Is a walk-behind tractor a vehicle in Russia?

Resolution of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated November 10, 2016 N 24-AD16-4 The court canceled the judicial acts adopted in the case on bringing the driver of the vehicle to administrative liability for failure to comply with the legal requirement of an authorized official to undergo a medical examination for intoxication and terminated the proceedings in the case , since the walk-behind tractor cannot be recognized as a vehicle

Judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation V.P. Merkulov,

Having considered the complaint of Gagauzov S.M. on the decision of the magistrate of judicial district No. 3 of the Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea dated December 11, 2015, the decision of the judge of the Maikop district court of the Republic of Adygea dated January 26, 2016 and the decision of the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygea dated March 22, 2016, which entered into legal force. , issued against Gagauzov S.M. in the case of an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, established:

by the decision of the magistrate of the judicial district No. 3 of the Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea dated December 11, 2015, upheld by the decision of the judge of the Maikop district court of the Republic of Adygea dated January 26, 2016 and the decision of the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygea dated March 22, 2016, Gagauzov CM. found guilty of committing an administrative offense under Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, and was subjected to administrative punishment in the form of an administrative fine in the amount of 30,000 rubles with deprivation of the right to drive vehicles for a period of 1 year 6 months.

In a complaint filed with the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, Gagauzov S.M. asks for the cancellation of the decisions made against him in this case of an administrative offense, citing their illegality.

Having studied the materials of the case regarding the administrative offense and the arguments of S.M. Gagauzov’s complaint, I come to the following conclusions.

Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation establishes administrative liability for failure by the driver of a vehicle to comply with the legal requirement of an authorized official to undergo a medical examination for intoxication, if such actions (inaction) do not contain a criminal offense.

In accordance with paragraph 2.3.2 of the Traffic Rules, approved by Decree of the Council of Ministers - Government of the Russian Federation of October 23, 1993 N 1090 (hereinafter referred to as the Traffic Rules), the driver of a vehicle is obliged, at the request of officials authorized to carry out federal state supervision in the field of road safety, undergo an examination for alcohol intoxication and a medical examination for intoxication.

As can be seen from the case materials, on September 19, 2015, a traffic police official in relation to Gagauzov S.M. a protocol has been drawn up. about an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses (case file 4).

According to this protocol, on September 19, 2015 at 18:40 in the area of 86 on the street. Lenin in Art. Kurdzhipskaya Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea Gagauzov S.M. drove a self-propelled vehicle (motoblock) with signs of intoxication, refused to undergo an examination for alcohol intoxication, and then failed to comply with the legal requirement of an authorized official to undergo a medical examination for intoxication.

These circumstances served as the basis for attracting S.M. Gagauzov. by a resolution of the magistrate to administrative liability under Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses.

Higher courts with the conclusions of the magistrate about the presence of S.M. Gagauzov in the act. the composition of this administrative offense and the decision adopted by him agreed.

At the same time, the judicial acts taken in the case cannot be recognized as legal.

The objectives of proceedings in cases of administrative offenses are a comprehensive, complete, objective and timely clarification of the circumstances of each case, its resolution in accordance with the law, ensuring the execution of the issued decision, as well as identifying the causes and conditions that contributed to the commission of administrative offenses (Article 24.1 of the Code of the Russian Federation on administrative offenses).

According to Article 26.1 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, among other circumstances in a case of an administrative offense, the following are subject to clarification: the event of an administrative offense, the person who committed unlawful actions (inaction), for which the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses or the law of a subject of the Russian Federation provides for administrative liability , as well as the person’s guilt in committing an administrative offense.

Establishing guilt involves proving a person’s guilt in committing an unlawful action (inaction).

Based on the provisions of paragraph 2.3.2 of the Traffic Rules and the disposition of part 1 of article 12.26 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, the subject of the administrative offense provided for by this norm is the driver.

