ASABE Updates Agricultural Power Take-Off Standards

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) completed three standards projects regarding power take-off drive shafts and related equipment.

The new standards are:

• Revision ANSI/ASABE S604.1, Safety for Power Take-off (PTO), PTO Drive Shafts, and Power Input Connection (PIC) for Agricultural Field Equipment;
   
• Adoption with deviations of ISO 5673-1:2005, ANSI/ASABE AD5673-1:2005, Agricultural tractors and machinery — Power take-off drive shafts and power-input connection — Part 1: General manufacturing and safety requirements; and
   
• Adoption with deviations of ISO 5673-2:2005, ANSIASABE AD5673-2:2005, Agricultural tractors and machinery — Power take-off drive shafts and power-input connection — Part 2: Specification for use of PTO drive shafts and position and clearance of PTO drive line and PIC for various attachments.

The adoption of ISO 5673-1 and 5673-2 increases the visibility and use of standards and benefits international trade. Each adoption further harmonizes national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements, and product marketing worldwide.

Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and 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 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. S