MrVan wrote:
In a lot of the agriculturally predominate states the farm lobby has been successful in getting exemptions for many of the traffic laws specifically for the farmers. Off the top of my head I can immediately think of one in Iowa. Over width rules. Farmers can be way over width on the highways and not require a permit whereas every one else has to get an over width permit and abide by the rules of the permit.
It's called "implements of husbandry" rules. If you have something that's too wide or too tall, you can move it with no permits. Not sure about weights, but I would suspect it's the same, provided you use proper equipment to spread the load. When I was at UC Davis back in the late 70's, we had a Caltrans letter stating that anything we wanted to move fell under the husbandry rules. In '75, the Antique Mechanics Club moved 5 hay trucks of stuff down here to Phoenix for the State Fair. One piece, an 1880's vintage Bronson-Pitts threshing machine, ran 17' high sitting on the hay truck. Not a single permit issued. :-)
Lyle
