SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C.  20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                 Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 23, 2002

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                          PLM Equipment Growth Fund VI
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        California                    0-21806               94-3135515
(State  or  other  jurisdiction    (Commission          (IRS  Employer
     of  incorporation)            File  Number)     Identification  No.)


     450  Carillon  Parkway,  Suite  200  St.  Petersburg,  FL     33716
     (Address  of  principal  executive  offices)          (Zip  Code)


Registrant's  telephone  number,  including  area  code  (727)  803-8200
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         120 Montgomery Street, Suite 1350 San Francisco, CA  94105-1301
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      (Former  name  or  former  address,  if  changed  since  last  report)



Item  5.      Other  Events
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     On July 23, 2002, PLM Equipment Growth Fund VI (the "Partnership") received
notice  of  a  mini-tender  offer by Peachtree Partners.  On August 5, 2002, the
Partnership  mailed  a  response  to  the  mini-tender  offer  to  all  of  the
Partnership's  limited  partners,  a  copy  of  which  is  filed  as Exhibit 99.


Item  7.     Financial  Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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     (c)     Exhibits
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             Exhibit  99         Letter  to  the  Limited  Partners  of
                                 PLM  Equipment  Growth  Fund  VI





                                   SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.


Dated:   August  5,  2002               PLM  Equipment  Growth  Fund  VI


                                           By:     /s/  Stephen  M.  Bess
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                                           Name:  Stephen  M.  Bess
                                           Title:  Current  Chief  Accounting
                                                   Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number   Exhibit Name                                                     Location
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99       Letter to the Limited Partners of  PLM Equipment Growth Fund VI  Filed herewith