Maximum Sled Deck Widths

[jaminfire]

So I get the same question all the time when selling sled decks... What is the maximum width a sled deck can be to be legal. I am no Attorney but I can use a computer.. In the general snowmobiling section of snowest this topic came up. A Cop in the McCall area has been giving tickets for sled decks because they hang over the sides of trucks. If this happens to you stand up and complain to the Idaho State Police. If we file a false police report we would get in trouble. It should be the same for a police officer wrighting a false citation. So here is what I found...... In general 8' 6" Max

Oregon Law


SIZE
818.080 Maximum size limits. This section
establishes maximum size limits for purposes
of ORS 818.090. Except where an
exemption under ORS 818.100 specifically
provides otherwise, any vehicle or load
thereon that exceeds a maximum allowable
size as determined by any of the following
tables exceeds the maximum size limits for
purposes of ORS 818.090:
(1) A vehicle or combination of vehicles,
as appropriate, exceeds the maximum allowable
size if a dimension of the vehicle, combination
of vehicles or load thereon is
beyond an applicable maximum size allowable
on the following table:
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TABLE I
Dimension Limit applicable to: Maximum
limited: allowable
size, in
feet, for
dimension
limited:
(1) Total
outside
width.............Any vehicle........................ 8½
(2) Height,
including
load................Any vehicle........................ 14
(3) Length...........Any vehicle
operating singly................ 40
Vehicle in
combination
of vehicles.......................... 40
Combination of
vehicles,
including load ................... 60
Combination of
vehicles that includes
a stinger-steered
pole trailer......................... 65
(4) Length of
load on
vehicle...........Any vehicle
operating
singly or as a
unit in
a combination
of vehicles.......................... 40
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The maximum limit on height under the table
in this subsection does not relieve the
owner or driver of any vehicle or combination
of vehicles from the exercise of due care
in determining that sufficient vertical clearance
is provided upon the highways and
streets where the vehicle or combination of
vehicles is being operated.
(2) A vehicle or combination of vehicles,
as appropriate, exceeds the maximum allowable
size if a portion of the vehicle, combination
of vehicles or load thereon is subject
to a limitation under the following table and
that portion extends farther than the maximum
limit of allowable extension beyond a
designated point as determined by the following
table:
__________________________________________
TABLE II
Designated point: Limit applicable to: Maximum
limit of
allowable
extension
beyond
designated
point:
(1) Line of left
fenders of
vehicle..............Load on any
passenger
vehicle ........................ No
allowable
extension
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818.090 OREGON VEHICLE CODE
beyond
designated
point.
(2) Line of right
fenders of
vehicle..............Load on any
passenger
vehicle ........................ 6 inches

Idaho Law

TITLE 49
MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 10
WEIGHT, SPEED AND TIRE REGULATIONS
49-1010. SIZE OF VEHICLES AND LOADS. No vehicle shall exceed the
dimensions specified below, except that certain devices determined by the
board as necessary for the safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles,
including energy conservation devices, shall be excluded from the calculation
of width or length.
(1) The width of a vehicle, including any load thereon, except as noted
below, shall not exceed .......................................... 8 1/2 feet.
(a) The limitations as to size of vehicles stated in this section shall
not apply to farm tractors or to implements of husbandry, including any
load thereon, or any trailer not wider than the implement of husbandry
used in the transportation of implements of husbandry for agricultural
operations, and including all equipment used in land leveling operations,
when being incidentally operated upon the highway from one (1) farm
operation to another during daylight hours.
(b) Notwithstanding the exemption from width limitation for farm tractors
included in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the total outside width of
any farm tractor being transported on the interstate system in this state,
except as permitted by section 49-1004, Idaho Code, shall not exceed
.................................................. ................ 9 feet.

Washington State Law

RCW 46.44.010
Outside width limit.

The total outside width of any vehicle or load thereon must not exceed eight and one-half feet; except that an externally mounted rear vision mirror may extend beyond the width limits of the vehicle body to a point that allows the driver a view to the rear of the vehicle along both sides in conformance with Federal National Safety Standard 111 (49 C.F.R. 571.111), and RCW 46.37.400. Excluded from this calculation of width are certain devices that provide added safety, energy conservation, or are otherwise necessary, and are not designed or used to carry cargo. The width-exclusive devices must be identified in rules adopted by the department of transportation under RCW 46.44.101. A width-exclusive device must not extend more than three inches beyond the width limit of the vehicle body.

Navada Law

MAXIMUM WIDTH NRS 484.759
• 102 Inches excluding: Mirrors, lights, other safety devices, and any hardware required for an awning, which does not extend beyond any mirror that is attached to a recreational vehicle.
• If equipped with pneumatic tires, maximum width from the outside of the wheel and tire to the outside of the opposite outer wheel and tire must

California Law

GENERAL RULE

35100. (a) The total outside width of any vehicle or its load shall not exceed 102 inches.

MEASUREMENT

35100.1. (a) The metric equivalent of 102 inches is 2.6 meters.

(b) The width measurement of any vehicle with side walls shall be made from the outside wall of the two opposite sides of the vehicle.

