Deciphering a serial number

[440 rat]

I was wondering if there's a way to decipher the serial number on my 76 liquifire 340? The number stamped in the tunnel read J34LE 058668M

[Matt]

The Models section from the main page of JDsleds.com has serial number breakdowns, but since you already know the year, model, and engine size, there isn't anything else to decipher. What are you trying to find out?

http://www.jdsleds.com/models/liquifire1/liq1.html

[440 rat]

What number is it? That page states they started at 50,001 and went to 70,000 and they produced 4141 total machines in the 340 configuration. My question is there a way to tell what number it is out of the 4141 produced?

[Matt]

They started at 55,001, so that makes your # 3,667.

[ljm]

Matt

Is that for the entire sled line up for 76?

[Matt]

What, the start # of 55,001? If so, yes it should be. Each model started at that number.

[440 rat]

ok that sense now, but why did they stop at 70,000? If they started at 55,001 and only made 4141 machines that year, the last one would be 59,142 would it not?

[Matt]

70,000 is just the upper range for that year. The next year would start at 70,001. It's how they are listed in the parts & tech manuals, because they didn't necessarily know how many they were going to build that year when they were making the manuals.