In accordance with paragraph 1.2 of the Traffic Rules, Article 2 of the Federal Law of December 10, 1995 N 196-FZ “On Road Safety” (hereinafter referred to as the Federal Law of December 10, 1995 N 196-FZ), a driver is the person driving any vehicle (including training in driving); vehicle - a device designed to transport people, goods or equipment installed on it on roads.

A power-driven vehicle is a vehicle driven by an engine. The term also applies to any tractors and self-propelled machines.

At the same time, by virtue of the note to Article 12.1 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, a vehicle in this article should be understood as a motor vehicle with a displacement of an internal combustion engine of more than 50 cubic centimeters or a maximum electric motor power of more than 4 kilowatts and a maximum design speed of more than 50 kilometers per hour , as well as trailers for it, subject to state registration, and in other articles of this chapter also tractors, self-propelled road construction and other self-propelled machines, vehicles for which a special right is granted in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation on road safety.

In accordance with the technical characteristics of the Neva walk-behind tractor, the working volume of its engine exceeds 50 cubic centimeters, but at the same time the maximum speed is less than 50 kilometers per hour.

According to paragraph 1 of the Basic Provisions for the admission of vehicles to operation and the duties of officials to ensure road safety, approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers - Government of the Russian Federation of October 23, 1993 N 1090 “On Road Traffic Rules”, in the State Road Safety Inspectorate The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (hereinafter also the State Inspectorate) or other bodies determined by the Government of the Russian Federation must register motor vehicles (except mopeds) and trailers.

State registration on the territory of the Russian Federation of motor vehicles, tractors, self-propelled road-building and other machines with an internal combustion engine displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters or a maximum electric motor power of more than 4 kilowatts, as well as trailers for them, is carried out in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 12, 1994 N 938 “On state registration of motor vehicles and other types of self-propelled equipment on the territory of the Russian Federation.”

According to paragraph 2 of this resolution, registration of motor vehicles with a maximum design speed of more than 50 km/h, and trailers for them, intended for movement on public roads, is carried out by units of the State Inspectorate, and tractors, self-propelled road-building and other machines and trailers to them, including motor vehicles with a maximum design speed of 50 km/h or less, as well as those not intended for driving on public roads, - state supervision bodies over the technical condition of self-propelled vehicles and other types of equipment in the Russian Federation (gostekhnadzor).

The unified procedure for the state registration of tractors, self-propelled road-building and other machines and trailers for them, as well as the issuance of state registration plates for machines, is established by the Rules for the state registration of tractors, self-propelled road-building and other machines and trailers for them by the bodies of state supervision over the technical condition of self-propelled machines and other types of equipment in the Russian Federation (gostekhnadzor), approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Russia on January 16, 1995.

In accordance with paragraph 1.4 of the specified State Registration Rules, tractors (except for walk-behind tractors), self-propelled road-building, reclamation, agricultural and other machines with a displacement of an internal combustion engine of more than 50 cubic centimeters that are not subject to registration in departments are subject to registration in accordance with these Rules State Automobile Inspectorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as numbered units and trailers (semi-trailers) of these vehicles.

The procedure for admitting citizens to drive self-propelled machines and issuing tractor driver (tractor driver) certificates by state technical supervision bodies is established by the Rules for admission to driving self-propelled machines and issuing tractor driver (tractor driver) licenses, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 12, 1999 N 796.

According to these Rules and Instructions on the procedure for their application, approved by Order of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Russia dated November 29, 1999 N 807, self-propelled vehicles are understood to mean motor vehicles not intended for driving on public roads (off-road motor vehicles), tractors (except walk-behind tractors), self-propelled road construction and other machines with an internal combustion engine displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters, not related to motor vehicles.

Thus, a walk-behind tractor does not belong to vehicles subject to state registration; it is not a self-propelled machine, the control of which is granted a special right, and, based on the concept formulated in the note to Article 12.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, in relation to other articles Chapter 12 of the said Code cannot be recognized as a vehicle.

Taking into account this circumstance, the conclusions of the courts that S.M. Gagauzov, driving a walk-behind tractor, was the driver of a vehicle and, accordingly, a subject of an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, cannot be considered justified.

