ASABE To Revise Previously Adopted ISO Standard For Front-Mounted PTO

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to revise a previously adopted ISO standard ISO 8759-1:1998, Agricultural wheel tractors Front-mounted equipment Part 1: Power take-off and three-point linkage.

The project will consider enhancements to ANSI/ASABE AD8759-1:1998 JUN2012, Agricultural wheel tractors – Front-mounted equipment Part 1: Power take-off and three-point linkage. The changes being sought would permit Type 1 PTOs with 35-mm diameter, 540 rpm, and anti-clockwise rotation as viewed from the front of the tractor. The changes would also specify the same anti-clockwise rotation for Type 2 and Type 3 PTOs; the rotation orientation that dominates globally.

For information on this 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 asabe.org/projects. ◆