Heavy Loads of Crap may poop on snowmobilers parade...

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snocrazy

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I read this article today. I thought it was pretty crazy. It seems farmers are being fined for hauling over 80,000 lbs of cow crap on county roads. Just another way for the broke mismanaged government to generate revenue if you ask me. Now the farmers are punishing snowmobilers by not allowing trails to cross their property in attempt to get back at the man.That stinks!

http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/ar...owmobilers?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
 
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jr37

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This happening in my county. Lucky, so far it has not affected any of our clubs trails. I see the farmers points in this ordeal. The state has so many mandates on the farmers as to when and where they can spread manure, and now they are forcing them to haul half loads. It is a big deal in this area. Some farmers or custom haulers have been fined over $5,000, one fine was $7,200.

Hope this gets resolved soon.
 
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whitedust

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Yep it is a bad call! Just like Clearwater shutting down trail access between Eagle River & 3 Lakes because DNR fined Clearwater for filling in wetlands. Trail now goes half a$$ route thru Sugar Camp to get to 3 Lakes but changed nothing between Clearwater & WI DNR. LOL To me real bad PR for Clearwater everbody now hates them local biz & public. Not good to have zero friends in high or low places. Huge mistake will burn Clearwater big time for along time & will become an outcast in biz community but his call so I don't feel a bit sorry for him. I hope DNR adds interest to unpaid fines the stubborn jerk!
 
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chadlyt

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around my parts, you have to hold your breath through stretches of cornfields as they fling the poop at all time of the year around here. glad to have the trail open and i'll deal with it as long as their aren't any problems like the OP states.
 
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jr37

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jeff said:
thats what happens when the dnr has more athority than just about any official
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The problem here is the county cops and the state patrol, they are the ones handing out the big fines. The farmer takes his frustration out on the clubs. The DNR could care less if the trail is open or closed. They will still collect money from registrations, gas tax, and out-of -state stickers, and just won't have to disperse any of it, because the trail didn't open. The DNR smiles big, because the whole ordeal makes them money. If the farmers want to take it out on the DNR they should stop buying hunting licenses, not close trails.
 
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sledboy482

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This has been a hot topic on Hardcoresledder for two weeks. I ride Marathon County all the time. I believe the stupid Gannett newspaper companies finally figured out there was a story. So, as usual they're a couple weeks late. I have heard that this is going to not be too much of an issue this year now. Sounds like the farmers are gonna allow the trails to open and then possibly close them for a week. I also know that there will be some permits issued to allow them to haul 15% overload. I really hope it doesn't get crazy here like it did there(HCS). The less press this gets, the less likely we will have problems. Now, if we can just get some danged snow! This upper 30's crap reminds me of the early 2000's. I HATED those years.
 
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sledboy482

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Yes, 80,000lbs is the typical amount you can legally weigh on Class A roads-which are most of the highways. Class B Roads are like 65% of the 80,000 limit. Not certain on the percentage, but I know it is close. Once everything freezes over good, truckers can apply for and receive a frozen roads limit of 90,000. Those then get suspended in the Spring during the thaw. But, I feel the 15% overage bill should pass into law. So, those farmers with the big baloon tires on the equipment should be good to go after that.

jr37 said:
Yes, I think that is correct.
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pfd_crew said:
Is 80000lbs the state legal limit you can be without a overweight permit?
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pfd_crew

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so basically since the farmers are breaking the law and are getting caught, they are gonna take it out on the snowmobilers...... classic,
 
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jr37

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They may be breaking the law, but. The big farms that are facing this problem now are forced by DNR rules to spread manure in a very small time frame. It has to be in spring after the frost is out and in fall after harvest and before the snow comes. They cannot spread on frozen, snow covered fields. If they have to haul with 3000 gal tankers, instead of 7000 gal tankers, they risk not getting their pits empty enough to make it to the next hauling time frame. If a pit runs over and gets into a waterway, then the s$%t really hits the fan with the DNR.

They may need to look into giving farmers a variance on weight limits here, because the 15% over is not going to be enough.
 
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7707

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This is a load of $hit!!!!!!, leave the Farmers alone !!!!!! Its hard enough to make it as a Farmer without the Law breathing down your neck.....My Hats off to the Family farms, they are slowly becoming a thing of the past.
 
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rawfish

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Complete BS with out farmers NO ONE WOULD EAT!!!!! Cut these hard working guys some slack and bring back America.
 
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EXCESSIVE FORCE

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jr37 said:
They may be breaking the law, but. The big farms that are facing this problem now are forced by DNR rules to spread manure in a very small time frame. It has to be in spring after the frost is out and in fall after harvest and before the snow comes. They cannot spread on frozen, snow covered fields. If they have to haul with 3000 gal tankers, instead of 7000 gal tankers, they risk not getting their pits empty enough to make it to the next hauling time frame. If a pit runs over and gets into a waterway, then the s$%t really hits the fan with the DNR.

They may need to look into giving farmers a variance on weight limits here, because the 15% over is not going to be enough.
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This post sums things up exactly..............
 
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Team Elkhorn

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Its the county sheriff writing the citations. And their targeting everyone not just the farmers. Our guys get pulled over and weighed all the time and if your over weight its big $. One of our guys got a $1800 fine this year. Last year another guy got a $2200 fine. And because our guys should know better, they have to pay the fines themselves.
 
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t660redrocket

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Sounds to me like the farmers and s**t haulers want special treatment to haul heavy loads. Farms that large are businesses. When I hire trucks to haul my steel they are taking things into their own hands if they decide to haul heavy. Why should a farm business be treated special? Yes farmers feed the world, but the steel I sell builds the tractors and buildings to allow them to farm. Farmers and their never ending subsidies always think they are special!!!
 
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