2.3.1 Lighting of Existing Tractors and Self-propelled Equipment
For your convenience, a detailed point-by-point summary of Section 3 has been included in Appendix 5.
| Nighttime |
Nighttime is defined by the Lighting and Marking Regulation as “the period that starts 1/2 hour before sunset and ends 1/2 hour after sunrise.”
To travel at night existing equipment must also comply with the following requirements, as well as those in Section 2.2, DAYTIME TRAVEL, MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
| Head Lamps |
For detailed specifications on aiming and aligning headlamps, refer to Appendix 4.
Tractors and self-propelled equipment must have
at least two flashing amber warning lamps, visible from both the front and rear
of the machine, mounted as symmetrically and spaced as widely apart as practicable,
and located at least 1 m (39 in.) high (FIGURE 12
and 13). (See the glossary at the back of this booklet
for a definition of symmetrical). Warning lamps for existing equipment need not
flash in unison, and may be either permanently fixed or moveable.
If your
machine is over 4 m (13 ft.) wide you must have at least two flashing amber warning
lamps visible from both the front and rear. The lamps must be mounted at least
1 m (39 in.) high and within 400 mm (16 in.) of the extreme left and right extremities
(FIGURE 12 and 13).
These lamps may be used in addition to or in place of warning lamps that do not indicate extremities.
Examples of equipment over 4 m (13 ft.) wide are tractors with dual or triple wheels or wide axle stubs, swathers and combines.
Remember that flags are not allowed in lieu of flashing amber extremity warning lamps when moving equipment at night.
Tractors and other self-propelled equipment must have at least one red tail lamp visible from the rear of the machine and mounted less than 1.5 m (5 ft.) to the left of the machine centre. If two tail lamps are used, the second lamp must be symmetrical with the left lamp location (FIGURE 13).
This regulation does not require turn signals on existing equipment. However, if provided, the turn signals tie into the flashing amber warning lamps via the standardized seven-pin connector. They should be kept in good working condition.
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