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Originally Posted by AZ_porschekid
My truck has a 10,000 lbs GVWR, my trailer has 17,000lbs GVWR. GCW is listed at 16,500 lbs for the truck. I do the farm exceptions (Incorporated as agricultural), both are used for the ranch out in northern Arizona. I'm at sill for now, so This is more of a what if situation...
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Farm vehicles are a VERY different animal than anything else in commerce. A covered farm vehicle of your size (combination over 26,000) is exempt from the CDL requirements when used for agricultural purposes transporting directly from or to a farm or ranch. The plates/registration must indicate that it is a farm vehicle (plates will vary from state to state).
Your exception is found in Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulation 383.3(d) - Applicability.
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&=PART&n=pt49.5.383#se49.5.383_13
Additionally, your state may grant more expansive exceptions. Be aware of one thing...Make sure that your use is clearly in support of a farm/ranch. If the use is not - then all bets are off and your combination requires a Class A CDL.
angela