I plan on doin the typical modified harbor freight trailer to move my autoX rubber. I was wondering if anyone does this, and if so, whats the laws around here as far as staying legal? do I need a plate for it and working lights? I have a wiring kit on my car to plug into lights, but I don't think the harbor freight trailer comes with lights.
Last edited by marks_lude; 03-19-2008 at 07:38 AM.
--------- Matt Marks -------- 32 STR ---------
When you get it registered, it'll be a lifetime "license". My HF trailer was around $80. They'll give you a sticker to put on the tongue of the trailer.Originally Posted by marks_lude
My previous HF trailer came with lights. But I seem to remember that if your car's tail lights are visible, you don't need trailer lights. Might be worth browsing the MN state laws.
edit: Looks like you need them according to section 169.50
Last edited by Ivan; 03-19-2008 at 08:09 AM.
I was wrong about the lights, it does come with them.
so that should be fine.
I didnt realize it was more money to register it haha... I've never actually owned one before. everything I've towed has been a uhaul or something of that nature where someone else takes care of all the dirty work.
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Call me old-fashioned, but I liked it better when there was a license plate on the trailer, and I bet the police did, too. When you are following a rig with no licence plate on the trailer, you can't see the license plate on the car, either, so there is no identification visible.
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The DMV actually issued me a sticker for the single-axle car hauler, since the total weight was under 3000lbs (barely). Was always worried that I'd get pulled over for that. The sticker makes it harder to use on different trailers... but's that nothing a heat gun doesn't fix. Not that I've ever done that
You're old fashioned.
Sorry, no one else stepped up.
I like the stickers a lot better. I used to lose the plate off of my car trailer about once a year. It was so low that it would drag on the ground and pull the plate off.
I don't think the cops care. If you pull someone over you run the plate on the car for id not the plate on the trailer. There's no guarantee that the trailer belongs to the car driver or for that matter that the plate even belongs to the trailer. My neighbors were notorious for swapping one plate amongst a bunch of different trailers to avoid registering them.
The stickers make it tougher to cheat on registration by borrowing or stealing a plate. It also helps a little in preventing trailer theft by providing a somewhat more secure ID. You can't take the plate off a legal trailer and stick it on a stolen one.
I like the new stickers for the small trailers but people can still swap between trailers if the sticker is on a removable plate.
I have a HF trailer I'm trying to get rid of for $150. Not sure if the license is transferable but it currently has one. Lights work, has plywood on it. Probably less then 200 miles on it and it was stored in a garage.
Let me know if you're interested.
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I'll take it Chris... Thanks for the heads up Jones...
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Im def interested, looks like i was second to reply tho...
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