ASABE Revises Two Standards for lawn and garden tractors.
Press Release Summary:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) revised ANSI/ASAE S370.5, 2000-RPM Power Take-Off (PTO) for Lawn and Garden Ride-On Tractors, and ASAE S431.2, 2000-RPM Front and Mid PTO for Lawn and Garden Ride-On Tractors, following regular 5-year periodic review. Main focus of said revision was removal of common outdated reference: ANSI B92.1-1970 (R1993), Involute Splines and Inspection, Inch Version.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Two Lawn and Garden Tractor Standards
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised two standards on lawn and garden power take-offs (PTO).
The standards, ANSI/ASAE S370.5, 2000-RPM Power Take-Off for Lawn and Garden Ride-On Tractors, and ASAE S431.2, 2000-RPM Front and Mid PTO for Lawn and Garden Ride-On Tractors, were revised following the regular five-year periodic review of the documents, during which review a common outdated reference was identified. The main focus of the revision was removal of the reference ANSI B92.1-1970 (R1993), Involute Splines and Inspection, Inch Version.
Copies of the documents can be ordered by contacting ASABE headquarters directly at: martin@asabe.org. ASABE members and those with site-license privileges to the ASABE online Technical Library, at www.asabe.org, can view an electronic copy of the standard in about 6 weeks.
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 educational and scientific organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in St Joseph, Michigan, ASABE comprises 9,000 members from more than 100 countries. For further information about the Society, or for an electronic copy of this news release, contact Dolores Landeck at ASABE, 269-932-7039, landeck@asabe.org.
