GOST 26336-97 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 26336-97 — "Tractors, machinery for agriculture and forestry, powered lawn and garden equipment. Symbols for operator controls and other displays". The standard establishes conventional graphical symbols (icons) used for operator controls, service points and information displays on tractors and similar self‑propelled agricultural, forestry and powered lawn/garden equipment.

Abstract

This interstate (GOST) standard defines the form, configuration and use rules for graphical symbols applied to controls, indicators, instruments and maintenance items on tractors and related machinery. It provides a basic grid, recommended line thicknesses and minimum sizes, rules for filled/outlined contours, permitted minor visual modifications for legibility, and provisions for composing multi‑symbol combinations where single symbols are insufficient. The document corresponds to the ISO symbol series for agricultural/forestry machinery.

General information

• Status: Active / adopted as a national Russian standard (interstate standard in force).
• Publication date: Original designation year 1997 (GOST 26336‑97); introduced as a national standard in the Russian Federation by Rosstandart Order No. 334‑ст dated 19 March 2024, effective 1 January 2025.
• Publisher: Mezhgosudarstvennyy (interstate) standard — maintained/published for RF adoption by the Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart) / Russian Institute of Standardization for national distribution.
• ICS / categories: Graphical symbols for use on specific equipment (01.080.20) and Agricultural machines and equipment in general (65.060.01).
• Edition / version: Designation: GOST 26336‑97 (originally registered 1997); national adoption entry dated 2024 with effective date 2025.
• Number of pages: Approximately 75–76 pages (electronic PDF edition).

Scope

The standard applies to newly designed and modernized tractors, agricultural and forestry machinery, and mechanized lawn and garden equipment. It standardizes symbols used to identify operator controls, maintenance items, instruments and display information, and may be applied to other self‑propelled work machines that contain elements covered by the symbolic vocabulary in the standard. It is intended to harmonize symbol use with international practice (ISO 3767 series and related ISO graphical‑symbol standards).

Key topics and requirements

• Standardized symbol set for operator controls, indicators, maintenance/service points and status displays.
• Specification of base grid, reference sizes and recommended line‑thickness options for reproducible rendering.
• Minimum angular/visual size requirements and guidance on filled vs. outline symbol presentation to ensure legibility.
• Rules permitting minor, non‑essential graphic adjustments (line thickness, corner rounding) to improve perception on specific equipment while preserving semantic content.
• Guidance on composing combined/multi‑figure symbols when a single symbol cannot represent a machine element or state.
• Normative references and harmonization notes linking the GOST symbol set to the ISO 3767 family and related graphical‑symbol standards.

Typical use and users

Primary users include OEM designers and engineers for tractors and agricultural/forestry machinery, human‑machine interface (HMI) designers, technical documentation authors and illustrators, safety and compliance engineers, regulatory bodies, and maintenance/training organizations that require standardized operator symbols for labeling, panels, decals and electronic displays.

Related standards

Closely related international and national standards include the ISO 3767 series (Symbols for operator controls and displays), ISO 11684 (safety signs and hazard pictorials for agricultural/forestry equipment), and the referenced national standard ГОСТ 12.4.040 (system of occupational safety standards — control‑device symbols). The standard replaces the earlier national version ГОСТ 26336‑84.

Keywords

graphical symbols, operator controls, tractors, agricultural machinery, forestry machinery, lawn and garden equipment, HMI, decals, control panel symbols, iconography, ISO 3767, Rosstandart.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: GOST 26336‑97 is an interstate standard that specifies standardized graphical symbols (icons) for operator controls, indicators, instruments and maintenance items on tractors and related agricultural, forestry and powered lawn/garden machinery.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the set of symbols, rules for their graphic construction (grid, sizes, line thickness), presentation (filled vs. outline), permissible minor modifications for legibility, and rules for combining symbols when needed. It also includes normative references aligning the symbol set with equivalent ISO documents.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Equipment manufacturers (OEMs), HMI/UX designers, technical illustrators, safety/compliance engineers, service and maintenance teams, and standards/regulatory authorities use the standard to ensure consistent, legible symbols across machinery.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The designation remains GOST 26336‑97 (original 1997). As of Rosstandart Order No. 334‑ст dated 19 March 2024 the interstate standard was introduced for national use in the Russian Federation with an effective date of 1 January 2025. It is listed as the active symbol standard and replaced the earlier ГОСТ 26336‑84.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — the subject of operator/control/display symbols is covered internationally by the ISO 3767 family (multiple parts) and related ISO standards (for example ISO 11684 for safety pictorials); GOST 26336‑97 aligns with that family and references corresponding documents.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Graphical symbols, operator controls, control panel, tractors, agricultural machinery, forestry equipment, lawn/garden equipment, HMI, ISO 3767.