Although it varies by state, In Ohio I believe with a slow moving sign you are limited to 26 mph. Faster than that and you now must comply with all motor vehicle requirements.
If you go faster than that then they can give you a ticket and ticketing is more frequent than one thinks.
In reality, Too many cheapskates out there have tried to hang a slow moving sign on their trailer with no working lights and no license plates and then fly up and down the road. State sees this as lost revenue to them so it usually turns into multiple tickets at that for: Going too fast with a SMV, No trailer license plates, No working lights, etc.
Your likelihood of getting the ticket is probably small in a rural area where farm equipment is appreciated and respected as common everyday life. However if you in an area that urban sprawl has taken over such that farm equipment is now more seen as a nuisance to the inhabitants along with a Barney Fife cop then look out.
I have heard of cops will even take it as for as anything hooked behind a pick up truck is not eligible for a SMV and will ticket you regardless of how fast you travel for no lights and no registration on item being towed. To me if you keep it below 26 mph you should be still legal just like you pulling it with a tractor. Go faster than that though and you deserve what you get.
A set of those $10 Harbor Freight magnetic trailer lights would be a good investment for someone doing this semi-regularly for safety sake.
This post was edited by rankrank1 at 08:46:25 06/06/15 2 times.
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