Regularly check your seed and silo bins for structural integrity, especially those at height. If there are some that are questionable and you don't have time to fix them right now, try and do without them until repaired. Mark them in some way so employees know not to use them.  We have 3 'scrubber' field […]
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This is a ‘tolerance’ of up to 5%, not a permit to overload to 5%. Loading grain in a paddock is not an exact science so we have been afforded some leeway with regards to overloading. The first load from any given paddock is the starting point, if overloaded; you must show a decreasing pattern […]
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Diesel Diesel isn't considered Dangerous Goods so does not require 'placarding' (refer definitions). However, if your diesel tanks are nearby or alongside a ULP tank, then that whole storage quantity is considered ‘Flammable Liquid Class 3 (Dangerous Goods)’ and will require appropriate placarding. If your Diesel storage within the same work yard amounts to 10,000 […]
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Tractors manufactured before 1981 were previously exempt from regulations concerning the compulsory fitting of ROPS, but when the WHS Regulations 2012 came into operation at the start of 2013, this exemption was removed. Tractor users were given until January 1, 2016 to install ROPS on all pre-1981 tractors weighing between 560 kilograms and 15 tonne. […]
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Pilot/escort vehicles do not need to be registered as 'primary producer' 'Primary Producer' registered vehicles can be driven for any aspect of your life, as long as you are not using them to carry on another business for reward (payment via money or goods) South Australia Motor Vehicles Act 1959 34—Registration fees for primary producers' […]
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Under heavy vehicle fatigue laws, truck drivers must take rest breaks in and around a timetable called 'standard hours'. There are extra allowances for those accredited in 'basic or advanced fatigue management' schemes, but by in large, farmers are operating under standard hours. There are lots of little nitpicking rules (if, and's or buts) so […]
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In South Australia, we require either an MR or HR level licence to operate agricultural machinery on road. Personally, I have no desire whatsoever to get myself a truck licence! Primary Producers in SA are instead allowed to apply for a 'licence restriction' with the Licencing Department of DIT. This permit type arrangement then allows […]
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As a part of your website membership, I have 3 options for you to choose from (A, B or C) to provide whichever Induction delivery method best suits your grain and livestock carriers. I have made this as simple as I can, but am always open to your suggestions for changes. Request Letter for Carrier […]
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If you have a truck combination (over 4.5 tonne), that is not involved in Mass and/or Maintenance Accreditation, then it still needs to comply with the Chain of Responsibility, even if it doesn't do silo work. Those in Accreditation will already have record keeping systems via their Auditors. But if you don't have anything in […]
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There are lots of variations to truck combinations and it can get complicated, especially for farmer's who only 'moonlight' as a truckie during harvest or seeding and then move on to all the other regulations we deal with. The Basics The GCM is the gross combination mass: tare of your truck (or prime mover) + […]
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