ANSI B71.4 : 2004
Superseded
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COMMERCIAL TURF CARE EQUIPMENT - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS
01-01-2004
23-07-2013
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 General requirements
4.1 Guarding and shielding
4.2 Labels and instructions
4.3 Requirements for low-voltage electrical components
4.4 Operator zone
4.5 Operator's controls
5 Pedestrian-controlled units
5.1 Operator's controls - Self-propelled
5.2 Braking requirements and tests
5.3 Handle structure
5.4 Sulky units
6 Ride-on units, ride-on turf tractors, and attachments
6.1 Operator's controls
6.2 Operator position
6.3 Stability requirements and tests for ride-on units and
ride-on turf tractors
6.4 Braking requirements and tests for ride-on units
and ride-on turf tractors
6.5 Lighting and marking for ride-on units and ride-on turf
tractors used on public roads
6.6 Lateral upset operator protection recommendations
and tests for ride-on mowing equipment
7 Implements
7.1 General requirements
7.2 Operating controls
8 Functional components
8.1 General requirements (in addition to those in 4.5.8)
8.2 Requirements for rotary mower components
8.3 Test for rotary mower components
8.4 Requirements for flail mowers and flail power rakes
8.5 Requirements for reel mower components
8.6 Tests for reel mower components
Annex A (informative) - Rationale
A.1 Overview of the format of the standard
A.2 Standard references
A.3 Rationale for requirements of the standard
Annex B (informative) - Drop distance calculations
Annex C (informative) - Safety pictorials
Annex D (informative) - Bibliography
Applies to powered pedestrian-controlled, towed, and ride-on machines intended for marketing as commercial turf care equipment and that are customarily used by hired operators.
| DevelopmentNote |
Revised and Redesignated as OPEI B71.4. (11/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
| ANSI B71.3 : 2005 | SNOW THROWERS - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS |
| ASAE S320.1 : 1989 | ATTACHMENT FOR HITCHING IMPLEMENTS TO LAWN AND GARDEN RIDE-ON TRACTORS, CATEGORY "0" THREE-POINT FREE-LINK |
| AS 1636.2-1996 | Tractors - Roll-over protective structures - Criteria and tests Rear-mounted for narrow-track tractors |
| SAE J517_201612 | Hydraulic Hose |
| SAE J1292_201604 | Automobile and Motor Coach Wiring |
| SAE J1001_201407 | Industrial Flail Mowers and Power Rakes |
| UL 73:10ED 2011-03-02 | Motor-Operated Appliances |
| SAE J156_201603 | Fusible Links |
| ISO 3789-3:1989 | Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Location and method of operation of operator controls — Part 3: Controls for powered lawn and garden equipment |
| ASAE S278.6 : 2003 | ATTACHMENT OF IMPLEMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL WHEEL TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH QUICK-ATTACHING COUPLER |
| EN 836:1997+A4:2011 | Garden equipment - Powered lawnmowers - Safety |
| ISO 3767-3:2016 | Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 3: Symbols for powered lawn and garden equipment |
| ISO 3767-2:2016 | Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 2: Symbols for agricultural tractors and machinery |
| ASAE S348.2 : 1995 | ONE-POINT TUBULAR SLEEVE ATTACHMENT FOR HITCHING IMPLEMENTS FOR LAWN AND GARDEN RIDE-ON TRACTORS |
| SAE J232_201407 | Industrial Rotary Mowers |
| SAE J898_199410 | CONTROL LOCATIONS FOR OFF-ROAD WORK MACHINES |
| SAE J1128_201512 | Low Voltage Primary Cable |
| SAE J1362_201204 | Graphical Symbols for Operator Controls and Displays on Off-Road Self-Propelled Work Machines |
| SAE J2031_201408 | High Tension Ignition Cable |
| ASAE S335.4 : 2004 | OPERATOR CONTROLS ON AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT |
| SAE J1284_198804 | BLADE TYPE ELECTRIC FUSES |
| ISO 3767-1:2016 | Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment — Symbols for operator controls and other displays — Part 1: Common symbols |
| SAE J1163_201608 | Determining Seat Index Point |
| SAE J833_200305 | Human Physical Dimensions |
| EN 1553 : 1999 | AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY - AGRICULTURAL SELF-PROPELLED, MOUNTED, SEMI-MOUNTED AND TRAILED MACHINES - COMMON SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
| ISO 3457:2003 | Earth-moving machinery — Guards — Definitions and requirements |
| ASTM G 26 : 1996 | Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus (Xenon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials (Withdrawn 2000) |
| SAE J554_198708 | ELECTRIC FUSES (CARTRIDGE TYPE) |
| SAE J1127_201512 | Low Voltage Battery Cable |
| ASTM G 23 : 1996 | Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus (Carbon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials (Withdrawn 2000) |
| ASAE S217.11 : 1998 | AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT - THREE-POINT FREE-LINK ATTACHMENT FOR HITCHING IMPLEMENTS TO AGRICULTURAL WHEEL TRACTORS |
| SAE J533_201702 | Flares for Tubing |
| ASAE S279.10 : 1998 | LIGHTING AND MARKING OF AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT ON HIGHWAYS |
| OPEI B71.3 : 2014 | SNOW THROWERS - SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS |
| ISO 5395-3:2013 | Garden equipment — Safety requirements for combustion-engine-powered lawnmowers — Part 3: Ride-on lawnmowers with seated operator |
| AS 1636.3-1996 | Tractors - Roll-over protective structures - Criteria and tests Mid-mounted for narrow-track tractors |
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