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  1. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    This shows as a prefix 79U (JAPAN) year 1979. Thanks.
  2. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    This is a backhoe loader 416C, 4ZN (US) prefix, year 2000 according to the Caterpillar section of the Top Bid Serial Number Guide.
  3. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    Sorry, no this information is not available in our guides. I'm checking if I can find a central resource for this info but so far no luck. Thanks for asking!
  4. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    We revised the www.topbid.com web site to include the Used Caterpillar Cat Serial Number Prefix Identification indicating the country of origin. This information is now freely accessible. I hope it is helpful for you.
  5. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    Yes, you can determine this based on the 3-character prefix according to the Caterpillar Serial Numbers in the Top Bid Serial Number Guide. We have this information in our paid guide; however if you'll post your serial number here, I'll respond with the information from the guide for that...
  6. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    It's a model 255 with year of manufacture 2004 according to the Top Bid Construction Equipment Serial Number Guide.
  7. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    Good fast reply DiggerDave! I just came back from looking this up too. At www.topbid.com, we also show that as a 1956 model. It looks like a fair price for the machine, but it looks like you've moved on. It's been quite a while since we saw this model at auction: CATERPILLAR D4 7U14036 1951...
  8. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    The Komatsu D20A SN 57241 is a 1984 model year per the www.Topbid.com Serial Number Guide.
  9. dpaustin

    Serial number guide?

    TopBid.com Serial Number Guide is a a great reference Hi all. Thanks for posting the serial number questions and great discussions. I work for Randall-Reilly Publishing, publisher of EquipmentWorld, and whose division TopBid publishes the Serial Number Guide each year. It takes our company...
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