Overview
ISO 8910:1993 - Machinery and equipment for working the soil - Mouldboard plough working elements - Vocabulary - is an international vocabulary standard that defines terminology for the working elements and parts of agricultural mouldboard ploughs. Published in 1993 (second edition, technical revision of the 1987 edition), the document provides authoritative definitions in English, French and Russian, accompanied by illustrative figures and alphabetical indexes in all three languages.
Key Topics
This vocabulary standard focuses on clear, unambiguous naming of plough components and related working elements, including:
- Plough body types: digger (cylindrical), spiral, general-purpose (universal) bodies.
- Plough body parts: leg, frog, share, mouldboard (versoir), mouldboard shin, mouldboard wing, tailpiece, landside, landside heel.
- Auxiliary elements and coulters: trashboard, skim/jointer, disc coulter, knife coulter, blade coulter (share fin), roller landside (contra-sep).
- Share/soil-engaging types: razor (trapezoidal), duck-bill, bar-pointed, cheeked, changeable or reversible points (illustrated in figures).
- Multilingual presentation: parallel definitions in English/French/Russian and three-language alphabetical indexes for cross-reference.
Because ISO 8910 is a vocabulary standard, it does not specify performance, dimensions or test methods; instead it establishes consistent terminology for documentation, drawings, parts lists and communication between stakeholders.
Applications
ISO 8910:1993 is practical for anyone involved in the design, manufacture, specification, documentation and use of mouldboard ploughs, including:
- Plough and agricultural machinery manufacturers - for consistent parts naming in technical drawings and catalogs.
- Design engineers and product developers - to align terminology across teams and suppliers.
- Technical writers and translators - to ensure accurate multilingual manuals, service guides and spare-parts lists.
- Procurement and regulatory bodies - for unambiguous specification in purchase orders and standards references.
- Training and education - to standardize teaching materials and definitions in agronomy and farm machinery courses.
Using ISO 8910 helps reduce misunderstandings in international trade, aftermarket support and cross‑border technical collaboration.
Related Standards
- Prepared by ISO/TC 23 (Tractors and machinery for agriculture and forestry), Sub‑Committee SC 5 (Equipment for working the soil).
- ISO 8910:1993 updates and replaces ISO 8910:1987 (first edition).
For broader technical requirements, users should consult other ISO standards addressing agricultural machinery performance, safety and testing.