1 Scope
This document specifies the minimum technical information that the manufacturers of
earth moving machinery and the manufacturers of interchangeable equipment are required to make available in their operator’s manual.
It is applicable to the combination of earth moving machinery and interchangeable equipment covered by the intended use of each of the products, where the respective manufacturers
do not identify in the operator’s manual specific models of interchangeable equipment or compatible host machines for coupling.
It gives guidelines in order to define the essential characteristics of interchangeable equipment and host machine for their coupling considering the following significant hazards or hazardous situations
due to:
a loss of longitudinal or lateral stability;
exceeding maximum dimensions with respect to operator's field of view;
errors of fitting for hydraulic and electric connections;
access (egress) to (from) operating position(s).
There are cases where specific technical or operational needs may require different
approaches, so the information given by the manufacturer of the host machine and/or the manufacturer of the interchangeable equipment may differ from that set o...