CSA Preface
This is the first edition of CSA ISO 8759-1, Agricultural tractors — Front-mounted equipment — Part 1: Power take-off: Safety requirements and clearance zone around PTO, which is an adoption without modification of the identically titled ISO (International Organization for Standardization) Standard 8759-1 (third edition, 2018-11).
This Standard is intended to be used in conjunction with CSA M500-1:20, Agricultural tractors — Rear-mounted power take-off types 1, 2, 3 and 4 — Part 1: General specifications, safety requirements, dimensions for master shield and clearance zone (adopted ISO 500-1:2014, with Canadian deviations).
This Standard was adopted by CSA Group with funding support provided by the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA). CSA Group and the funding body disclaims any liability in connection with the use of the information contained therein.
This Standard has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.
Scope
This document specifies safety requirements for, and clearance zones around, front-mounted power take-offs (PTO) on agricultural tractors.
NOTE 1 Further specifications for front-mounted power take-offs are given in ISO 8759-3.
It is not applicable to tractors which are designed to run in two directions, where either end can be considered to be the front or the rear.
NOTE 2 In this case, ISO 500 (all parts) apply.
