I have the understanding that the first issues for weight is what the tire is rated for and of course the tags tonnage. Then only the officer knows how he is going to handle things. They seldom harass farmers but I have heard from one of my friend that own a dealership that they keep tire weight rating at the top of the list when setting up a sale.....we don't have any licensing for slow moving and ag equip. in Nebraska......But they could be ticketed for overweight.
Not right but you seldom see overweight fines for farmers in our local papers,,unless it is trucking..
Many farmers run (farm tags) witch excludes them from most DOT regulations.
I ran farm tags on my tree truck (with big john transplanter) for 20+ years.
I rarely got stopped, but when I did DOT would realize I had farm tags and just let me go.
I drove 12 hours a day for 20+ years with a CDL and farm tags and never got a ticket for anything.
With farm tags I didn't even have to a run drivers log book.
I have seen DOT pull over pickup trucks pulling trailers and I have talked to many truck drivers and have see them get ticketed for something as simple as a tire iron laying loose in the bed of there truck.
I have seen many times on the news where an object falls off a truck and almost kills someone.
Anyone that is willing to risk an unsafe situation and put others at risk, needs to be stopped and fined or forced to transfer the load to a truck thats legal.
Even though I could get away with a lot because of the farm tags, I always did it as safe as I could and followed all DOT rules. I have over a million miles under my belt so I have seen and heard a lot about trucking over the years.
Everyone should do it the right way and stay safe as possible. I know I sure do.