Description / Abstract:
This SAE Standard applies to the following off-road work
machines of mass greater than 700 kg that are commonly used in
earthmoving, construction, logging, and mining applications as
identified in SAE J1116 JUN86 and designed for an-board, seated
operator:
a. Crawler tractors and loaders (see SAE J1057 SEP88 Sections
3.1 and 7.1 and SAE J727 JAN86 for description and
nomenclature).
b. Graders (see SAE J1057 SEP88 Section 6 and SAE J870 JUL84 for
description and nomenclature).
c. Wheel loaders, wheel tractors, and their modifications used
for rolling or compacting, dozer equipped wheel tractors, wheel log
skidders, skid steer loaders, and backhoe loaders (see SAE J1057
SEP88 Sections 3.2, 7.2, and 9 for description and
nomenclature).
d. Wheel industrial tractors (see SAE J1092 JUN86 for
description and nomenclature).
e. Tractor portion of semi-mounted scrapers, water wagons,
articulated steer dumpers, bottom dump wagons, side dump wagons,
rear dump wagons, and towed fifth wheel attachments (see SAE J1057
SEP88 Sections 4.1.1.4, 4.1.2, 4.2.1.1, 4.3.1.2, 4.3.1.3, 4.3.2,
and 5 and SAE J869 JUL90 and SAE J728 JUL90 for description and
nomenclature).
f. Rollers and compactors (see SAE J1017 JAN86 for description
and nomenclature).
g. Rigid frame dumpers with full mounted bodies (see SAE J1057
SEP88 Sections 4.1.1.1, 4.1.1.2, 4.1.1.3, 4.1.1.5, and 4.3.1.1 and
SAE J1016 JUL90 for description and nomenclature).
NOTE—Additional machine types listed in SAE J1116 JUN86 may
utilize these ROPS performance criteria if so directed by other SAE
reports such as SAE J1042 JUN93. SAE J1194 MAY89 and SAE J2194
JUN93 cover agricultural tractors (defined in SAE J1150 OCT92).
EXCLUSIONS—Machines whose use is predominantly, or entirely, in
manufacturing plants and/or warehouses are specifically excluded.
Rough terrain forklifts, 360 degree rotation excavators, and
excavator based machines are also excluded along with rollover
protection for the operator of an attachment with an alternate seat
position from that used for mobile operation (for example, an
attachment backhoe).
Purpose—This document establishes a consistent, repeatable means
of evaluating the load-carrying characteristics of ROPS under
static loading and prescribes performance requirements of a
representative specimen under such loading.