permit for road travel?

[Bob Carriere]

Farmer down the road used a prime mover....huge 6 wheel drive with double tires at the back....10 wheeler.

Stripped the frame to bare power train, installed a hydraulic driven corn cutter head in front and a huge farm trailer sillage box on a dump mechanism at the back.... no roof open cab.....

His deal is..... be buys corn standing in the field late Fall or late Winter when farmers can't get in to their own field and harvests like a crook....... sues the stuff for beef fattening operation........ goes like hell on the road.... runs in muck like a pig and does not get stuck.

.....and he drives on the road..... extra wide...... just with a RED Slow vehicle triangle at the back....... no hassle.

Bob C

[greg anderson (RIP)]

If the municipality closes the road or street in accordance with proper procedure as for a parade one may conclude that the highway legislation no longer applies -consult your lawyer and remember that a lawyers advice is only worth what you pay for it

[Robin Craig]

I would like to wade in and set the record straight.

As Greg has pointed out a "parade" is just that, the road is closed etc.

Otherwise NO.

Put it on a trailer.

It is not an agricultural vehicle.

It is not a "road building or maintenance vehicle".

You have no place or right being on the road.

Registration of a vehicle in the province of Ontario is a priviledge not a god given right.

I don't want to sound harsh but them is the facts.

I personally have looked at the Highway Traffic Act 14 ways to Sunday as I have the opportunity to drive
some much more suited vehicles for the road, ones with full lighting and turn signals and horn etc AND rubber pads in the track
which means the track itself doesn't bear on the road, but alas no.

I have driven a carrier on the road in Ottawa but for a parade so them is the breaks.

Let me ask you another question, if you did decide to flout the law and attempt to drive it down the street and there was an accident (let us assume not your fault) what would you say then when asked for ownership and insurance by the nice Mr Plod?


R

[Ralph Volkert]

I dont suppose calling it an antique Ford snowmobile would help? Like an early Bombardier...

[Stew Robertson]

just about as warm

[RichCam]

Guys,

Thanks for all the information and discussion regarding insurance. Piper and I have opted for the "safe" version of trailer transporting the carrier to/from the Legion and the Canadian Tire parking lot. The loading, chaining and unloading process is going to be much more time consuming than the actual transit time. I do concur, trailering the carrier is wisest option - not the most spectacular.

Anyways, the weather forecast looks great, we should be able to get some nice pictures and we might be able to include a couple of the carrier in dark, with the lights on, when we tuck it back into it's enclosure after the outing ends at 9pm.

Regards, Richard

[Hans Mulder]

The last option is to get the plates as suggested as a vintage vehicle (or even get a temporary operating permit) provided you just give the basic info (year, make, model, VIN/serial: 194X, Ford Motor Company, Universal Carrier, Serial: CT123456) without mentioning it is a tracked vehicle.