ANSI/ASABE AD6489-3:2004 JUN2009

Agricultural vehicles Mechanical connections between

towed and towing vehicles Part 3: Tractor drawbar

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ANSI/ASABE AD6489-3:2004 JUN2009

Agricultural vehicles Mechanical connections between

towed and towing vehicles Part 3: Tractor drawbar

These materials are subject to copyright claims of ISO, ANSI and 0.5.1.2 ASAE S207.12 FEB04, Operating Requirements for Tractors and
ASABE. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, Power Take-Off Driven Implements
including an electronic retrieval system, without the prior written 0.5.1.3 ANSI/ASAE S318.17, Safety for Agricultural Field Equipment
permission of ASABE. All requests pertaining to the ANSI/ASABE
AD6489-3:2004 JUN2009 Standard should be submitted to ASABE. 0.5.2 Safety chain requirements and compatibility with ASAE S338.5
shall be maintained.
ASAE S482 history: Proposed by the Equipment Manufacturers Institute; 0.5.3 Recommendation for longitudinal distance Dimension L in
approved by the ASAE Tractor Committee; approved by the Power and
previous S482 from hitch pin hole to tire OD of 25 mm min for all
Machinery Division Standards Committee; adopted by ASAE March
drawbar categories.
1994; reaffirmed and revised editorially December 1998; revised
editorially March 1999; reaffirmed February 2004; replaced by the 0.5.3.1 Dimension L in Figure 0.1 applies to the regular drawbar position
adoption with deviations of ISO 6489-3:2004 June 2009; approved by for PTO usage.
ANSI June 2009. 0.5.3.2 Dimension L does not apply to shorter drawbar positions where
Keywords: Clearance zone, Dimensions, Drawbar, Location, PTOs are not used.
Mechanical connections, Power take-off, Safety chain, Tractor 0.5.3.3 Dimension L applies with drawbar centered laterally.
0.5.3.4 Use maximum grown diameter for largest R1/R1W tires that will
0 Forward be specified for tractor.
0.1 This ASABE document, Agricultural vehicles Mechanical
connections between towed and towing vehiclesPart 3: Tractor
drawbar, is equivalent to ISO 6489-3:2004, Agricultural vehicles
Mechanical connections between towed and towing vehiclesPart 3:
Tractor drawbar, except for technical deviations noted in the following
forward sections. These deviations pertain to those provisions where
harmonization could not be achieved between ASABE and the
International Standard.
0.2 This standard gives general specifications, including dimensional
requirements, location, vertical static load limits, safety chain
attachments, and PTO clearance zone requirements for Category 0, 1, 2,
3, 4, and 5 drawbars mounted on the rear of agricultural tractors.
The scope of ANSI/ASABE AD6489-3:2004 is identical to the scope of
Figure 0.1 Location of Dimension L
ISO 6489-3:2004 except for the inclusion of:
0.2.1 Safety chain requirements as outlined in ASAE S338.5 0.5.4 Drawbar categories are specified based on tractor power ratings.
0.2.2 Additional requirements for tire clearance The previous ASAE S482 standard based categories on drawbar power
while the ISO 6489-3:2004 standard bases categories on PTO power.
0.3 Four normative references are listed in ISO 6489-3:2004. These
Tractor designers need to consider these differences when making new
references have been reviewed and accepted as part of the adoption
designs. Table 0.1 gives a comparison of the power ratings for each
with deviations of the ISO document in ANSI/ASABE AD6489-3:2004.
category. The third row gives an example of estimated drawbar power
Additional references are listed below in section 0.5.
levels that might be associated with a given PTO power level. With
0.4 This standard had been approved as an American National standard implementation of this ISO adoption, designers should base their designs
by ANSI American National Standard Institute. ASAE S482, on the PTO power ratings defined in ISO 6489-3.
DrawbarsAgricultural Wheel Tractors, was used as the basis for ISO 0.5.5 Add Table 0.1, Comparison of power ratings for drawbar categories
6489-3:2004.
0.5 This standard deviates from ISO 6489-3:2004 as follows: 0.5.6 The maximum vertical static load rating for different drawbar
categories is similar in both the previous ASAE S482 and ISO 6489-3
0.5.1 Inclusion of the following references: standards but there are some differences to note. Use Table 0.2,
0.5.1.1 ASAE S338.5 MAY2006, Field Equipment for AgricultureSafety Comparison of vertical load ratings for different drawbar categories, for
Chain for Towed Equipment this information.

