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ASABE Technical Library Contents: Distinguished Lecture Series

ASABE Technical Library provides online access to ASABE standards, meeting and conference papers, textbooks, and monographs beginning with 2001. This guide lists titles and links to the contents of the Technical Library.

Lectures 1-22

Link to the Distinguished Lecture Series, 1-22 (scroll down).  Each book has it's own link, but in case it doesn't work try this main one.

Power Steering for Agricultural Tractors
Citation:   Power Steering for Agricultural Tractors. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 1, pp. 1-22. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 17 December 1975, Chicago, Illinois
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Design of Operator Enclosures for Agricultural Equipment
Citation:   Design of Operator Enclosures for Agricultural Equipment. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 2, pp. 1-8. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 15 December 1976, Chicago, Illinois
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Agricultural Tire Design Requirements and Selection Considerations
Citation:   Agricultural Tire Design Requirements and Selection Considerations. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 3, pp. 1-10. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 13 December 1977, Chicago, Illinois
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Design of Agricultural Tractor Transmission Elements
Citation:   Design of Agricultural Tractor Transmission Elements. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 4, pp. 1-32. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 18 December 1978, Chicago, Illinois
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Agricultural Tractor Hitches Analysis of Design Requirements
Citation:   Agricultural Tractor Hitches Analysis of Design Requirements. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 5, pp. 1-28. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 12 December 1979, New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Human Factor in Farm and Industrial Equipment Design
Citation:   The Human Factor in Farm and Industrial Equipment Design. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 6, pp. 1-30. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 4 December 1980, Chicago, Illinois
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Operator Seats for Agricultural Equipment
Citation:   Operator Seats for Agricultural Equipment. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 7, pp. 1-34. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 15 December 1981, Chicago, Illinois
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Quick Action Couplings: The Tractor To Implement Hydraulic Interface
Citation:   Quick Action Couplings: The Tractor to Implement Hydraulic Interface. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 8, pp. 1-14. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 14 December 1982, Chicago, Illinois
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Agricultural Load-Sensing Hydraulic Systems
Citation:   Agricultural Load-Sensing Hydraulic Systems. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 9, pp. 1-15. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 13 December 1983, Chicago, Illinois
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Managing Tomorrows Product Safety and Liability - The Engineers' Challenge
Citation:   Managing Tomorrow's Product Safety and Liability - The Engineers' Challenge. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 10, pp. 1-16. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 11 December 1984, New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Application and Installation of Diesel Engines in Agricultural Equipment
Citation:   The Application and Installation of Diesel Engines in Agricultural Equipment. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 11, pp. 1-24. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 17 December 1985, Chicago, Illinois
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The Environment of Electrical/Electronic Components on Agricultural Equipment
Citation:   The Environment of Electrical/Electronic Components on Agricultural Equipment. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 12, pp. 1-16. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 16 December 1987, Chicago, Illinois
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Reliability in Design
Citation:   Reliability in Design. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 13, pp. 1-27. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 14 December 1988, Chicago, Illinois
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Driven Front Axles for Agricultural Tractors
Citation:   Driven Front Axles for Agricultural Tractors. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 14, pp. 1-17. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 13 December 1989, New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Application of Electrical Charging and Cranking Systems for Agricultural Equipment
Citation:   The Application of Electrical Charging and Cranking Systems for Agricultural Equipment. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 15, pp. 1-18. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 19 December 1990. Chicago, Illinois
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Hydrostatic Transmission Application Considerations for Commercial Turf Maintenance Vehicles
Citation:   Hydrostatic Transmission Application Considerations for Commercial Turf Maintenance Vehicles. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 16, pp. 1-15. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 18 December 1991, Chicago, Illinois
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Diesel Engine Technology for Low Emissions for Agricultural and Industrial Equipment
Citation:   Diesel Engine Technology for Low Emissions for Agricultural and Industrial Equipment. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 17, pp. 1-8. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 15-18 December 1992, Nashville, Tennessee
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Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors
Citation:   Roll-over Protective Structures (ROPS) for Wheeled Agricultural Tractors. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 18, pp. 1-11. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 15 December 1993, Chicago, Illinois
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Agricultural Tractor/Implement Drivelines
Citation:   Agricultural Tractor/Implement Drivelines. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 19, pp. 1-28. Winter Meeting of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 14 December 1994, Atlanta, Georgia
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In Pursuit of the Ideal Tractor - Development of the Rubber Belt Tractor
Citation:   In Pursuit of the Ideal Tractor. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 20, pp. 1-14. Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, 3 November 1995, Chicago, Illinois
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Principles of Product Planning for Worldwide Design
Citation:   Principles of Product Planning for Worldwide Design. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 21, pp. 1-16. Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, 10-12 February 1997, Louisville, Kentucky
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Essential Design Considerations for Today's Tractor Cab and a Challenge for the Future
Citation:   Essential Design Considerations for Today's Tractor Cab and a Challenge for the Future. ASAE Distinguished Lecture No. 22, pp. 1-14. Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, 9-10 February 1998, Louisville, Kentucky
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