ASABE REVISES POWER TAKE-OFF DRIVE SHAFT SPECIFICATION STANDARD

ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announces the completion of ANSI/ASAE S331.6, Implement Power Take-off Drive Shaft Specifications.

This standard establishes multiple categories of universal-joint drive shafts with two subsets of telescoping members each, one heavy duty and one regular duty. The revision updates the normative references and terminology and includes categories and test parameters for type-4 power take-offs.

ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text of the standard by electronic download in about two weeks. Location for the download is on the ASABE online Technical Library at: elibrary.asabe.org. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at OrderStandard@asabe.org.

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 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/.


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Dolores Landeck
269-932-7039
landeck@asabe.org

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