In accordance with paragraph 4 of part 2 of Article 30.17 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offenses, based on the results of consideration of a complaint, protest against a decision in a case of an administrative offense that has entered into legal force, decisions based on the results of consideration of complaints, protests, a decision is made to cancel the decision in a case of an administrative offense , decisions based on the results of consideration of a complaint, protest and on termination of proceedings in the case in the presence of at least one of the circumstances provided for in Articles 2.9, 24.5 of the said Code, as well as in the absence of proof of the circumstances on the basis of which the specified resolution or decision was made.

Under such circumstances, the decision of the magistrate of judicial district No. 3 of the Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea dated December 11, 2015, the decision of the judge of the Maikop district court of the Republic of Adygea dated January 26, 2016 and the decision of the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygea dated March 22, 2016, issued in relation to Gagauzov S.M. in a case of an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, are subject to cancellation, and the proceedings in the case are subject to termination on the basis of paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Article 24.5 of the said Code due to the absence of an administrative offense.

Based on the above, guided by Articles 30.13 and 30.17 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, the judge of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ruled:

complaint of Gagauzov S.M. to satisfy.

Resolution of the magistrate of judicial district No. 3 of the Maikop district of the Republic of Adygea dated December 11, 2015, decision of the judge of the Maikop district court of the Republic of Adygea dated January 26, 2016 and the decision of the deputy chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Adygea dated March 22, 2016, issued in relation to Gagauzov CM. in the case of an administrative offense provided for in Part 1 of Article 12.26 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences, cancel.

The proceedings in the case of an administrative offense are terminated on the basis of paragraph 2 of part 1 of Article 24.5 of the Code of the Russian Federation on Administrative Offences.

Document overview

The citizen who was driving the walk-behind tractor was brought to administrative responsibility for refusing to undergo a medical examination for intoxication.

However, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation found that there was no corpus delicti.

The subject of this offense is the driver - the person driving the vehicle.

Meanwhile, the walk-behind tractor does not belong to vehicles subject to state registration, and is not a self-propelled machine, the operation of which is granted a special right. It cannot be recognized as a vehicle based on the formulation of this concept contained in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

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Is a walk-behind tractor a vehicle in Russia?

An innovation in legislation that any owner of agricultural machinery should know about.

Now such equipment as a walk-behind tractor is, with some reservations, a vehicle that requires the appropriate documents and driving rights, reports the press service of the Minusinsk State Traffic Safety Inspectorate.

With the onset of sowing and farming, cases of driving walk-behind tractors on public roads and populated areas have become more frequent, as well as their participation in road traffic accidents with injuries and material damage. At the same time, persons operating such devices often do not have control skills, do not know the Rules of the Road, and when an incident occurs, they do not actually bear that significant legal responsibility for the offenses they committed, which gives rise to new incidents involving such devices.

Until 2019, the concept of “walk-behind tractor” was not enshrined in any legal act, as a result of which the management of such a vehicle was subject to legal qualification under Articles 12.29 and 12.30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.

On February 12, 2019, by decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 25 “On the classification of a walk-behind tractor (motor-cultivator) in accordance with the unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union,” the concept of a walk-behind tractor (motor-cultivator) was defined. This document was signed by its members, including the Russian Federation, and entered into legal force on March 17, 2019.

Thus, in accordance with paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 of Article 22 of the Customs Code of the Eurasian Economic Union, the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission decided that a walk-behind tractor (motor-cultivator) is a device with the ability to attach attachments and (or) trailed equipment, controlled by a nearby driver using a steering device in the form two handles, with one drive axle, an internal combustion engine, the design features of which provide for the possibility of installing working tools (mills) for tillage or wheels on the drive axle, having a special traction device, and (or) devices for attaching attachments, and a pulley or power take-off shaft, in accordance with the Basic Rules for the Interpretation of the Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity 1 and 6 is classified in subposition 8701 10 000 0 of the unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union.

