The Importance of Your Engine Serial Number
Unlike the automotive industry, heavy duty diesel engines do not use the Make-Model-Year formula that an automotive engine does. Instead, heavy duty diesel engines rely on an Engine Serial Number (ESN) and/or arrangement & build [...]
Identifying A John Deere PowerTech Engine
Identifying A John Deere PowerTech Engine This Tech Tip is designed to help equipment owners distinguish the new PowerTech series of John Deere diesel engines from the earlier Series 300 engines. Engines such as [...]
Inspection Tips for Buying a Used Crawler Tractor
Without doubt, one of the most pervasive pieces of heavy construction equipment today is the crawler tractor. If you are looking to buy a used crawler tractor, it is especially important to know what to [...]
Kubota V3300 & V3800 Series Engine Identification
As discussed in the previous post, the importance of correct engine identification is crucial to obtaining the correct replacement parts. Knowing where to find the identification information on a particular engine is half the battle [...]
Importance Of Correct Engine Identification
With advances in engine technology over the past 20-30 years, a series of engines differing in horsepower, maximum torque and torque curves can be produced from a single engine series by varying the combinations of [...]