New Updates: Discover the latest ASABE national and ISO standards relevant to our members, covering topics such as braking, tractors and self-propelled equipment, towed implements, tillage, lighting/marking, drawbar jacks, cab enclosures, and more. Visit FarmEquip.org/ASABEFeb2025Updates for details.

ASABE Flash Drive: To request a free flash drive ($569 value) with the latest 2024 ASABE standards, contact Gina@FarmEquip.org.

Questions: For information on any of the ASABE standards, contact Scott Cedarquist at Cedarq@asabe.org or Sadie Stell at Stell@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE website at .

The most significant change to the standard is the addition of a new category for a drawbar pin, a 25-mm (1-inch) diameter pin for special applications. Additionally, the endurance and impact strength tests were updated to a straight pull. Finally, the definitions for drawbar pin keeper and drawbar pin secondary keeper were improved to match the retention method used by drawbar pins on the market.

Questions: For information on any of the ASABE standards, contact Scott Cedarquist at Cedarq@asabe.org or Sadie Stell at Stell@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found at .

ASABE Flash Drive: Members can request a free flash drive ($569 value) with the latest 2024 ASABE standards, by calling our office at 314-878-2304 or by email at Gina@FarmEquip.org.

The project will improve the guidance for ballasting with the loader attached to the tractor, remove the alternate tread setting chart and update normative references.

Anyone interested in participating in the development and review of this standard or the ASABE Loader committee is encouraged to contact ASABE Standards Administrator Sadie Stell for more information at Stell@asbe.org. 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 is recognized worldwide as a standards-developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 280 standards currently in publication.

The CD is a $569 value. It contains current ASABE standards, engineering practices, and data applicable to agricultural equipment and systems, irrigation and drainage, and more.

It also contains a keyword and numerical standards index, a list of active standards development projects, and an index of related ISO (International) Standards Committees.

This benefit is offered to regular member companies who are not members of ASABE and have not received a free copy of the standards within the last two years. It is limited to one copy per member company, while supplies last.

If you would like a FREE flash drive of these standards, please call the office at (314) 878-2304 or send an email to Rachel Boehm. Her address is Gina@FarmEquip.org.

Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, province, or other government entities. Learn more about ASABE at .

This work began when FDA approached the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) to learn more about sanitary design of equipment that is used in the production of specialty crops. AEM worked with FDA to share information on the current state of the industry and understand some of the concerns that they had. In doing so equipment manufactures decided to be proactive in their approach and work with ASABE to help establish industry standards around sanitation for what is an emerging equipment market.

ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards-developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 280 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 .

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) and this Association are working together to create a resource for shortline manufacturers to stay on top of safety standards.

New Updates: Find the latest ASABE standards relevant to our members related to braking, tractors and self-propelled equipment, towed implements, tillage, lighting/marking, drawbar jacks, cab enclosures and more.

For information on any of the ASABE standards, contact Scott Cedarquist at (269) 932-7031 or Cedarq@asabe.org. A current lsting of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE website at .

• ANSI/ASABE S625.1: Drawbar Pin Dimensions and Requirements for Towing Machine with Clevis: The 1鈥� hitch pins have been tested.  The John Deere replacement (after-market) 1鈥� pin has passed the test.  FEMA members consider testing their pins or comparing them to the John Deere pin. This standard revision will classify the 1鈥� pin as a PA and has its own straight horizontal pull test requirements. FEMA members should review the Draft Standard ASABE S625.1.

• Standard ISO wxyz-2.230403.WD.3PT Hitch Height: Eric Smith with John Deere is developing a standard for the height range for input PTO shaft connection location for 3-Point hitch for implements. The PTO connection dimensions are being proposed and should be reviewed by implement manufacturers to ensure compliance or request changes to the proposed dimensions.  The major concerns are for short coupled 3-point hitch implements with short PTO drivelines, such as, 3-point hitch rotary tillers and sprayers.  FEMA members should review the Draft Standard ISO wxyz-2.230403.WD.3PT Hitch Height. For information concerning the reasons for the need for the PTO Implement input connection height standard, please see the Word document prepared by Eric Smith

This is an opportunity for FEMA members to review and contribute to a critical standard during the development phase. If you have any questions or concerns about these standards or the height explanation, please contact John Fisher at lajrfisher@gmail.com or Brett Cohen at bcohen@alamo-group.com.

A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at .

This standard applies to closed transfer systems for liquid formulations of plant-protection products in 1- to 20-liter containers. It specifies operator- and environment-related safety requirements, and means of verification, in system design and construction.

The adoption will further harmonize national and international standardization, a goal that facilitates manufacturing, safety advancements, and product marketing worldwide. ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the standard鈥檚 scope electronically on the ASABE online Technical Library at .

. 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 .

John Fisher, the Association鈥檚 Standards Committee chair, with ASABE鈥檚 Carla Companion, will regularly provide content for this space that calls out standards they consider most important because ballots are open and comments needed. Updates since the publication of the 2022CD/USB publication can be found at . CD/USB publication.

Association members can find the latest updates to ASABE standards here.