
SEBU8213-04 5
Foreword
It is prohibite
d for any person engaged in the
business of repairing, servicing, sellin g, leasing, or
trading engines or machines to remove, alter, or
render inoper
ative 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 8
9). Certain elements of the machine
and engine such as the exhaust system, fuel system,
electrical system, intake air system and cooling
system may b
e 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
Effecti
ve First Quarter 2001 the Caterpillar Product
Identification Number (PIN) has changed from 8 to 17
characters. In an effort to provide uniform equipment
identifi
cation, Caterpillar and other construction
equipment manufacturers are moving to comply
with the latest version of the product identification
number
ing 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 pla
tes and frame marking will display the 17
character PIN. The new format will look like the
following:
g00751314
Illustration 1
Where:
1. Caterpillar's World Manufacturing Code (characters
1-3)
2. Machine Descriptor (characters 4-8)
3. Check Charac
ter (character 9)
4. Machine Indicator Section (MIS) or Product
Sequence Numb
er (characters 10-17). These were
previously referred to as the Serial Number.
Machines and
generator sets produced before First
Quarter 2001 will maintain their 8 character PIN
format.
Components such as engines, transmissions, axles,
etc. and work tools will continue to use an 8 character
Serial Numb
er (S/N).