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Roadway Safety During the Harvest Season

October 10, 2017 - 8:03am -- Anonymous

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,