Description / Abstract:
This recommended practice applies to construction and general
purpose industrial machines as categorized in SAE J1116. It
describes the parameters related to the inherent availability of
the covered classes of Off-Road Self-Propelled Work Machines.
Purpose
The purpose of this SAE Recommended Practice is to provide a set
of recognized definitions as a universally understood means of
communication among all people interested in the inherent
availability of Off- Road Work Machines. It is not the intent of
this document to provide an absolute measure of unit availability.
The intent is to provide common definitions for classifying and
evaluating operation, repair, and maintenance data.