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There are certain exemptions when moving farm equipment. Farm equipment includes any unit used directly for the purpose of producing agricultural products and includes farm tractors, tillage, seeding, spraying, harvesting, hay making, feed processing, livestock feeding and handling, and manure spreading equipment. It does not include items used for shelter or storage of agricultural products such as grain bins, hopper bottoms and livestock shelters.
A permit is required when farm equipment is loaded on a vehicle or dollies on Provincial highways exceeding legal width of 2.6 meters. The designated highways can be found in the fact sheet below. All other highways are Non-designated highways.
Permits Not Required
A permit is not required when the farm equipment is on a Municipal Road, and does not enter the Provincial highway system and when it is being towed behind a vehicle that is self propelled on a non-designated provincial highway during daylight hours.
Note: Municipalities may have a by-law in place that requires farm equipment to obtain permits before travelling on their roads.
It is important to check if a permit is required before travelling on any Municipal Roadways.
TABLE A - Escort Vehicle Requirements | |||
TOWED/SELF PROPELLED | |||
Situation | Width | Permit | Escort Vehicles |
Day Travel* - Non Designated Highways (NDH) | Unlimited | No | None required |
Night Travel** - NDH | Up to 3.85m (12.6 ft) | Yes | None required |
3.85m - 5.12m (12.6ft - 16.8ft) | Yes |
2 lane highway - One Front and One Rear
Multi-lane highway - One rear |
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Day Travel - Designated Highways (DH) and does not protrude in other lane | Lane Width | No | None required |
Day Travel - on DH and protrudes in other lane | Up to 5.12m (16.8ft) | Yes | None required |
Over 5.12m (16.8ft) | Yes |
2 lane highway - One Front
Multi-lane highway - One rear |
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Night Travel - on DH | Up to 3.85m (12.6ft) | Yes | None required |
3.85m - 5.12m (12.6ft - 16.8ft) | Yes |
2 lane highway - One Front and One Rear
Multi-lane highway - One rear |
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LOADED EQUIPMENT | |||
Situation | Width | Permit | Escort Vehicles |
Day Travel | Over 5.12m (16.8ft) | Yes |
2 lane highway - One Front
Multi-lane highway - One rear |
Night Travel | Less than 3.85m (12.6ft) | No | None required |
3.85m - 5.12m (12.6ft - 16.8ft) (5.12m max at night) | Yes |
2 lane highway - One Front and One Rear
Multi-lane highway - One rear |