This practice includes industrial-type flail mowers designed for operation with tractors having at least 20 hp (15 kw) and used for cutting grass adjacent to highways or similar types of grass and growth control. Purpose: This SAE Recommended practice is intended to be used as a guide for manufacturers and users of industrial-type flail mowers to improve the degree of personal safety for operators and others during normal operation and servicing. Inclusion of this practice in state@ federal@ or any laws or regulations where flexibility of revision is lacking is discouraged.
SAE J1001-1980 history
2014SAE J1001-2014 Industrial Flail Mowers and Power Rakes
2009SAE J1001-2009 Industrial Flail Mowers and Power Rakes
2004SAE J1001-2004 Industrial Flail Mowers and Power Rakes
1987SAE J1001-1987 Industrial Flail Mowers and Power Rakes