ASABE Revises Test Procedure for agricultural braking systems.
Press Release Summary:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) standard ANSI/ASAE S365.9, Braking System Test Procedures and Braking Performance Criteria for Agricultural Field Equipment, has been updated to reflect current technology as well as anticipate future incorporation of towed machinery systems. Copy of this document is available for order, and electronic copy can also be viewed by ASABE members as well as those with site-license privileges to ASABE online Technical Library.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Test Procedure for Agricultural Equipment Braking Systems
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its braking system test procedure for agricultural equipment.
The revised ASABE standard ANSI/ASAE S365.9, Braking System Test Procedures and Braking Performance Criteria for Agricultural Field Equipment, was updated to reflect the state-of-the-art technology and to anticipate future incorporation of towed machinery systems.
A copy of the document can be ordered by contacting ASABE headquarters directly at: martin@asabe.org. A full text electronic copy of the standard can also be viewed by ASABE members and those with site-license privileges to the ASABE online Technical Library, at www.asabe.org.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 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 www.asabe.org/standards/projects,-adoptions,-revisions,-withdrawals.aspx .
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 than 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 www.asabe.org/.