Table 0.1 Comparison of power ratings for drawbar categories

Power Ranges kW Standard Drawbar Category
0 1 2 3 4 5
Drawbar power kW Previous ASAE S482 NA 15 to 35 30 to 100 60 to 170 135 to 300 NA
PTO power, kW, less than or equal to ISO 6489-3 28 48 115 185 300 500
Estimated drawbar power kW ISO 6489-3 24 42 100 161 261 435

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Table 0.2 Comparison of vertical load ratings for different drawbar categories
Maximum vertical load on the Standard Drawbar Position Drawbar Category
drawbar, F, Max
0 1 2 3 4 5
Drawbar power kW Previous ASAE S482 NA 15 to 35 30 to 100 60 to 170 135 to 300 NA
Max drawbar power per category Previous ASAE S482 NA 35 100 170 300 NA
ASAE, kW
Vertical drawbar load - kN, N Previous ASAE S482 Short drawbar position, NA 10 26 29 37 NA
Type 1/2 PTO
Regular drawbar position, NA 6 16 18 23 NA
Type 1/2 PTO
Extended drawbar position, NA 4 11 13 16 NA
Type 1/2 PTO
Vertical drawbar load - kN, N Previous ASAE S482 Short drawbar position, NA 9 22 25 32 NA
Type 3 PTO
Regular drawbar position, NA 6 16 18 23 NA
Type 3 PTO
Extended drawbar position, NA 4 11 13 16 NA
Type 3 PTO
Static Vertical Load Rating kN, ISO 6489-3 Short drawbar position 7 12 22 27 33 45
F, Max
Regular drawbar position 5 8 15 18 22 30
Extended drawbar position 3.5 6 11 13 16 NA

0.5.7 Add Table 0.2, Comparison of vertical load ratings for different Drawbar and Clevis Dimensions. Designers should consider these
drawbar categories differences while making new designs. For compatibility with existing
0.5.8 There are dimensional differences between the previous ASAE equipment, designers should use the ISO document ANSI/ASABE
S482 and ISO 6489-3 standards which are shown in Table 0.3, Tractor AD6489-3:2004 dimensions as much as possible

Table 0.3 Tractor Drawbar and Clevis Dimensions

Dimension, mm Standard Drawbar Category
0 1 2 3 4 5
Drawbar width, A Previous ASAE S482 NA 50 2 60 3.5 80 4 120 4 NA
Drawbar width, A Max ISO 6489-3 60 67 90 90 130 160
Drawbar thickness, B Previous ASAE S482 NA 20 to 35 30 to 40 40 to 50 40 to 60 NA
Drawbar thickness, B, Max ISO 6489-3 20 36 52 57 64 80
Drawbar pin hole diameter, C, +0.8/2.5 Previous ASAE S482 NA 26 33 42 52 NA
ISO 6489-3 20 33 33 41 52.5 72.5
Nominal drawbar pin diameter, C1 Previous ASAE S482 NA 25 30 40 50 NA
Drawbar pin diameter, C1 Min ISO 6489-3 18 30 30 38 50 70
Auxiliary hole diameter, D +0/8/2.5 Previous ASAE S482 NA 21 21 21 26 NA
ISO 6489-3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Distance, E 0.8 Previous ASAE S482 NA 102 102 102 130 NA
ISO 6489-3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Distance, F, Max Previous ASAE S482 NA 30 40 50 60 NA
ISO 6489-3 30 40 45 45 65 80
Distance, G, Min Previous ASAE S482 NA 130 130 180 180 NA
ISO 6489-3 140 210 210 210 210 210
Height, H, Min Previous ASAE S482 NA No clevis 70 70 90 NA
ISO 6489-3 50 70 70 90 90 100
Throat depth, J, Min Previous ASAE S482 NA No clevis 60 70 80 NA
ISO 6489-3 50 70 80 80 90 110
End radius of drawbar and clevis, K, Max Previous ASAE S482 NA 75 75 75 100 NA
End radius of drawbar and clevis, R, Max ISO 6489-3 35 40 55 55 80 95
Longitudinal distance from drawbar pin hole Previous ASAE S482 NA 25 25 25 25 NA
to tire OD, L, Min ISO 6489-3 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Driveline clearance plane, R, Min Previous ASAE S482 NA 200 200 220 250 NA
PTO drive shaft clearance, V, Min ISO 6489-3 100 100 100 110 120 130
Height of drawbar, S Previous ASAE S482 NA 330 to 500 330 to 500 380 to 560 380 to 560 NA
ISO 6489-3 220 to 420 330 to 500 330 to 500 380 to 560 380 to 560 400 to 600
Drawbar to PTO vertical, U Previous ASAE S482 NA 200 to 300 200 to 320 220 to 350 250 to 350 NA
Drawbar to PTO vertical, U, Min ISO 6489-3 200 220 250 260 280 310
W, , Min Previous ASAE S482 NA NA NA NA NA NA
ISO 6489-3 20 20 20 20 15 15

