ASAE/ASABE S591.1 – Procedure for Measuring Point Trip Force and Maximum Trip Height of Tillage Shank Assemblies
The purpose of this Standard is to establish a uniform method of measuring the static point trip force andtrip height of agricultural tillage shank assemblies (see Figure 1). This includes field cultivator or conditionershanks, chisel plow shanks, and subsoiler (or ripper) shanks. It is limited to those shank assemblies utilizing aspring cushion, or “S” tine/coil shank design. Rigid, non-flexing shank assemblies are excluded.
