Assessing rollover safety provided by ROPS tests following sae standard J1194 versus OECD code 4

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1453-1459

  Jaren C ^a   Alfaro, J R ^a   Arazuri, S ^a   De León, J L Ponce ^a   Arana, J I ^b  

^a Estación de Mecánica Agrícola EMA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mass; OECD code 4; Overturning; ROPS; SAE standard J1194; Safety; Tractors

Indexed keywords

MASS; OECD CODE 4; OVERTURNING; ROPS; SAE STANDARD J1194; SAFETY; TRACTORS;

SAFETY TESTING; STANDARDS; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL); TRACTORS (TRUCK);

AUTOMOBILE TESTING;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; MACHINERY; SAFETY; STANDARD (REGULATION); TESTING METHOD;

EID: 70449377050     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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