caterpillar forklift year by serial number

The 797F replaced its predecessor model, the 797B, when the 797F entered full production in late 2009. 797F (2009–present) Ĭaterpillar introduced the 797F to the public at MINExpo International in September, 2008. The first 797B units entered service with customers in October 2002. Caterpillar increased the power output of the Cat 3524B EUI 24- cylinder diesel engine used in the 797 from net 2,394 kW (3,211 hp) to net 2,513 kW (3,370 hp) enabling the 797B to achieve a 68 km/h (42 mph) top speed when transporting a 345 t (380 short tons) load, a 3.2 km/h (2 mph) increase over the first generation 797. The 797B's increased payload capacity of 345 t (380 short tons) is a 18.1 t (20 short tons) increase over the first generation 797.

797B (2002–2009) Ĭaterpillar introduced the 797B in spring of 2002, replacing the first-generation 797. The first generation serial number prefix is 5YW. Caterpillar put 18 additional 797s into service with mine operators worldwide as production development units.Ĭaterpillar began marketing the 797 in North America in 2000, with full worldwide marketing following in 2001. In the second quarter of 1999, the third and fourth 797s produced were the first to be placed in service with a customer at the Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. The first two 797s produced were transported to Caterpillar's Arizona proving grounds for testing. 797 (1998–2002) Ĭaterpillar first unveiled a completed 797 on September 29, 1998, at its assembly plant in Decatur, Illinois. This was the first time CAD tools had been used extensively to design a Caterpillar truck. Engineers at Caterpillar's Mining & Construction Equipment Division in Decatur, Illinois, created a new design for the 797 using computer-aided design technology. In 1997, Caterpillar decided to begin the development of a 360 short tons (327 t) payload capacity haul truck to meet the demand from large-scale mine operators wanting to reduce operating costs at mines using 80 to 90 short tons (73 to 82 t) per pass shovels.

Caterpillar forklift year by serial number