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Keywords: Agricultural loaders, Attachment locking device, Attachments, Front-end loader, Hydraulic circuits, Safety, Stability

1 Scope

1.1 This standard specifies safety requirements for the design and construction of agricultural front-end loaders (front loaders) designed to be mounted on agricultural tractors, as defined in ANSI/ASAE S390.6 (ISO 12934:2013) section 3.1. The purpose of this standard is to provide a reasonable degree of personal safety for operators and other persons during normal operation and servicing of front loaders on agricultural tractors.

1.2 The extent to which hazards are covered is indicated in the scope of this standard.