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CSA Lighting and Marking Requirements for Towed Equipment Travelling on the Highways Day or Night
IF TOWED EQUIPMENT IMPAIRS VIEWS OF LAMPS/ MARKINGS OR SMV EMBLEM ON PROPELLING MACHINE
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Item |
Min. Req. |
Vertical
Position |
Lateral
Spacing |
Extremities |
Notes |
Examples
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Tail Lamps |
1 |
NA |
To the left of the machine centre |
NA |
Visible from the rear. If two tail lamps are used, mount the second to the right of the implement centre, symmetrical with the left tail lamp location. |
Round balers, air seeders, dump wagons, loaded bale movers, forage blowers, pneumatic conveyors |
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Fixed or moveable flashing amber extremity warning lamps
(flashing in unison at a rate of 60-85 flashes/minute) |
2 |
At least 1m (39 in.) high but not more than 3m (10ft.) high |
NA |
Within 400mm (16 in.) of outermost lateral extremities |
Visible from both front and rear. If equipment is non-symmetrical and extends only, or mostly, to the left or right, only one extremity lamp is required. See note below for additional instructions when turn indicators are provided. ** |
Round balers, air seeders, dump wagons, loaded bale movers, forage blowers, pneumatic conveyors |
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Slow-Moving Vehicle emblem identification |
1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Mounted at the rear of the machine and visible from the rear. |
Round balers, air seeders, dump wagons, loaded bale movers, forage blowers, pneumatic conveyors |
** When turn indicators are provided, the amber flashing warning lamps shall be used as the turn indicators. When a turn is to be signaled, the flashing lamp(s) opposite the direction of turn shall become steady burning until the turn signal is cancelled. The flashing lamp(s) in the direction of the turn shall increase in flashing rate to a minimum 20 and maximum 110 flashes per minute.
IF TOWED EQUIPMENT IS MORE THAN 4m (13ft.) WIDE OR EXTENDS MORE THAN 2m (79in.) TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE CENTRE LINE OF THE PROPELLING MACHINE AND THE WIDTH OF THE TOWED EQUIPMENT EXTENDS BEYOND THE LEFT OR RIGHT EXTREMITY OF THE PROPELLING MACHINE
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Item |
Min. Req. |
Vertical
Position |
Lateral Spacing |
Extremities |
Notes |
Examples
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Fixed or moveable flashing amber extremity warning lamps
(flashing in unison at a rate of 60-85 flashes/ minute) |
2 |
At least 1m (39 in.) high but not more than 3m (10ft.) high |
NA |
Within 400mm (16 in.) of outermost lateral extremities. |
Visible from both front and rear. If equipment is non-symmetrical and extends only, or mostly, to the left or right, only one extremity lamp is required. See note below for additional instructions when turn indicators are provided. ** |
Cultivators, windrowers, harrows, rakes, potato and sugar beet harvesters, mower conditioners, sprayers, row crop cultivators, forage harvesters |
** When turn indicators are provided, the amber flashing warning lamps shall be used as the turn indicators. When a turn is to be signaled, the flashing lamp(s) opposite the direction of turn shall become steady burning until the turn signal is cancelled. The flashing lamp(s) in the direction of the turn shall increase in flashing rate to a minimum 20 and maximum 110 flashes per minute.
IF TOWED EQUIPMENT EXTENDS MORE THAN 1.2m (4ft.) TO THE REAR OF THE HITCH POINT OR MORE THAN
1.2m (4ft.) TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF THE CENTRE LINE OF THE PROPELLING MACHINE
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Item |
Min. Req. |
Vertical
Position |
Lateral
Spacing |
Extremities |
Notes |
Examples
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Red reflectors or red reflective material † |
2 |
NA |
NA |
As close as practicable to the outermost extremities |
Reflectors can be part of lensing in tail lamps. Reflectors or reflective material must be visible to the rear at night from distances within 30m (100ft) to 183m (600ft) when exposed to lower light beam of headlamps. |
Cultivators, windrowers, harrows, rakes, potato and sugar beet harvesters, mower conditioners, sprayers, row crop cultivators, forage harvesters |
† 3M™ Scotchlite™ Diamond Grade™ Reflective Strips packaged for TOWED will meet this requirement.
IF TOWED EQUIPMENT EXTENDS MORE THAN 1.2m (4ft.) TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTRE OF THE PROPELLING MACHINE
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Item |
Min. Req. |
Vertical
Position |
Lateral
Spacing |
Extremities |
Notes |
Examples
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Amber reflectors or amber reflective material † |
1 |
NA |
NA |
As close as practicable to the left extremity |
Visible from the front.
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Cultivators, windrowers, harrows, rakes, potato and sugar beet harvesters, mower conditioners, sprayers, row crop cultivators, forage harvesters |
† 3M™ Scotchlite™ Diamond Grade™ Reflective Strips packaged for TOWED will meet this requirement.
IF TOWED EQUIPMENT EXTENDS MORE THAN 10m (33ft.) BEHIND THE HITCHPOINT OF THE PROPELLING MACHINE
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Item |
Min. Req. |
Vertical
Position |
Lateral
Spacing |
Extremities |
Notes |
Examples
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Amber reflectors or amber reflective material † |
Dep. on len. |
NA |
Spaced no more than 5m (16 ft.) apart along the sides of the machine, as measured from the hitch point |
One reflector on each side must be mounted as close as practicable to the rear extremity |
Visible from the right and left sides.
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Augers, air seeders, bale movers |
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Slow-Moving Vehicle (SMV) identification
emblem |
1 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Long towed equipment must have it’s own emblem, mounted at the rear of the machine, and visible from the rear. |
Augers, air seeders, bale movers |
† 3M™ Scotchlite™ Diamond Grade™ Reflective Strips packaged for TOWED will meet this requirement.
Additional PAMI* Recommendations for all Farm Machinery Travelling on the Highways Day or Night
*(Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute)
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Item |
Min. Req. |
Vertical
Position |
Lateral Spacing |
Extremities |
Notes |
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Red reflectors or red reflective material on all equipment † |
2 |
NA |
Not more than 1.83m (6 ft.) apart |
As close as practicable to the outermost lateral extremities |
- Reflectors or reflective tape must be red when visible to the rear and amber when visible to the front
- For maximum visibility use superior grade reflective strips not less than 50x225 mm (2x9 in.) in size for each reflector location.
- Reflectors should be mounted within 400mm (16in.) of the lateral extremities of the machine.
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Amber reflectors or amber reflective material on all equipment † |
Var. |
NA |
Not more than 1.83m (6 ft.) apart |
As close as practicable to the outermost lateral, forward, and rearward extremities |
See above |
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Oscillating amber beacon |
1 |
Top of operator cab |
Centre |
NA |
Use on propelling machine |
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Tail lamps |
2 |
NA |
Symmetrically mounted |
NA |
Visible to the rear |
† 3M™ Scotchlite™ Diamond Grade™ Reflective Strips packaged for TOWED meets these recommendations
Information on these charts has been compiled from Manitoba Highways and Transportation’s "Be Seen, Be Safe!", and CSA M669-97.
This overview is not for specification or legal purposes. For details refer to the above publications.
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