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Foreword
Maintenance Intervals
Use the service hour meter to determine servicing
intervals. Calendar intervals shown (daily, weekly,
monthly, etc.) can be used instead of service hour
meter intervals if they provide more convenient
servicing schedules and approximate the indicated
service hour meter reading. Recommended service
should always be performed at the interval that
occurs first.
Under extremely severe, dust
y or wet operating
c
onditions, more frequent lubrication than is
specified in the maintenance intervals chart might
be necessary.
Perform service on items at multiples of the original
r
equir
ement. For example, at every 500 service
hours or 3 months, also service those items listed
under every 250 service hours or monthly and every
10 service hours or daily.
California Proposition 65 Warning
Diesel engine exhaust and some of its constituents
are known to the State of California to cause cancer,
birth defects, and other reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accessories
c
ontain lead
and lead compounds. Wash hands
after handling.
Certified Engine Maintenance
Proper maintenance and repair is essential to keep
the engine and machine systems operating
correctly. As the heavy duty off-road diesel engine
owner, you are responsible for the performance of
the required maintenance listed in the Owner
Manual, Operation and Maintenance Manual, and
Service Manual.
It is prohibited for any person engaged in the
business of
repairing, servicing, selling, leasing, or
tr
ading engines or machines to remove, alter, or
render inoperative any emission related device or
element of design installed on or in an engine or
machine that is in compliance with the regulations
(40 CFR Part 89). Certain elements of the machine
and engine such as the exhaust system, fuel system,
electrical system, intake air system and cooling
system may be emission related and should not be
altered unless approved by Caterpillar.
Machine Capacity
Additional attachments or modifications may exceed
machine design capacity which can adversely affect
performance characteristics. Included would be
stability and system certifications such as brakes,
steering, and rollover protective structures (ROPS).
Contact your Caterpillar dealer for further
information.
Caterpillar Product Identification
Number
Effective First Quarter 2001 the Caterpillar Product
Identification Number (PIN) has changed from 8 to
17 characters. In an effort to provide uniform
equipment identification, Caterpillar and other
construction equipment manufacturers are moving
to comply with the latest version of the product
identification numbering standard. Non-road
machine PINs are defined by ISO 10261. The new
PIN format will apply to all Caterpillar machines and
generator sets. The PIN plates and frame marking
will display the 17 character PIN. The new format will
look like the following:
1
Illustration 1
Where:
1. Caterpillar's World Manufacturing Code
(cha
racters 1-3)
2. Machine Descriptor (characters 4-8)
3. Check Character (character 9)
4. Machine Indicator Section (MIS) or Product
Sequence
Number (characters 10-17). These were
previously referred to as the Serial Number.
Machines and generator sets produced before First
Quar
ter 2001 will maintain their 8 character PIN
f
ormat. Components such as engines,
transmissions, axles, etc. and work tools will
continue to use an 8 character Serial Number (S/N).