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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-17-023060
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170411
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170412
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170412

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CATERPILLAR INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000018230
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY & EQUIP [3531]
		IRS NUMBER:				370602744
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 NE ADAMS ST
		CITY:			PEORIA
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61629
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3096751000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 NE ADAMS ST
		CITY:			PEORIA
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			61629

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19860623

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WILKINS RAYFORD JR
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001184395

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-00768
		FILM NUMBER:		17757790

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		208 S. AKARD ST.
		STREET 2:		--
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75202
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 24</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Caterpillar   Inc.<br>    </font></b>100 NE Adams Street<br>   Peoria,&nbsp;Illinois 61629</p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In connection with my service as a director of Caterpillar Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;), the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of, Christopher M. Reitz, Chad J. Wiener, Gina D. Acker, Joni J. Funk, and Stephanie R. Underwood, as the undersigned&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>prepare, execute in the undersigned&#146;s name and in the undersigned&#146;s behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) a Form&nbsp;ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain codes, passwords, passphrases, enabling the undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or any other rule&nbsp;or regulation of the SEC;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned&#146;s capacity as a director of the Company, Forms 144, 3, 4 and 5, and all and any amendments thereto, in accordance with Section&nbsp;16(a)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act and the rules&nbsp;thereunder;</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(3)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 144, 3, 4 or 5 or any amendment thereto and timely file such forms and any amendments thereto with the SEC and any securities exchange or similar authority; and</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-22.5pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(4)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of any of such attorneys-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by any of such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as any of such attorneys-in-fact may approve in the discretion of any of such attorneys-in-fact.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any of such attorneys-in-fact, or the substitute or substitutes of any of such attorneys-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.&#160; The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned&#146;s responsibilities to comply with Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 144, 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned&#146;s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:36.3pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 11</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">th</font>&#160;day of April&nbsp;2017.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">/s/ Rayford Wilkins,&nbsp;Jr.</font></i></p>    </td>   </tr>
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