USA were the production locations.Hello, I have a 951C made in the UK delivery date of 79. Where can I find this plate?
The 951 was first built in Glasgow with the 89A Series, the similar looking 63K series followed, then when the 951B came out for the U.K. it was built in France as the 69H series, this carried on through with the 951C, so most 951B and C series throughout Europe were French built with just a few imported from the U.S.A., I can recall 1 951C U.S. built was fitted from new with a leather seat.Strange. There were no 951C machines built in the UK as far as I'm aware. France, Japan, & USA were the production locations.
All the data plates should be in the same place on the machine wherever it was manufactured. See attached.