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armand tatro
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What state or states will you be going thru? Armand
Anonymous-0
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Depends on the state,some let you haul oversize ag equipment without a permit,some don't.
You should sign it with oversize or wideload signs and flag the outermost parts of the load . It might not be the law but it's a good idea . If you have to move at night , lights on the outer parts of the load with red pointing to the rear and amber pointing forward are a good idea even if not the law . You are allowed three inches of overhang on the sides of a trailer ( that's just the slack they might allow you for safety devices IE; tie downs ) so that still leaves you with six inches of load outside that limit assuming the load is perfectly positioned on the trailer . The types of roads you travel on should also influence your decisions . HTH ...Randy
You should sign it with oversize or wideload signs and flag the outermost parts of the load . It might not be the law but it's a good idea . If you have to move at night , lights on the outer parts of the load with red pointing to the rear and amber pointing forward are a good idea even if not the law . You are allowed three inches of overhang on the sides of a trailer ( that's just the slack they might allow you for safety devices IE; tie downs ) so that still leaves you with six inches of load outside that limit assuming the load is perfectly positioned on the trailer . The types of roads you travel on should also influence your decisions . HTH ...Randy
Anonymous-0
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Dont try this in Tennessee, Just payed fine of 178.00 for one and one half inches over width on a disc harrow for being in the state of Tenn . without an overwidth permit . 25.00 fine for not having the permit ,the remainder court cost, said I could come back to court if I wanted . Damn high priced Judges in Coffee Co Tenn,[Manchester scales]
why not haul the mower sideways?????
I hauled my 10' howse 3pt mower on my 16' wood deck car hauler trailer.. it is 7' exactly, between the fenders.
remember.. a 10' mower is 10'ish feet wide.. but not much more than 5' long.. think of it as 2-5' mowers side by side... if it is a dual spindle mower.. etc.
soundguy
I hauled my 10' howse 3pt mower on my 16' wood deck car hauler trailer.. it is 7' exactly, between the fenders.
remember.. a 10' mower is 10'ish feet wide.. but not much more than 5' long.. think of it as 2-5' mowers side by side... if it is a dual spindle mower.. etc.
soundguy
bradley martin
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Buy the oversize permit,,,or be prepared to pay dearly if you are caught, And if, heaven forbid, you happen to clip another vehicle or person trying to sneak it around you will find that you don't have enough insurance!!!
johndeereman
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talk to the monster truck guys you cant haul anything over 8 feet wide. i always wondered what was legal i have my wheels all the way in on my dc and it hangs over a couple inches on each side of the trailer but it dont go past the wheels of the trailer is this legal?
john in la
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If you can not turn it side ways to make it fit on the trailer you will need a permit.
Legal width is 8'6". Anything over that needs a permit; 12x12 red flags on each side; and a Oversize Size sign front and rear.
While Farm stuff is often exempt it would only be exempt if hooked to a tractor being driven down the road. Hauling it on a trailer makes it NOT exempt.
If you were to get over 12' wide the rules change and a escort is needed.
The permit will give you the route you need to take.
Calif is strict so get it right and stay away from Banning on I 10.
Legal width is 8'6". Anything over that needs a permit; 12x12 red flags on each side; and a Oversize Size sign front and rear.
While Farm stuff is often exempt it would only be exempt if hooked to a tractor being driven down the road. Hauling it on a trailer makes it NOT exempt.
If you were to get over 12' wide the rules change and a escort is needed.
The permit will give you the route you need to take.
Calif is strict so get it right and stay away from Banning on I 10.
john in la
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8'6" is legal on all federal roads. Some states only allow 8' on state or back roads.
So yes........ Pulling a empty 102" wide trailer on some state roads is against the law.
So yes........ Pulling a empty 102" wide trailer on some state roads is against the law.
chuck craig in sunny suca
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Dont even think about it!! I have lived in this state for over 50 years and although they are very strict they will be fair if you try to comply. Where due you live[ the area in socal] I trucked in cal and did a lot of scale dodging and ran legal n so on. you can contact me as my email is always open 30 CC
I dont think you can move a oversize load at night.If you do ,you better have lights on whatever sticks out the most.Would you want to meet a oversize load,at night,in your car,with your family in the car,that sticks out past the clearance lights?If you meet a cop like that,and he doesnt like it,it doesnt even matter what the law says,you are probly gonna stop,and pay a fine too maybe,especially if you argue.You at least need flags on it in daylight.Anything over 102 inches you need a permit,I dont know about California.
You maybe could haul it sideways.There is a way you could haul it,but if you got caught,hit something,even if somebody ran into you,or you go through a town and a Highway Patrol sees you and has nothing better to do,he will probly nail you for it.Put it on the trailer where its not past the clearance lights to the traffic side,but hanging over the other side.You also need to put the heavy side toward the traffic side.Then look for a gas station that sells those goober teeth.Put about six chains and boomers on it,put the goober teeth in,if you get stopped,come up with some long story,and if you act farmer enough you might get away with it,as long as you arent holding up traffic or running over signs,people,cars and stuff on the right side,and stay in the right lane,and the trailer isnt leaning to either side,lights working,good tires,you are using turn signals and stuff.Or you could make some L brackets out of heavy angle iron,2 on front,2 on back and stand it on edge to where it dont stick out of the sides and if its less than 13 ft 6 in tall,haul away.I would stay away from all scales,and even as many towns as I could avoid them,Day,Night,whenever you drive a truck.Ive found it costs less to operate a truck when you stay away from the cops.Be your own cop,if you wouldnt want your family meeting you in a car coming at you in the truck,nobody else will want their family meeting you either,and a cop doing his job will stop you.He might stop you anyway to see what the heck you are doing on that road(I have had that happen)unless its going right by your house,say theres a tractor setting up there somewhere you want to look at and if your lights work,you have good tires,and are farmer enough,he probly will let you go.
