DEL Service, Inc.            Year Built

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HOOPESTON, IL FMC'S SERIAL NUMBERS
(How to determine the year a Hoopeston, IL FMC machine was built.)
Locate the serial number of the machine which should be two letters following three or four numbers.
Take the first two letters of the serial number and then calculate by the formula below.

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Formula:   O U R M A C H I N E
    
O=1 U=2  R=3  M=4  A=5  C=6  H=7  I=8  N=9  E=0

Example:   Serial Number = IE-2278        I=8   E=0     Year = 1980