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ANSI/ASAE S375.

2 DEC1996 (R2009)
Capacity Ratings and Unloading Dimensions for Cotton
Harvester Baskets

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ANSI/ASAE S375.2 DEC1996 (R2009)
Approved July 1997; reaffirmed February 2009 as an American National Standard

Capacity Ratings and Unloading Dimensions for Cotton


Harvester Baskets

Developed by the Farm Materials Handling Committee; approved by the volume shall be expressed in cubic meters (cubic feet) and may be
Power and Machinery Division Standards Committee; adopted by ASAE determined from dimensional layout drawings.
as a Tentative Standard February 1975; reconfirmed December 1975, 2.2 In addition to the volumetric capacity rating, it shall be permissible to
December 1976, December 1977, December 1978, December 1979, express a nominal capacity in kilograms (pounds). This rating shall be
December 1980, December 1981, December 1982, December 1983, determined based on a density of 80.1 kg/m3 (5.0 lb/ft3) for baskets
December 1984; revised editorially and reclassified as a full Standard without a compaction device.
June 1986; revised March 1988; reaffirmed for one year December 1992;
reaffirmed December 1993, December 1995; revised December 1996; 2.3 If a mechanical compaction device is used, the capacity shall be the
approved as an American National Standard July 1997; reaffirmed by total weight, expressed in kilograms (pounds), certified from actual tests
ASAE December 2001, February 2004; reaffirmed by ANSI March 2004; conducted by the manufacturer.
reaffirmed by ASABE and ANSI February 2009.
3 Unloading height
Keywords: Baskets, Capacity, Cotton, Harvester 3.1 Unloading height H is defined as the maximum height of a 51-mm
(2-in.) thick vertical side of a container which has clearance to all aspects
of the machine when the basket is being unloaded into the container,
1 Purpose and scope under the following conditions and as shown in figure 1.
1.1 The purpose of this Standard is to provide a uniform method of 3.1.1 Machine is stationary.
expressing the following information relative to cotton strippers and 3.1.2 Basket is in fully raised position.
cotton pickers.
3.1.3 The lip location is in any vertical plane falling within the container.
1.1.1 Capacity of basket.
3.2 Unloading height may be determined from dimensional layout
1.1.2 Unloading height of basket. drawings, and shall be expressed in meters to the nearest hundredth
1.1.3 Lip height of raised basket. (feet to the nearest tenth).
1.1.4 Unloading angle of basket.
4 Lip height
1.1.5 Maximum basket height.
4.1 Lip height HL is defined as the vertical dimension to the lip of the
1.1.6 Working height. basket with the basket in fully raised position. This dimension may be
1.1.7 Transport height. determined from dimensional layout drawings, and shall be expressed in
meters to the nearest hundredth (feet to the nearest tenth).

2 Capacity 5 Unloading angle


2.1 Capacity of cotton stripper and cotton picker baskets shall be 5.1 The unloading angle of cotton picker or cotton stripper baskets is the
expressed as the total volume enclosed by the basket and lid. This angle (a) between the floor of the basket (unloading surface) and the

Figure 1 Typical cotton harvesters

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horizontal when the basket is in its fully raised position. This angle is 7.2 Working height may be determined from dimensional layout
shown in figure 1 and shall be specified in degrees. drawings and shall be expressed in meters to the nearest hundredth (feet
to the nearest tenth).
6 Maximum height
6.1 Maximum basket height HM is defined as the maximum vertical
dimension that can be attained by any component on the basket during 8 Transport height
the unloading cycle with the assumption that the machine is stationary
and on level ground, as shown in figure 1. 8.1 Transport height is defined as the maximum vertical dimension that
can be attained by any component on a cotton picker or stripper when it
6.2 Maximum basket height may be determined from dimensional layout is prepared for travel on a public roadway for purposes of going from
drawings and shall be expressed in meters to the nearest hundredth (feet farm to field or from farm to farm.
to the nearest tenth).
8.2 Transport height may be determined from dimensional layout
7 Working height drawings and shall be expressed in meters to the nearest hundredth (feet
7.1 Working height is defined as the maximum vertical dimension that to the nearest tenth).
can be attained by any component on a cotton picker or stripper while it
is harvesting in the field.

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