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DNA FOR MY FORKLIFT CATERPILLAR GAS ENGINE

For last couple of years did struggle and main dealer as ( caterpillar can't and couldn't find any info about my caterpillar. It feels absolutely magic. I have purchased the actual machine as a second hand from ebay user in the uk with an invoice. The next month ( November 2020 ) been shipped abroad with other machines for potatoes fries bussniess in North Africa ( tunisia) as a beautiful lands of customs and they decided to release all my machines for €10k a part from the forklift!!!! The actual think they wanted a v5 document or certified of conformity or any small info from caterpillar!! Unfortunately til today date nobody couldn't find the real stories of this machines. Even caterpillar!!! Very strange. That's the raison a have joined in. This not my field. Is anyone up their could get the truth of this machine or sorte of a way to get any recognised

From the number plate
Make , caterpillar
Marque, forklift
Type, T40D
Grosswheight,1850kg

And from my Google sherches I have gathered this info It could be wrong I Don't know!!

Engine, are (peugeot) XN1P
DATE of circulation 03/1990
Power, 131hp
Cylinder, 4
Horse power ,1971.cc

I honestly don't have a clou about this Google info

Also could any one of you the experts could help me resolve this issue been going on last couple of years
Hope to hear from you
Thanks norm
  • Posted 19 Oct 2022 06:38
  • Discussion started by Norm_Benn
  • United Kingdom
Norm
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i was working for cat when these machines came out back in the early 90's. They were the last models that cat produced just before they made their joint venture with mitsubitshi (MCFA). They were a very strong truck performance wise but were also very temperamental because of that peugot engine. And they were built in the UK. It seems that ever since they took on the MCFA franchise they have since purged just about all the information they have on the earlier model machines they have built and finding any useful information is difficult. Even their own programs that contain these models information for parts and service is all but nonexistent and refer the techs to separate sources for information if any exists at all.
All i can say about this, knowing what i do, is the only way your going to find any information is if someone has the 'hard copy' literature that was produced at that time.
Unfortunately this is the time we live in today where nothing from the past is retained in favor of pushing out the newest machines, purging out the old to make room for the new and future machines. Cat is not the only mfg doing this, they all are. They do not want these machines out there, they want them gone so they can sell their new ones. Unfortunately todays world is all about money if you want to roll it all up into one single reason things are the way they are.
But i wish you luck on your quest to find out what you can ;o)
  • Posted 19 Oct 2022 21:44
  • Modified 19 Oct 2022 21:45 by poster
  • Reply by swoop223
  • North Carolina, United States
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