You maybe could haul it sideways.There is a way you could haul it,but if you got caught,hit something,even if somebody ran into you,or you go through a town and a Highway Patrol sees you and has nothing better to do,he will probly nail you for it.Put it on the trailer where its not past the clearance lights to the traffic side,but hanging over the other side.You also need to put the heavy side toward the traffic side.Then look for a gas station that sells those goober teeth.Put about six chains and boomers on it,put the goober teeth in,if you get stopped,come up with some long story,and if you act farmer enough you might get away with it,as long as you arent holding up traffic or running over signs,people,cars and stuff on the right side,and stay in the right lane,and the trailer isnt leaning to either side,lights working,good tires,you are using turn signals and stuff.Or you could make some L brackets out of heavy angle iron,2 on front,2 on back and stand it on edge to where it dont stick out of the sides and if its less than 13 ft 6 in tall,haul away.I would stay away from all scales,and even as many towns as I could avoid them,Day,Night,whenever you drive a truck.Ive found it costs less to operate a truck when you stay away from the cops.Be your own cop,if you wouldnt want your family meeting you in a car coming at you in the truck,nobody else will want their family meeting you either,and a cop doing his job will stop you.He might stop you anyway to see what the heck you are doing on that road(I have had that happen)unless its going right by your house,say theres a tractor setting up there somewhere you want to look at and if your lights work,you have good tires,and are farmer enough,he probly will let you go.
Walt Davies
Well-known Member
Width Exemptions and Limitations
36600. (a) The limitations as to width as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15 do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, towed, or otherwise moved over a highway.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over a highway which is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (as referred to in Section 108 of the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956) as a load on another vehicle, if the load exceeds 102 inches in width, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person regularly employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the load shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over any other highway as a load on another vehicle, if the load exceeds 120 inches in width, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the load shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
Amended Ch. 103, Stats. 1988. Effective May 11, 1988.
Walt
36600. (a) The limitations as to width as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15 do not apply to implements of husbandry incidentally operated, transported, towed, or otherwise moved over a highway.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over a highway which is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (as referred to in Section 108 of the Federal-aid Highway Act of 1956) as a load on another vehicle, if the load exceeds 102 inches in width, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person regularly employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the load shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), when an implement of husbandry is transported or moved over any other highway as a load on another vehicle, if the load exceeds 120 inches in width, the vehicle and load shall not be operated for a distance in excess of 25 miles from the point of origin of the trip. The operator of the transporting vehicle shall be a farmer or a person employed by a farmer or farm corporation, and the operator transporting the load shall have in his or her immediate possession a writing signed by the farmer or farm corporation agent which states the origin and destination of the trip.
Amended Ch. 103, Stats. 1988. Effective May 11, 1988.
Walt
Check with Cal DOT...
Here, if we have a farm plated truck, we can tow ANYTHING up to 16' in width provided it has an SMV emblem on the back. Trailers are not required to be licensed or inspected. Just throw the sign on, hitch it and go.
The bears don't like that too much, but that's the way it is. A buddy of mine got stopped a few weeks ago for not having licence or lights on his gooseneck trailer. He got held on the road for a while as barney needed to make some calls and indeed confirm that he was wrong to have stopped my friend...
Farm plates are a basic licence to get away with anything here. I towed a haybine behind my truck a couple years ago with a discbine loaded on the deck. Overall width was in the 16' range that.... night. I just flagged the outer corners and went. All 100 series highway too.
Rod
Here, if we have a farm plated truck, we can tow ANYTHING up to 16' in width provided it has an SMV emblem on the back. Trailers are not required to be licensed or inspected. Just throw the sign on, hitch it and go.
The bears don't like that too much, but that's the way it is. A buddy of mine got stopped a few weeks ago for not having licence or lights on his gooseneck trailer. He got held on the road for a while as barney needed to make some calls and indeed confirm that he was wrong to have stopped my friend...
Farm plates are a basic licence to get away with anything here. I towed a haybine behind my truck a couple years ago with a discbine loaded on the deck. Overall width was in the 16' range that.... night. I just flagged the outer corners and went. All 100 series highway too.
Rod
Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
Hey Stan,
Local trailer police told me that if I'm driving my truck/trailer for farm use and have an oversized load of less than 12' wide to hang the flags and oversize load placards and git'r done. Might check with your local authorities first. D
Local trailer police told me that if I'm driving my truck/trailer for farm use and have an oversized load of less than 12' wide to hang the flags and oversize load placards and git'r done. Might check with your local authorities first. D
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