What is BS 6911-6 – lift capacity of pipelayers about?
Earthmoving equipment is heavy equipment, typically heavy-duty vehicles designed for construction operations that involve earthworks. BS 6911-6 is an International Standard that discusses the testing of earth-moving machinery.
BS 6911-6 is the sixth part of the multi-series, and provides a uniform method of calculating, and a test method for validating, rated lift capacity as presented in commercial literature for pipelayers and wheeled tractors or loaders equipped with a vertical-only pivoted, hydraulic, or mechanically operated, side boom.
BS 6911-6 applies to machines having a lift capacity greater than 10 000 N when used in lifting applications.
BS 6911-6 includes pipelayers as defined in ISO 6165 and ISO 7136 , and wheeled tractors and loaders as defined in ISO 6165 , ISO 6747 , and ISO 7131 .
Who is BS 6911-6 - lift capacity of pipelayers for?