By decision of the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated July 16, 2012 No. 54, as amended on March 19, 2019, “On approval of the unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Unified Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union,” which entered into legal force on May 16, 2019, determined the unified Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union and the Unified Customs Tariff of the Eurasian Economic Union in subposition 8701 10 000 0, according to which the walk-behind tractor (motor-cultivator) belongs to the category single-axle tractors.

Is it possible to drive a walk-behind tractor without a driver's license in 2019?

When operating various mini-equipment and driving it on public roads, problems may occur if stopped by a traffic police inspector. To act in the legal field, first of all, you should find out whether you need a license for a walk-behind tractor, as well as what to do when meeting with a traffic police officer and how to avoid a fine.

Is a walk-behind tractor a vehicle?

In order to find out the rules for traveling on mini-equipment, which today is in great demand in agriculture and other sectors of the national economy, you should carefully study the regulatory framework in this area. The main question that requires an answer is whether a walk-behind tractor with a trailer is a vehicle. The legislation says that a walk-behind tractor cannot be classified as a vehicle. And if we consider a walk-behind tractor with a trailer attached to it, this does not change matters.

Permissions required or not

There is no mention of walk-behind tractors in the traffic rules. Thus, there are no clear regulations for their driving. According to the operating manual, the walk-behind tractor can be used in gardens, fields, farms, and road sections not controlled by traffic police. In these cases, you can drive without a license. But at the same time, you should not ignore the entry in the walk-behind tractor’s passport about the prohibition of driving on public roads. However, every farmer will say that quite often there is a need to drive a walk-behind tractor on such a road. Then what to do in such a situation and do you need a license for a walk-behind tractor with a trailer in 2019 for such trips, as well as in the absence of a trailer?

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The situation is such that the traffic police monitors compliance with traffic rules by all road users. And, despite the fact that the walk-behind tractor is not a vehicle, it is a participant in road traffic. And the one who operates the walk-behind tractor must know and follow the traffic rules. In practice, despite the fact that the law does not mention a walk-behind tractor as a vehicle and there is no such category of driving license, you must obtain a license to drive.

Driving on public roads

If a decision is made to obtain a license, then what category of driving license is required for the owner of a walk-behind tractor and are tractor licenses suitable for a walk-behind tractor? The driver of a walk-behind tractor will not have any problems when meeting with a traffic inspector if he has a category A license with him. This type of driver's license gives the right to drive a motorcycle. A standard walk-behind tractor is difficult to identify otherwise. The presence of rights in this category for the owner of a walk-behind tractor is confirmed by the fact that he knows the traffic rules.

When moving along the highway, the owner must equip the walk-behind tractor with front running lights, and on the sides and side of the trailer with reflective elements. If a farmer does not have a driver's license, in order not to break the law, he should not go onto the highway on the way to the place where the walk-behind tractor is used. Having a driving license is guaranteed insurance when meeting with a traffic police officer. If the walk-behind tractor is reconstructed into a mini-tractor, you cannot do without a tractor license to operate it.

How to avoid getting a fine

Despite the fact that there is no information in the legislation about the need to have a certain category in the driving license to drive a walk-behind tractor on the highway, a traffic police officer may require a citizen to present such a document upon meeting. In its absence, the driver of the walk-behind tractor will be forced to pay a fine. When drawing up a protocol, the traffic inspector will refer to Art. 12.11 Code of Administrative Offences. The provisions of this article allow you to be fined for creating an obstacle to the movement of other cars along the highway.

To avoid this, the owner of the walk-behind tractor must have a driver’s license. Having a license indicates that the driver of such equipment knows the traffic rules and has passed the driving test. It turns out that the legislation does not require a license to own a walk-behind tractor; however, you need a document confirming that the citizen driving it knows the traffic rules and has driving skills. Such a document is a driver's license.

If the walk-behind tractor is homemade

The situation is completely different for farmers who own homemade walk-behind tractors. It is prohibited to drive a homemade vehicle on the highway, even if you have a driver’s license of any category. When encountering a homemade walk-behind tractor on the road, a traffic police officer is obliged to issue a fine to its owner. Thus, if a citizen independently designed a walk-behind tractor, then he can operate it exclusively on his own plot, vegetable garden, field, and country roads. Traffic police officers do not regulate traffic in such places and are unlikely to pay attention to a homemade walk-behind tractor plying through the countryside.

