ASABE Completes Revision of front-mounted PTO standard.
Press Release Summary:
ASABE has completed revision to previously adopted ISO standard ISO 8759-1:1998. Revision, ANSI/ASABE AD8759-1:1998 JAN2013, Agricultural wheel tractors – Front-mounted equipment – Part 1: Power take-off and three-point linkage, features standardized Type 1 PTOs with 35 mm dia, 540 rpm, and anti-clockwise rotation as viewed from front of tractor. Other changes include specifying same anti-clockwise rotation for Type 2 and Type 3 PTOs.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Previously Adopted ISO Standard for Front-Mounted PTO
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN—The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed the revision to a previously adopted ISO standard ISO 8759-1:1998, Agricultural wheel tractors – Front-mounted equipment – Part 1: Power take-off and three-point linkage.
The revision, ANSI/ASABE AD8759-1:1998 JAN2013, Agricultural wheel tractors – Front-mounted equipment – Part 1: Power take-off and three-point linkage, has now standardized Type 1 PTOs with 35-mm diameter, 540 rpm, and anti-clockwise rotation as viewed from the front of the tractor. Other changes include specifying the same anti-clockwise rotation for Type 2 and Type 3 PTOs; the rotation direction that is most widely used on a global basis.
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