ANSI/ASAE S392.

2 APR2005 (R2010)
Cotton Module Builder and Transporter Standard

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ANSI/ASAE S392.2 APR2005 (R2010)
Revision approved May 2005; reaffirmed February 2010 as an American National Standard
Cotton Module Builder and Transporter Standard
Developed by the Module Building Standards Subcommittee of the ASAE
Farm Materials Handling Committee; approved by the ASAE Power and
Machinery Division Standards Committee; adopted by ASAE March
1978; reconfirmed December 1982, December 1987; revised editorially
July 1989; reaffirmed for one year December 1992; revised editorially
January 1993; reaffirmed December 1993, December 1995; revised
December 1996; approved as an American National Standard July 1997;
reaffirmed by ASAE for two years December 2001; reaffirmation
extended for one year by PM-03 February 2004; revised April 2005;
revision approved by ANSI May 2005; reaffirmed by ASABE January
2010; reaffirmed by ANSI February 2010.
Keywords: Cotton, Module, Safety
1 Purpose and scope
1.1 The purpose of this Standard is to provide uniform equipment size
guidelines for manufacturers that produce cotton module builders and
transporters. Standardization will allow harvesting equipment, module
builders, transporters, and module covers from various manufacturers to
be used compatibly throughout the cotton industry and so avoid problems
caused by incompatible equipment dimensions. This Standard also
promotes consideration of safety in equipment operation and transport,
and in the transporting of seed cotton modules on highways.
2 Normative references
ANSI/ASAE S276.5 FEB03, Slow Moving Vehicle Identification Emblem
ANSI/ASAE S277.2 FEB03, Mounting Brackets and Socket for Warning
Lamp and Slow-Moving Vehicle (SMV) Identification Emblem
ANSI/ASAE S279.12 FEB03, Lighting and Marking of Agricultural Field
Equipment on Highways
ANSI/ASAE S338.4 FEB03, Equipment for Agriculture - Safety Chain for
Towed Equipment
ASAE S207.12 DEC98, Operating Requirements for Tractors and Power
Take-Off Driven Implements
ASAE S318.15 DEC02, Safety for Agricultural Equipment
ASAE S335.4 FEB03, Operator Controls on Agricultural Equipment
3 Cotton module builder dimensions
3.1 All dimensions are to be measured with the module builder in the
operating position. The height (A) in figure 1 is measured from the
ground level to the highest horizontal projection which it will be necessary
to clear in order to dump cotton into the module builder and shall not be
greater than 3.35-m (11.0 ft).
3.2 The width of a module builder is the inside dimension measured at
the base of the module builder. The width (B) in figure 1 shall be 2.21 to
2.30 m (7.25 to 7.54 ft).
Figure 1 Module builder
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3.3 Length (C) in figure 1 shall not be greater than 9.75 m (32.0 ft)
measured at the base of the module.
3.4 Taper (D) in figure 1 on the two sides and two ends of the module
builder shall be 25.4 mm (1.0 in.) inward for each 304.9 mm (12 in.) of
vertical rise.
3.5 The height (K) of the module builder is measured from the ground
to the point at which the sides flare outward. This height (K) in figure 1
shall be no greater than 2.59 m (8.5 ft).
3.6 The operating weight of the module builder shall include hydraulic
fluid and added ballast.
3.7 Working height is defined as the maximum vertical dimension that
can be attained by any component on the builder during normal operation
in the field. Working height may be determined from dimensional layout
drawings and shall be expressed in meters to the nearest hundredth (feet
to the nearest tenth).
3.8 Transport height is defined as the maximum vertical dimension that
can be attained by any component on the module builder when it is
prepared for travel on a public roadway. Transport height may be
determined from dimensional layout drawings and shall be expressed in
meters to the nearest hundredth (feet to the nearest tenth).
4 Transporter dimensions
4.1 All dimensions of the module transporter (figure 2) or module mover
truck (figure 3) shall conform to all applicable federal and state
departments of transportation requirements. The following specifications
may not include all applicable regulations.
4.2 Maximum width (F) in figures 2 and 3 shall be 2.74 m (9.0 ft).
4.3 The length (G) in figures 2 and 3 of transporter and wheel base shall
be 14.6 m (48.0 ft) or less.
4.4 Loading angle (J) shall be 14 deg (or less) measured from horizontal
to the loading surface.
4.5 Van bodies, if used, shall be 2.74 m (9.0 ft) or less in width.
Adequate marking and lighting shall be provided. Vertical clearance shall
be 4.42 m (14.5 ft) or less.
NOTECheck state regulations for width and vertical clearance
allowances.
5 Safety
5.1 Items related to safety shall conform to the following ASAE
Standards: ASAE S207, ANSI/ASAE S276, ANSI/ASAE S277, ANSI/
ASAE S279, ASAE S335, ANSI/ASAE S338.
5.2 Cotton module builders and module transporters shall meet all
applicable portions of ANSI/ASAE S318 not specifically mentioned in this
Standard.
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Figure 3 Module mover truck

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