News from ASABE

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has adopted without deviations two international standards for instructional seats and restraining belts on ag machinery.

ASABE/ISO 3776-2:2015, Tractors and machinery for agriculture—Seat belts—Part 2: Anchorage strength requirements, specifies the strength requirements of the anchorages for pelvic restraint (seat) belts intended to be used by the operators of agricultural tractors and self-propelled machinery.

ASABE/ISO 23205:2014, Agricultural tractors—Instructional seat, specifies the minimum design and performance requirements for an instructional seat and restraint designed for limited use by a trainer or trainee or service person inside an enclosed cab of an agricultural tractor.

The Society also has initiated an adoption of international standard ISO 12934:2013, Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry—Basic types—Definitions.

ASABE standard ANSI/ASAE S390, Definitions and Classifications of Agricultural Field Equipment, was used as the basis document for the development of ISO 12934 and is also referenced in various U.S. and state regulations. S