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0.5.9 Add Table 0.3, Tractor drawbar and clevis dimensions.
0.5.10 To ensure that there is adequate clearance of the PTO driveline
with the drawbar clevis the following should be considered in conjunction
with clause 4.1
The vertical location of the drawbar below the PTO centerline shall
consider the drawbar pin, pin retention device, and clevis for the driveline
clearance plane, dimension V see figure 3 formerly R in S482. In
locating the drawbar vertically relative to the PTO shaft, designers should
consider ISO 5673-2 for placement of the PTO driveline. If clearance
between the clevis and the PTO driveline cannot be maintained then the
clevis may be removed to maintain the V dimension for PTO operation.
If so, the operators manual should state that the drawbar with clevis
installed is not compatible for use with PTO driven implements.
1 Scope
This part of ISO 6489 specifies the dimensional requirements and
location for category 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 drawbars mounted on the rear
of agricultural tractors.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the
application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited
applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document including any amendments applies.
ISO 500-1, Agricultural tractors Rear-mounted power take-off types 1,
2 and 3Part 1: General specifications, safety requirements,
dimensions for master shield and clearance zone
ISO 789-1, Agricultural tractors Test procedures Part 1: Power tests
for power take-off
ISO 5673-2, Agricultural tractors and machinery Power take-off drive
shafts and power-input connection Part 2: Specification for use of
PTO drive shafts, and position and clearance of PTO drive line and PIC
for different attachments1
ISO 14396, Reciprocating internal combustion engines Determination
and method for the measurement of engine power Additional
requirements for exhaust emission tests in accordance with ISO 8178
the mechanical coupling of an implement
NOTE A tractor drawbar can be regular non-adjustable or adjustable.
3.1.1 regular non-adjustable drawbar
fixed drawbar with no possibility for adjustment
3.1.2 adjustable drawbar
adjustable, multiple operating position drawbar providing the regular,
short and extended drawbar positions
3.1.2.1 regular drawbar position
operating position of the adjustable drawbar providing the standard
dimension from drawbar pin hole to end of PTO for the type of PTO on
the tractor
3.1.2.2 short drawbar position
position of the adjustable drawbar intended to connect non-PTO driven
equipment that applies a high vertical load to the drawbar
3.1.2.3 extended drawbar position
position of the adjustable drawbar intended for a special PTO drive shaft
condition where equal angularity of the drive shaft joints cannot be
obtained using the regular drawbar position
3.2 PTO drive shaft clearance plane
imaginary plane which establishes the upper permissible limit of
protrusion of the drawbar and clevis
3.3 drawbar hitch point
connection point between tractor drawbar and implement end
4 Specifications
4.1 Drawbar clevis
The drawbar clevis may be removable to allow installation of special
attachments or connection to implements which have a clevis end see
Figure 3. It may also be necessary to remove the clevis to provide PTO
driveshaft clearance with implements which do not meet the dimensions
specified in ISO 5673-2.
4.2 Drawbar hitch point
Provisions shall be made on the tractor for the connection of the tractor

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions
apply.
3.1 tractor drawbar
drawbar
mechanical connection mounted on the rear of an agricultural tractor for

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Under preparation.

Table 1 Drawbar categories

Values in kilowatts

Drawbar category PTO powera at rated engine speed

0 28
1 48
2 115
3 185
4 300
5 500
a
Determined in accordance with ISO 7891 or OECD code 1 or 2. If
PTO power is not available, use 86 % of engine power as determined
using ISO 14396
Figure 1 Drawbar location and position

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Table 2 Drawbar location Values of the dimension S and U
Dimensions in millimetres
Dimension Drawbar category
0 1 2 3 4 5
a
Height of drawbar , S 220 to 440 330 to 500 330 to 500 380 to 560 380 to 560 400 to 600
U b min. 200 220 250 260 280 310
a
The S dimension should be met for normal agricultural applications. On tractors especially designed for high ground clearance, such as working
in standing vegetable crops or sugar cane, S may exceed the maximum. On tractors designed for low ground clearance, such as lawn mowing or
ground care, which require a low center gravity, S may be less than the minimum.
b
The values given apply to new tractor types designed after the publication of this part of ISO 6489.

