# Directive 2009/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance) (repealed), Division 2.2.1.3: In order to check compliance with the requirement in point 2.2.1.2, the tractor shall describe a spiral movement at a speed of 10 kilometres per hour, starting from the straight ahead position, on a dry, flat road surface offering good tyre adhesion. The steering effort on the steering control shall be noted until it reaches the position corresponding to the tractor entering a turning circle of 12 m radius. The duration of the manoeuvre (time between the moment when the steering control is first operated and the moment when it reaches the position where the measurements are taken) must not exceed five seconds in normal cases and eight seconds if the special equipment fails. One manoeuvre must be made to the left and one to the right.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: repealed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/66/annex/I/division/2/division/2.2/division/2.2.1/division/2.2.1.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-66/annex-I/division-2/division-2.2/division-2.2.1/division-2.2.1.3
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