ASABE to adopt international standard on hitch ring dimensions.
Press Release Summary:
ASABE has initiated project to adopt nationally an international standard, ISO 21244:2008, Agricultural equipment - Mechanical connections between towed and towing vehicles - Implement hitch rings and attachment to tractor drawbars. Adoption will advance harmonization of national and international standards, facilitating manufacturing, safety advancements, and product marketing worldwide. Additionally, adoption of ISO 21244 nationally will help promote its use in North American marketplace.
Original Press Release:
ASABE to Adopt International Standard on Hitch Ring Dimensions
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN-The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to adopt nationally an international standard, ISO 21244:2008, Agricultural equipment - Mechanical connections between towed and towing vehicles - Implement hitch rings and attachment to tractor drawbars.
The adoption will advance harmonization of national and international standards, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements and product marketing worldwide. Additionally, adoption of ISO 21244 nationally will help promote its use in the North American marketplace.
ASABE members were heavily involved with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the development and approval of ISO 21244.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 225 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 ASABE, 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at asabe.org/standards/proposed.html .
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more then 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at http://www.asabe.org/.