Table 3 Drawbar position Values of the dimension T

Dimensions in millimetres
a
PTO type T 10
Short drawbar position Regular drawbar position Extended drawbar position
b
1 and 2 250 400 550
3 350 500 650
a
See ISO 5001 for identification of PTO types.
b
A 350 mm position may be provided to accommodate older implements which use a type 1 PTO.

Figure 2 Tractor drawbar and clevis

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drawbar to the implement, in a position with the drawbar hitch point
directly in line with the longitudinal centreline of the tractor PTO.
4.3 Drawbar categories
See Table 1.
4.4 Drawbar location and position
The drawbar location and position shall conform to Figure 1 and Tables
2 and 3.
4.5 Drawbar dimensions
The drawbar dimensions shall conform to Figure 2 and Table 4.
5 Vertical drawbar load
The maximum static vertical loads which the implement imposes on the
tractor drawbar shall be in accordance with Table 5 for the regular, short
and extended drawbar positions. If the configuration of the implement
induces high dynamic vertical loads on the drawbar, the static load
should be reduced to keep the dynamic load under control. Proper
ballasting of the tractor is required to maintain stability when the loads
specified in Table 5 are applied to the tractor drawbar.
6 PTO drive shaft clearance
The clearance dimensions given for the PTO in this part of ISO 6489
and for the PIC in ISO 5673-2 provide clearance between the PTO drive
shaft and the drawbar clevis. See Figure 3 and Table 6. Clearance is
provided when the fore-aft pitch between the implement and tractor is
less 20 than for drawbar categories 0, 1, 2, and 3; and is less than 15
for drawbar categories 4 and 5.
To provide adequate articulation between the tractor and implement, it is
recommended the implement end be designed to allow 20 of fore-aft
pitch and 20 of side-to-side roll between the tractor and the
implement. For category 4 and 5 drawbars the roll and pitch should be
15. The maximum roll and pitch angles do not need to be met
simultaneously.
Bibliography
1 OECD code 1, OECD standard code for the official testing of
agricultural and forestry tractor performance
2 OECD code 2, OECD restricted standard code for the official testing
of agricultural and forestry tractor performance

Table 4 Tractor drawbar and clevis Dimension values

Dimensions in millimetres
Dimension Drawbar category
0 1 2 3 4 5
a
Drawbar width, A max. 60 67 90 90 130 160
Drawbar thickness, B max. 20 36 52 57 64 80
Pin hole diameter, C +0.80-0.25 20 33 33 41 52,5 72,5
Pin diameter, C1 min. 18 30 30 38 50 70
F max. 30 40 45 45 65 80
Gb min. 140 210 210 210 210 210
Height, H min. 50 70 70 90 90 100
Throat depth, J min. 50 70 80 80 90 110
End radius of drawbar and max. 35 40 55 55 80 95
clevis, R c
Wc min. 20 20 20 20 15 15
a
The drawbar pin handle, retention devices, or clevis may extend beyond width A, but must not interfere with the implement articulation angles
specified in Clause 6.
b
G is the distance over which the specified dimensions A and B shall be maintained.
c
The profile shown in Figure 2 represents the maximum envelope for the drawbar and clevis. The radius R and angle W may differ from the val-
ues given so long as the maximum envelope is not exceeded.

Table 5 Maximum vertical load on the drawbar, F

Values in kilonewtons
Drawbar Max. static vertical load, F
category
Short Regular Extended Table 6 PTO drive shaft clearance plane Values of the PTO
drawbar position drawbar position drawbar position drive shaft clearance, V
0 7 5 3.5
Dimensions in millimetres
1 12 8 6
2 22 15 11 Dimension Drawbar category
3 27 18 13 0 1 2 3 4 5
4 33 22 16
5 45 30 PTO drive shaft clearance, V, min 100 100 100 110 120 130

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 Figure 3 PTO drive shaft clearance plane

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