CITIES & COUNTIES

35100. (c) A city or county may prohibit a width in excess of 96 inches upon highways under its jurisdiction.

35105. Any city organized under a freeholders' charter may permit a width in excess of these limits when used within the city.

VEHICLE & LOAD EXEMPTIONS

35101. When any vehicle is equipped with pneumatic tires, the maximum width from the outside of one wheel and tire to the opposite shall not exceed 108 inches.

35100.5. The outside width of a cotton module mover and the load thereon shall not exceed 130 inches in width. For details, see the web page: Cotton Module Movers.

35102. When any vehicle carries a load of loosely piled agricultural products such as hay, straw, or leguminous plants in bulk but not crated, baled, boxed, or sacked, the load shall not exceed 120 inches in width.

35104. The following vehicles shall not exceed a width of 120 inches: (a) Special mobile equipment. (b) Special construction or highway maintenance equipment. (c) Motor vehicles for hauling feed for livestock that are exempted from registration, except when operated on a highway during darkness.

35111. No passenger vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load extending beyond the line of the fenders on its left side or more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on its right side.

 

[Sledsniper]

I know in Montana max trailer with is 8'8".
Don't know if that applys to decks?

 

[jaminfire]

Montana

Sorry, did not mean to leave Montana out. It is 8'6" wide Max

61-10-102. Width -- definition. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), a vehicle, including a bus, unloaded or with load, may not have a total outside width in excess of 102 inches. This width for buses is allowed only on paved highways 20 feet or more in width.
(2) (a) Subsection (1) does not apply to an implement of husbandry or a vehicle used for hauling hay that is moved or propelled upon the highway during daylight hours for a distance of not more than 100 miles if the movement is incidental to the farming operations of the owner of the implement of husbandry or the vehicle used for hauling hay. If the implement or vehicle is more than 12 1/2 feet wide, it must be preceded by flag vehicle escorts to warn other highway users. This restriction does not apply to dual-wheel tractors under 15 feet overall width that are used in farming operations or to movement on a county road within 100 miles of the farming operation of the owner of an implement of husbandry or a vehicle used for hauling hay. Lights that meet the requirements of 61-9-219(4) must be displayed on the rear of the implement of husbandry or vehicle used for hauling hay. However, if the highway passes through a hazardous area, the implements or vehicles must be preceded and followed by flag vehicle escorts unless the movement of the implements or vehicles is restricted to a county road within 100 miles of the farming operation of the owner.
(b) An implement of husbandry or a vehicle used for hauling hay that exceeds 16 1/2 feet in width and that is traveling on an interstate or a four-lane highway must be followed by a flag vehicle escort.
(c) A commercial vehicle that is hauling hay but does not qualify under subsection (2)(a) may be granted a permit subject to the provisions of 61-10-121 through 61-10-127 and the following requirements:
(i) travel during daylight hours only for an oversize shipment of large round bales of hay, whether the vehicle is loaded or with an empty hay rack, up to 144 inches; when empty, a square red or orange flag measuring 12 inches on each side must be attached to each corner of the hay rack; and
(ii) travel day or night for any other shipment of baled hay, whether the vehicle is loaded or with an empty hay rack, up to 114 inches.
(d) Subsection (1) does not apply to a commercial hay grinder moved or propelled upon the highway during daylight hours for a distance of not more than 100 miles if the movement is incidental to operations of the commercial hay grinder. A commercial hay grinder exceeding 102 inches in width must have a permit issued under 61-10-124. If the commercial hay grinder is more than 12 1/2 feet wide, it must be preceded by flag vehicle escorts to warn other highway users. Lights that meet the requirements of 61-9-219(4) must be displayed on the rear of the commercial hay grinder. Movement of a commercial hay grinder that does not exceed 138 inches in width may occur on any day of the week, including holidays, and is restricted to movement during daylight hours. Movement of a commercial hay grinder may not exceed the posted speed limit, including the speed limit on an interstate highway.
(3) (a) The width of a recreational vehicle, as defined in 61-1-101, and a camper, as defined in 61-1-101, that is being operated for noncommercial purposes may exceed 102 inches if:
(i) the excess width is attributable to recreational vehicle or camper appurtenances that do not extend beyond the exterior rearview mirrors of the recreational vehicle, the camper, a vehicle being towed by the recreational vehicle, or the motor vehicle providing motive power; and
(ii) the rearview mirrors extend only the distance necessary to provide the appropriate field of view for the vehicle before the recreational vehicle or camper appurtenances are attached.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "recreational vehicle or camper appurtenances" means an awning and its support hardware or any appendage that is intended to be an integral part of the recreational vehicle or camper and that is installed by the manufacturer or dealer.
(4) A safety device that the department determines by rule adopted pursuant to 61-9-504 to be necessary for safe and efficient operation of motor vehicles is not included in the calculation of width provided in subsection (1).
(5) For the purposes of this section, "flag vehicle" means a vehicle equipped as required by law or by department of transportation rule to warn or guide vehicular traffic. When not being operated as a flag vehicle, signs must be removed.

 

[Sledsniper]

once again I stand corected.

 

[steveo10]

108"s?