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2 General Information
2.1 Road traffic
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2 General Information
2.1 Road traffic
In addition to his driving licence, the operator must
always carry the copy of the vehicle type approval reg-
istration issued by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (the
German Federal Motor Vehicle Executive). A warning
triangle and, on machines over 4 t permissible total
weight, at least one wheel chock must always be car-
ried on the combine.
When driving on public roads with the combine har-
vester comply with all the requirements stated under
letter C in the copy of the vehicle type approval regis-
tration (§ 18 Section 5 StVZO) issued by the Kraftfahrt-
Bundesamt.
On machines with excess width (width over the tyres),
a vehicle type approval registration for individual vehi-
cles (single expert opinion) and a special approval in
accordance with § 70, Section 1, clauses 1 and 2 of
the StVZO must be carried instead of the General
Operating Permit. Furthermore, all the requirements
stated in the vehicle type approval registration for indi-
vidual vehicles and in the special approval must be
observed. The issue of a special approval differs from
country to country. The excess width must be marked
in accordance with the regulations for marking of
excess-width road vehicles (e.g. two marker boards at
the front and the rear each, protective bar, two amber
flashing warning beacons).
If any part(s) of the combine harvester is/are subse-
quently modified whose condition is/are prescribed or
the operation of which (after being modified) could rep-
resent a hazard to other road users, then the vehicle
type approval registration shall no longer be valid and
application must be made for a new vehicle type
approval registration. In this case the machine must be
presented to the motor vehicle safety inspection
authority responsible (e.g. TÜV) in order to obtain an
expert opinion certificate (§ 19 section 2 StVZO).
If you are in any doubt as to whether this situation
applies in your case, please contact us as
manufacturers.
If a transport vehicle for front attachments is towed
behind the combine harvester, then the cable for the
lighting system must be connected and the good con-
dition of the lighting system assured.
If the combine is equipped with a maize picker head or
folding cutterbar, the regulations and requirements of
the machine's General Operating Permit must be
observed, in particular the requirements concerning
ballast weights and tyres.
