D7 caterpillar year lime green paint (terex) under yellow

Do you have a better overall picture of the machine? Not so close.

no I didn't sorry.

where is the dip stick located to check the oil? on the left or right?

mate sounds and looks like a 17A with all them modern bits

Numeralcod with give you the date the castings were cast dont know if cat still use the same code or have changed but what you do is line it up like this

N U M E R A L C O D
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

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so when you take lower letters RUDAC it comes up with 52 06 8 so that casting was cast on 8th of June 1952 you can go over the machine and it gives you a good idea of what age the machine is bare in mind some people say castings sat around for some time maybe years before being used so this code is only a indication of its age

thought this maybe of some help

the rubbing of the pins and and rails looks like its the rock guards dunno she is well option machine to me but things are a lot different in Australia than the US

seeya

Paul

D7 3T Went to oil clutch around serial no 20,000. Total of 26. or 28 thousand built, finished in 56 or 58.on memory.
That would put Pauls date about right .
A photo of the other side of the engine would be good.
Looks a nice machine.
Unless you are going to do a lot of serious work those sprockets will last a long time!!!!!!

the 3 pic in with the idler looks to have ware plate weld on to bring the rail height back in speck but i only see it on one link is any one els seeing that? if some had fallen off that might make for wire ware on you sprocket you talk about. as for the green could it be army green? if you can find a gauge that sprocket dose look like mostly gone but i am no expert i sure it will work for yeas of light work

Hi Team,
scan below is how I understand the code to work. The Year Date should be the last alphas in the group.

Paul, just to clarify what you have posted above a bit for the uninitiated, that O/D Alpha is a bit scabby so I am open to correction there--at the end of the day it makes only one day difference, and, it may have been some months before the block was machined any way--I usually checked several large components on a engine/machine to roughly gauge its possible age/time of build--Best Regards.

R UO AC =
4 18 57

Cheers,
Eddie B.

Hi all,
I have a D6C that has lime green paint from new, was painted by the dealer here in Victoria (Aus) to go to the Board Of Works (Government Water Authority). Looks identical to the terex color. I believe in there day they were a prity big concern down here, maybe one of their old machines.
Just a thought
Cheers
Hutchy