Agricultural vehicles

Operators of agricultural machinery within the District Council of Kimba and Wudinna District Council are able to register their interest to participate in a night trial for agricultural vehicles and combinations up to 6.1m wide.

We are now seeking registrations of interest with the trial, which will be conducted over a period of six to 12 months, anticipated to commence in early February 2019.

The Night Travel Trial of Agricultural Machinery - Information Bulletin  (605.7 KB PDF) contains:

• eligibility criteria
• details of the trial
• conditions of access
• how to participate
• applying for a permit
• registration of interest form.

Operators are now able to obtain a Class 1 permit from the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to move agricultural vehicles and/or combinations at night in the Adelaide Hills and Country zones with the following dimensions:

• 3.7 m wide and up to 19.0 m long – Adelaide Hills (Zone 3)
• 4.0 m wide and up to 25.0 m long – Country (Zone 4).

General operating conditions

• Night travel for agricultural vehicles/combinations is as specified in the permit and in accordance with the conditions stated in the relevant code of practice such as:
  • mass limits
  • height limits
  • towing requirements
  • warning lights and signs (except temporary roadside warning signs).
• Night travel is limited between farm blocks or parcels of land being worked by the operator but not between agricultural regions unless adjacent regions.
  Agricultural regions are as per the Regional Statement for South Australia as defined by Primary Industries and Regions SA (PIRSA).
• One pilot vehicle is required at the rear when travelling in Zone 4 (Country).
• No travel is allowed during periods of low visibility such as fog, heavy rain, smoke, dust or insect plague where the headlights of a vehicle approaching within 250m could not be seen at night.

Oversize or overmass agricultural vehicles

Night travel is available for operators of oversize or overmass agricultural machines and/or combinations under permit in Adelaide Hills (Zone 3) and Country (Zone 4) as per the Code of Practice for Oversize or Overmass Agricultural Vehicles (2.4 MB PDF).

Night travel for agricultural machines and/or combinations is only allowed where councils have approved travel within their boundaries as per Night Travel for Agricultural Machinery - Approved Council Areas (295.3 KB PDF).

This list will be updated as additional councils approve night travel.

Specific operating conditions

Two pilot vehicles (one at the front and one at the rear) are required when travelling in the Adelaide Hills (Zone 3) and in the following councils:

• District Council of Cleve
• District Council of Franklin Harbour
• Kangaroo Island Council
• District Council of Mallala.

Rubber-tracked tractors

Night travel is available for operators of rubber-tracked tractors under permit in the Adelaide Hills and Country Zone as per section 33 Zones of Operation subject to route restrictions in sections 29 Approved Route Network and 30 Route Restrictions in the Code of Practice for rubber tracked tractors (358.4 KB PDF).

Night travel for rubber-tracked tractors is only allowed where councils have approved travel within their boundaries as per Night travel for rubber tracked tractors - Approved Route Networks (185.4 KB PDF).

Specific operating conditions

Two pilot vehicles (one at the front and one at the rear) are required when travelling in Zone 3 (Adelaide Hills) and in the following councils:

• District Council of Cleve
• District Council of Franklin Harbour.

The following transitioned notices are located on the transitional notices for South Australia section of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator's website. The transitional notices expire on 9 February 2019 and are currently being reviewed by the NHVR and will be remade or consolidated into NHVR notices.

Driven on roads

• Oversize or overmass agricultural vehicles driven on roads
• Code of Practice for oversize or overmass agricultural vehicles

Carried as a load

• Transport of agricultural vehicles carried as a load
• Code of Practice for transport of agricultural vehicles as loads

Rubber-tracked tractors

• Operation of rubber-tracked tractors with a gross vehicles mass up to 24 tonnes
• Code of practice for rubber-tracked tractors
• Information bulletin - operation of rubber-tracked tractors with a gross vehicle mass up to 24 tonnes

Animal fodder or products

• Exemption for articulated motor vehicles transporting baled wool to exceed a height of 4.3 m
• Gazette notice for B-doubles carting rectangular baled hay loaded to 4.6 m in height
• Exemption for the transport of baled wool and/or baled hay to exceed a width of 2.5 m
• Exemption for the transport of sheaved hay to exceed a width of 2.5 m
• Large rectangular baled hay
• Code of practice for the transport of large rectangular baled hay

Vehicle standards

• Exemption for the fitting of mudguards to agricultural vehicles
• Exemption for left-hand drive agricultural machines
• Exemption for the fitting of lighting equipment, rear vision mirrors, horn and other equipment to agricultural vehicles which are not more than 3.0 m in width
• Exemption for the fitting of lighting equipment, rear vision mirrors, horn and other equipment to agricultural vehicles which are more than 3.0 m in width
• Exemption for the fitting of lighting and other equipment to tractors, graders, road rollers and other machines used for road construction and/or maintenance operating on roads and road-related areas
• Exemption for the fitting of lighting equipment, rear-vision mirrors, horn and other equipment to tractors, road construction equipment and forklifts operating within a designated worksite
• Lighting, braking and mudguard exemption for citrus trailers