ASME B30.14-2010

B30.14 applies to the construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, and maintenance of side boom tractors powered by an internal combustion engine used for pipe laying or lifting operations, utilizing a lifting boom, drum, wire rope, and/or hydraulic cylinders. The requirements for a side boom tractor that is used for other than lifting operations such as when converted for excavating work, and a side boom tractor with a rated load of one ton or less, are not included in this Volume.