(1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , no person, without a permit therefor, may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, mobile home, trailer or semitrailer having an overall height in excess of 13 1/2 feet.
(2) Implements of husbandry of any height may be temporarily operated upon a highway without a permit for excessive height.
(3) The limitations on total height stated in this section shall not be construed as requiring a clearance of such height or as relieving the owners of vehicles not exceeding such total height from liability for any damage.