To move such a walk-behind tractor along the highway you will need a trailer. Sometimes the employer of an employee with his walk-behind tractor issues a special pass to travel to the place of work. A homemade walk-behind tractor can be officially registered. To do this, its design must include turn signals, brake lights, and other required elements. Such vehicle registration is a rather long journey, requiring a number of examinations.

In order not to solve such complex problems, it is better to purchase a ready-made walk-behind tractor. If there is a driving license with at least one open category, the owner or other user of such a device can drive it not only on country roads, but also on public roads. A walk-behind tractor with a capacity of 9 liters has become especially popular. s., but for not particularly large-scale farming work, equipment with a 7 liter engine is enough. With. Experts recommend purchasing devices with a collapsible gearbox. In the event of a breakdown, such a walk-behind tractor can be repaired without any problems.

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What to do for mini tractor owners

To carry out fairly large-scale work, large farms, in addition to walk-behind tractors, have mini-tractors. For this type of vehicle, a license is required. A driver who has completed specialized courses and received a tractor driver's license can sit behind the wheel of a mini-tractor when driving on the highway. Like a walk-behind tractor, a mini-tractor is typical for rural areas. When purchasing such equipment, a farmer must know the basic rules.

Each mini-tractor leaving the factory assembly line must be registered.
An employee operating such a machine must obtain a tractor driver's license.
Just like on a homemade walk-behind tractor, it is prohibited to drive on a mini-tractor assembled with your own hands on the highway.

The peculiarity of registering a mini-tractor is that this procedure takes place at Gostekhnadzor, and not at the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. In this institution, all types of special equipment are registered and technical inspection is carried out. This is where it is registered. This should be done at the place of registration of the owner. Based on the results of the procedure, a license to drive a tractor is issued.

For several years now, a new type of tractor driver’s license has been issued. The document is brought into compliance with European standards. It looks like a plastic card with smoothed corners. Such licenses are convenient for tractor drivers; they do not wrinkle, do not lose their appearance after getting wet, and are easy to clean.

The front side contains a photo of the driver printed using digital technology. To the right of the photo is personal information about the owner of the document. On the back are the categories, driving experience, medical information and restrictions for the owner of the driving license, the number and series of the document. For the traffic police inspector, there is a barcode that encrypts information about tractor registration, fines, and others. This information is available to every traffic inspector when read by a special scanner.

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The walk-behind tractor belongs to mechanical vehicles

Changes to the traffic rules were made in 2019.

The State Traffic Inspectorate draws attention to the fact that using walk-behind tractors as a vehicle is unacceptable!

With the onset of favorable weather conditions in the region, cases of the appearance of walk-behind tractors on public roads, as well as their participation in road accidents, have become more frequent.

A walk-behind tractor is a device with the ability to attach attached or trailed equipment, controlled by a person walking next to it using a steering device in the form of two handles, with one drive axle, an internal combustion engine, the design features of which provide for the possibility of installing working tools for cultivating soil or wheels on the drive axle . In addition, walk-behind tractors have a towing device and devices for attaching attachments. Residents of the Trans-Ural region not only cultivate their garden plots with the help of walk-behind tractors, but also, by modernizing them, use them as a means of transport. Moreover, citizens operating such devices, as a rule, do not have driving skills, do not know the Rules of the Road, and when an incident occurs, they do not actually bear that significant legal responsibility for the offenses they committed, which gives rise to new incidents.

So, in April of this year in the Shchuchansky district, a man, driving a walk-behind tractor, crossing the R-254 Irtysh highway at an unregulated intersection, collided with a car moving along the main road. As a result of the accident, the driver of the walk-behind tractor and his passenger died on the spot. In July, also in the Shchuchansky district, at night a man was driving a walk-behind tractor along the side of the R-254 Irtysh highway and suddenly drove onto the roadway, where a collision occurred with a Hyundai car. As a result of the accident, the driver of the walk-behind tractor received serious injuries.

