ROPS Safety Compliance Testing

710694

02/01/1971

Event
Farm, Construction and Industrial Machinery Meeting
Authors Abstract
Content
This paper describes the static test of construction equipment Roll-Over Protective Structures (ROPS) as performed in accordance with the applicable SAE Recommended Practices. Details of the test facility are presented, including test fixturing concepts and pertinent design calculations. The heavy equipment tie-down methods and restraint systems are shown. Data acquisition accuracy and methods are described. Data from several tests are compared with data from SAE committee files.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/710694
Pages
10
Citation
Weed, R., and Davis, H., "ROPS Safety Compliance Testing," SAE Technical Paper 710694, 1971, https://doi.org/10.4271/710694.
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Publisher
Published
Feb 1, 1971
Product Code
710694
Content Type
Technical Paper
Language
English