ASABE Working on Standard for pintle hitching systems.
Press Release Summary:
Pintle hitching system standard project, initiated by ASABE, aims to specify requirements for pintle hitch components. Need for this standard arose from observations that current hitching systems – drawbar, ball hitch, etc. – are not always suitable for towing implements and bulk carrier equipment due to drawbar connection exceeding design limits. Additional connection flexibility, however, can be achieved via use of pintle hooks and tow rings.
Original Press Release:
ASABE to Develop Standard for Pintle Hitching Systems
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a standard project for a pintle hitching system.
Current hitching systems (drawbar, ball hitch, etc.) are not always suitable for towing implements and bulk carrier equipment. As the lead implement is raised and lowered during field work, the mechanical connection to the towed implement is also being raised and lowered. In some situations, this may cause the drawbar connection to exceed design limits. Additional connection flexibility can be achieved by the use of pintle hooks and tow rings. The proposed ASABE standard specifies the requirements for pintle hitch components.
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 project 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/.
