ASABE revises standard for combine testing.
Press Release Summary:
ANSI/ASAE S396.3, Combine Capacity and Performance Test Procedure, includes updated text that clarifies wording and incorporates new practices for performing loss testing on combine harvesters. Standard has been proposed as basis for revision to International Standard ISO 5687: 1999, Equipment for harvesting — Combine harvesters — Determination and designation of grain tank capacity and unloading device performance.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Standard for Combine Testing
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has completed a revision to its standard for testing the capacity and performance of combines, and the revision has been proposed as the basis for an international standard.
ANSI/ASAE S396.3, Combine Capacity and Performance Test Procedure, includes updated text that clarifies wording and incorporates new practices for performing loss testing on combine harvesters.
ANSI/ASAE S396.3 has been proposed as the basis for a revision to International Standard ISO 5687: 1999, Equipment for harvesting — Combine harvesters — Determination and designation of grain tank capacity and unloading device performance.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text of the standard by electronic download in about two weeks. Location for the download is on the ASABE online Technical Library at: elibrary.asabe.org. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 250 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300, emailing hq@asabe.org or visiting www.asabe.org/.
