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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Brad, the sections of US101 I was
towing on were from Geyserville to San Rafael and San Jose to
Gilroy, also on Interstate 80, 880 and 280 from Vallejo to San
Jose so it was rural, then suburban then urban then more urban,
then semi-rural again.... It was a fascinating drive especially as
much of it was in rush hour traffic too. Now it would be even more
challenging as traffic is 50% to 10X what it was then.</div>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix"> I have also towed many pieces of
farm machinery on US101 in the Salinas Valley and of course
locally. One of the more interesting tows was a potato digger
behind my Ford 4610 over Panoche Pass (2300+ feet) to our other
location. That trip of 50 miles or so was a slow one and engine
braking was VERY important to make it safely. On that same road
one time I lost a tire while pulling a fully loaded trailer of
sprinkler pipe and the trailer got destroyed, but I was not
injured even though the pickup needed a new bed. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"> Grant Brians -
Hollister,California farmer of vegetables, edible flowers, herbs
and nuts</div>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/30/2019 6:59 AM,
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:bloomis@charter.net">bloomis@charter.net</a> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">However
Grant, if it was up where you are, that is barely a limited
access highway, especially the area from Chualar to Salinas.
US 101 isn’t an interstate. Granted it is mostly a
“freeway”, and increasingly so over the years with endless
construction to make it all 4 lanes+ and divided highway.
That being said, in those areas now around Salinas where
there are more John Deeres than cars off the road, (not
true, there are way more laborer’s cars than anything) there
is a pretty good system of frontage roads for the farm
machinery. But it still can be a game of chicken to cross
101 with a tractor or harvester. I suspect they do most of
that at a time when the commute traffic is way less. But
you are quite correct, the harvest trucks, which mostly look
like terminal tugs, towing trailers of boxed, just picked
produce are plentiful. I bet you could still move that mower
today, but as a permit load that would take all manner of
paperwork and escorts to get it done. Oh, and $$$. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Brad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com"><at-bounces@lists.antique-tractor.com></a> <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Grant Brians<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 30, 2019 5:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AT] FW: towing tractors with a
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<p class="MsoNormal">James, in California (not exactly the
least urban state) there is a very specific section of the
vehicle code that covers this and eliminates the tickets
unnecessarily being written - it is called "Implements of
Husbandry". The requirement is that the trailer or other
farm machinery being transported on a road must have a SMV
placard facing rearward. With this proviso, tractors,
harvesters, trailers, tillage implements, farm trailers,
etc. can be moved on the road and normal width and other
limitations are almost all waived. Longtime members of the
list will remember my story of towing the 15' 10" wide
Mower-conditioner I bought back in 1982 being towed on US101
and the clueless CHP officers who had to call SACRAMENTO to
confirm what was in the vehicle code. It was pretty
hilarious to listen to the radio traffic that took place for
them to learn what they should have learned before entering
a car.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> I will note that since the section
was written, in the 1990's there was a limitation added - no
more than 25 miles at a time on an Interstate highway.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Grant Brians -
Hollister,California farmer of vegetables, edible flowers,
herbs and other crops<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 3/29/2019 10:38 PM, James Peck wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">A revenue
hungry law enforcement official seeing the farm wagons
going down the road behind a pickup might deem it pulling
an unlicensed uninsured unbraked unlighted trailer on the
public highway without an approved ball hitch or safety
chains. We are lucky enforcement is so lax.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">When we
look at European photos, they tend to be moving harvested
crops on big two axle dually trailers where the tongue is
supported by the tractor drawbar. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">I saw a
hay wagon once that had a decided wander to it. The frame
was stretched out to the last hole. It was loaded with
Birds Foot Trefoil hay and being pulled by another loaded
wagon that wandered but less.. Going down hill the
wandering trailer wandered off to the more downhill side
and tipped over. I do not remember any broken bales.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">[Farmer]
<snip></span>Today the scary towing going on is
fertilizer dealer employees pulling two full anhydrous nurse
tank wagons behind a pickup running 50 MPH. That and the
guys (and a few women) towing two 300 bushel hopper wagons
at near highway speeds behind a stock 1/2 ton pickup.<span
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