BRITISH STANDARD BS 5768:1979

ISO 6011:1978
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Specification for

Operating
instrumentation for
earth-moving
machinery
[ISO title: Earth-moving machinery — Operating
instrumentation]

UDC 621.878:624.132.3:629.1.05
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Cooperating organizations
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The Road Engineering Standards Committee, under whose direction this

British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the following
Government departments and scientific and industrial organizations:

Asphalt and Coated Macadam Association

Association of Consulting Engineers
British Quarrying and Slag Federation
British Tar Industry Association
Cement and Concrete Association
Concrete Society Limited
Contractors Plant Association*
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
County Surveyor’s Society
Department of the Environment (PSA)
Department of the Environment (Transport and Road Research Laboratory)
Department of Transport
Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors*
Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes*
Greater London Council
Institute of Petroleum
Institute of Quarrying
Institution of Civil Engineers*
Institution of Highway Engineers*
Institution of Municipal Engineers*
Institution of Structural Engineers
Ministry of Defence*
Refined Bitumen Association Ltd.
Road Emulsion Association Ltd.
Road Surface Dressing Association
Sand and Gravel Association Limited
Society of Chemical Industry

The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the
following, were directly represented on the committee entrusted with the
preparation of this British Standard:

Agricultural Engineers Association

Associated Offices Technical Committee
Department of Industry
Health and Safety Executive
National Coal Board
Trades Union Congress

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Road
Engineering Standards
Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Executive Board and comes
into effect on Amendments issued since publication
31 August 1979
Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
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The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference RDB/21
Draft for comment 77/11693 DC

ISBN 0 580 10922 4

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Contents
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Page
Cooperating organizations Inside front cover
National foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Field of application 1
3 Instrumentation 1
4 Arrangement of instruments 2
Annex A Space envelope and preferred dimensions of instruments 3
Figure 1 — Instrument arrangement 2
Figure 2 — Engine tachometer and speedometer 3
Figure 3 — Instruments other than tachometer and speedometer 3
Figure 4 — Engine tachometer 3
Figure 5 — Speedometer 3
Figure 6 — Ammeter 3
Figure 7 — Voltmeter 4
Figure 8 — Thermometer 4
Figure 9 — Pressure gauges 4
Table 1 — Information obtainable 1
Table 2 — Marking on meters 5

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National foreword
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This British Standard has been prepared under the direction of the Road
Engineering Standards Committee and is identical with ISO 6011:1978
“Earth-moving machinery — Operating instrumentation” published by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO 6011 was produced as
a result of international discussions in which the United Kingdom took an active
part.
Terminology and conventions. The text of the International Standard has
been approved as suitable for publication without deviation, as a British
Standard. Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those
used in British Standards; attention is especially drawn to the following.
Wherever the words “International Standard” appear, referring to this standard,
they should be read as “British Standard”.
NOTE Textual error. In the note to Figure 5 “Km/h” should be read as “km/h”.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 5 and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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1 Scope Table 1 — Information obtainable

This International Standard specifies the

Crawler loaders and dozers

Self-propelled compactors
Wheel loaders and dozers
information an operator shall be able to obtain from
the instrumentation at the instrument panel and
the arrangement of this instrumentation in order to

Off-highway trucks
make it possible to operate the machine in a safe

Tractor scrapers
Information obtainable
and proper way and to maintain it in good operating
condition.

Excavators
Graders
For guidance, an annex sets forth specified space
envelope, preferred dimensions and dial-face layout
of some instruments which are frequently used
today. Engine speed (rotational
frequency) B B B A B — B
2 Field of application Machine speed — B A A B — A
This International Standard applies to the following Amperage and/or voltage A A A A A A A
types of operator-controlled machine: Engine coolant
— crawler loaders and dozers; temperature A A A A A A A
— wheel loaders and dozers; Engine oil pressure A A A A A A A
— graders; Brake air pressure — A A A A A A
— tractor scrapers; Torque converter oil
— self-propelled compactors; pressure B B B B B B B
— excavators; Torque converter oil
— off-highway trucks. temperature A A A A A A A
Transmission oil pressure B B B B B B B
3 Instrumentation Transmission oil
Instrumentation at the instrument panel shall temperature B B B B B B B
provide information according to Table 1. Engine fuel pressure B B B B B B B
In the table: Hydraulic oil pressure B B B B B B B
A = mandatory (where applicable); Hydraulic oil temperature B B B B B B B
B = optional. NOTE 1 Information concerning fuel level and service time
are not included in the above table, but are required and should
be visible for maintenance purposes on all equipment having an
engine. However, location is not required to be on the
instrument panel. Information concerning service time is very
useful for scheduling preventive maintenance of equipment,
and should be provided for each engine.
NOTE 2 In the event where information normally required, as
given in the table, is not appropriate for a given machine, that
information is not required; for example, engine coolant
temperature for air-cooled engines, or air pressure for machines
having no air-system.

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4 Arrangement of instruments Central group: for driving machines (for example

speedometer, engine tachometer, etc.)
The instruments should be divided into groups on
the panel as shown in Figure 1. Right group: for power transmission (for example
torque converter oil thermometer, torque converter
Left group: for engines (for example engine water
oil pressure gauge, etc.)
thermometer, oil pressure gauge, etc.)

Figure 1 — Instrument arrangement

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Annex Space envelope and preferred A.2 Dial-face layout

dimensions of instruments A.2.1 Engine tachometer
This annex sets forth the space envelope, preferred
dimensions and dial-face layout of instruments
frequently used today at the instrument panel of
earth-moving machinery.
The specifications are only given for guidance.
Manufacturers are free to use any instrument (for
example control light, warning lamp) which gives
the desired information in a useful way.
A.1 Space envelope and preferred dimensions
A.1.1 Engine tachometer and speedometer

Figure 4 — Engine tachometer

A.2.2 Speedometer

Figure 2 — Engine tachometer

and speedometer

A.1.2 Instruments other than tachometer and

speedometer

NOTE Provisionally mph may be shown in addition to Km/h.

Figure 5 — Speedometer

A.2.3 Ammeter

Figure 3 — Instruments other than

tachometer and speedometer

Figure 6 — Ammeter

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A.2.4 Voltmeter A.2.6 Pressure gauge

Type of fluid (for example engine oil, air) and
pressure should be marked on the dial face.

Figure 7 — Voltmeter

A.2.5 Thermometer
Type of fluid (for example coolant, engine oil) and
temperature should be marked on the dial face.

NOTE Provisionally psi may be shown in addition to MPa.

NOTE When symbols are standardized by ISO/TC 127, the
symbols should be used in place of the “type of fluid and
temperature or pressure, etc.” marked on the dial face.
Figure 9 — Pressure gauges

A.3 Marking — instrument housing

Marking as shown in Table 2 should be made on the
engine tachometer, speedometer, ammeter,
voltmeter, thermometer and pressure gauge
intended for the instrument panel of earth-moving
machinery.

NOTE Provisionally °F may be shown in addition to °C.

Figure 8 — Thermometers

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Table 2 — Marking on meters

Meter Marking Positioning

Engine Ratio of rotational frequency on the

tachometer of the driving shaft to the housing
specified rotational frequency surface
Speedometer Rotational frequency of the on the
driving shaft against the housing
specified speed surface
Symbols + and – near the
terminals
Ammeter and on the
voltmeter housing
surface
Maximum capacity on the
housing
surface
Thermometer Maximum capacity on the
and pressure housing
gauge surface

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