Roadway Safety During the Harvest Season
Keep safety in mind when traveling with tractors and harvest equipment on roadways. Dee Jepsen, OSU Extension Agriculture Safety Leader offers the following tips:
Lighting and Marking requirements:
The Slow Moving Vehicle (SMV) Emblem is required by Ohio law on all pieces of farm machinery and implements of husbandry. Additional requirements for the emblem are:
• It is visible to the rear at 1000 feet,
• Mounted with the point up, and no more than 10 degrees off vertical placement,