Previously, the concept of a walk-behind tractor was not enshrined in any legal act, as a result of which if the driver of a walk-behind tractor committed any offense in the field of traffic, he was classified under Articles 12.29 and 12.30 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, that is, violation of traffic rules by pedestrians and other road users .

On February 12, 2019, by decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission No. 25 “On the classification of a walk-behind tractor (motor-cultivator),” the concept of a walk-behind tractor was defined, and from May 16, 2019, a walk-behind tractor or a walk-behind tractor belongs to the category of single-axle tractors, that is, a mechanical vehicle. The management of which, in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, is granted a special right.

Now, driving walk-behind tractors on public roads will be classified by police officers under all articles of Chapter 12 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, including driving without an appropriate driver’s license and for driving while intoxicated, using all administrative measures.

In addition, in cases where the engine power of such a vehicle exceeds the working volume of more than 50 cubic cm or the maximum design speed of more than 50 km/h, then the walk-behind tractor is subject to registration in the departments of state technical supervision.

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What licenses are needed to ride a walk-behind tractor?

Various mini-equipment is increasingly found in cities, but many people do not know how legal it is to drive it. When driving on public roads, a traffic inspector has the right to issue a large fine if the driver does not comply with certain rules. However, problems can be avoided by finding out whether you need a license for a walk-behind tractor , what vehicles it belongs to and how to properly drive it on the roads.

Is a walk-behind tractor a vehicle?

Following the legislative documents, the walk-behind tractor does not belong to any type of vehicle. a trailer to it , it will not be considered a tractor or all-terrain vehicle. A motorized cultivator is a separate type of equipment not intended for movement on highways.

Riding a walk-behind tractor on public roads

The traffic rules do not mention walk-behind tractors or the required category. However, driving on roads is possible if the driver has a motorcycle license. Open category A will allow you to avoid problems when meeting with a traffic inspector. In this case, a driver's license is a confirmation that the owner knows the traffic rules and follows them, and also has driving experience.

At what age can you drive a walk-behind tractor?

Often in documents on the operation of a walk-behind tractor you can find a ban on the use of the device by persons under 14 years of age. A young child simply will not be able to cope with a rather heavy unit. We are talking about work on a personal plot, and not on public roads. If there is a need to travel on a highway, then a motorcycle license is required; it has already been clarified what category of license is needed for a walk-behind tractor . A motorcycle license is issued only from the age of 16, therefore, you can drive a cultivator from this age. To obtain other categories you will have to wait until you reach adulthood.

Is a license required for a walk-behind tractor equipped with a trailer?

If you follow the rules, you don’t need a driver’s license to operate a walk-behind tractor, either with or without a trailer. However, imperfections in legislation often do not save you from fines issued by a traffic inspector. Many drivers refer to the fact that a motorized cultivator does not belong to a vehicle, which means that a license for it is not needed. Unfortunately, they forget about an important thing - mini-equipment is not intended for driving on public roads, but then how to transport cargo and what rights are needed for a walk-behind tractor with a trailer ? In this case, it is necessary not only to obtain an A1 category certificate, but also to equip the cultivator with reflective elements.

Minimum required to get on the road

Sometimes the route to the desired object for work runs through highways. Nobody wants to get a fine for obstructing the movement of other vehicles , Before leaving for the track, the owner must:

obtain a driver's license category A (for a motorcycle);
study traffic rules;
have with you documents for the motor cultivator, as well as a license;

Punishment for driving without a license

Despite the fact that motor cultivators are not classified as vehicles and there is not a word about them in the rules, the driver may be issued a fine. Traffic police officers, having encountered a unit on the highway, often regard it as an obstacle to traffic. Driving behind tractor without a license is punishable by a fine of 5 to 15 thousand rubles, according to the Code of Administrative Violations of the Russian Federation. If traffic rules are violated repeatedly, the equipment may be confiscated to a special parking lot, and the owner may be fined up to 50 thousand rubles.