Size, Weight And Load Of Implements Of Husbandry - - CA Vehicle

Section § 36600

This law allows farm equipment, known as implements of husbandry, to be moved on highways without adhering to standard width restrictions. However, when such equipment is transported on a National System of Interstate and Defense Highway and it exceeds 102 inches in width, it can only travel up to 25 miles from its starting point. Additionally, for other highways, if this equipment exceeds 120 inches in width, the same 25-mile limit applies. In both cases, the person operating the transport must be a farmer or someone employed by a farmer, and they must carry a signed document indicating the trip's start and end points.

(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.

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(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 103, Sec. 1. Effective May 11, 1988.)

Section § 36605

This law states that the usual width restrictions for vehicles do not apply to certain trailers and semitrailers used for farming purposes. However, there are exceptions: trailers carrying grain-harvesting combines can't be wider than 144 inches, and trailers with tools can't be wider than 120 inches. Additionally, certain trailers described in another section can't be wider than 174 inches when towed on a highway, and these are subject to other specific regulations.

The limitations as to width, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15, do not apply to any trailer or semitrailer, including lift carriers and tip-bed trailers, used exclusively for the transportation of implements of husbandry or tools used exclusively for the production or harvesting of agricultural products by farmers or implement dealers, except as follows:

(1) With respect to any trailer or semitrailer transporting a grain-harvesting combine, that vehicle shall not exceed a width of 144 inches.

(2) With respect to any other vehicle described in this section, that vehicle, or the load on that vehicle when that load consists of tools, shall not exceed a width of 120 inches.

(3) With respect to any trailer or semitrailer described in subdivision (c) of Section 36005, that vehicle, when towed upon a highway shall not exceed a width of 174 inches and shall be subject to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 36600.

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(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 13.)

Section § 36606

This law says that automatic bale wagons have special width rules. They don't have to follow the standard width limits discussed elsewhere in the law, as long as they don't exceed 120 inches. However, this exception doesn't apply to highways that are part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

(a) The limitations as to width, as set forth in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of Division 15, do not apply to automatic bale wagons while operated as specified in Section 36102, except that such vehicles or the load thereon may not exceed 120 inches in width.

(b) This section shall have no application to highways which are a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways (as referred to in subdivision (a) of Section 108 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956).

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(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 627.)

Section § 36610

This law explains that the usual height limits for vehicles don't apply to farm equipment when it's being moved on a highway. However, if this equipment is carried as a load on another vehicle and is taller than 14 feet, it can't be moved more than 25 miles from the trip's starting point. The transporter must be a farmer or someone who works for a farmer, and they need to have a signed note indicating the start and end points of the journey.

(a) The limitations as to height of vehicles contained in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 35250) 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 as a load on another vehicle and the load exceeds 14 feet in height, 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 vehicle 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.

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(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 686, Sec. 2.)

Section § 36615

This law states that the usual length limits for vehicles on highways do not apply to agricultural equipment involved in farming operations. However, if agricultural equipment is part of a vehicle combo that's longer than the standard length limit, only two vehicles can be connected one after the other.

The limitations as to length of vehicles contained in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 35400) do not apply to implements of husbandry operated or moved over a highway incidental to agricultural operations. Notwithstanding Section 36626, when an implement of husbandry is operated in a combination of vehicles that exceeds the length requirements of Section 35401, the combination is limited to two vehicles in tandem.

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(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 973, Sec. 14.)

Section § 36625

This law states that if a vehicle is pulling or towing farm equipment that isn't carrying anything, the rules in Section 21715 don't apply.

The provisions of Section 21715 do not apply to any vehicle drawing or towing unladen implements of husbandry.

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(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2149.)

Section § 36626

This law allows specific motor trucks to tow two cotton trailers on highways for the sole purpose of moving cotton from a farm to a cotton gin and then taking the empty trailers back. The truck must weigh at least 3,500 pounds when empty and at least 4,200 pounds when loaded. If needed, the truck's weight can be adjusted using 100-pound bags of sand to meet these requirements.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 21715, a motor truck with an unladen weight of not less than 3,500 pounds and a gross weight of not less than 4,200 pounds may tow a combination of two cotton trailers operated on the highways for the exclusive purpose of transporting cotton from a farm to a cotton gin and returning the empty trailers to such farm. Extra weight or ballast may be added to meet the requirements of this section and shall be in the form of 100-pound bags of sand.

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(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2004.)

Section § 36627

This law allows certain motortrucks to tow two almond trailers on highways for transporting almonds from a farm to an almond huller and back. The motortruck must weigh at least 3,500 pounds when empty and 4,200 pounds when loaded. Additional weight can be added using bags of sand to meet these requirements.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 21715, a motortruck with an unladen weight of not less than 3,500 pounds and a gross weight of not less than 4,200 pounds may tow a combination of two almond trailers operated on the highways for the exclusive purpose of transporting almonds from a farm to an almond huller and returning the empty trailers to such farm. Extra weight or ballast may be added to meet the requirements of this section and shall be in the form of 100-pound bags of sand.

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(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 293.)