On Wed, 18 May 2005 08:56:58 -0700, Grant Erwin
wrote:

wrote:
Your state trooper probably told you this, but keep your receipts and
cultivate an acquaintance with someone that can weigh the trailer and
give you a statement of its weight. Also check what it will cost for
licensing. I have a trailer that I built and got registered, but it is
not not licensed. It costs more for a license than for the license of
a pickup truck.

Actually, Dan, I'm thinking of buying an actual horse trailer which would
have a title and license plate already, one which I could just transfer
the title and buy tabs normally without *any* inspections. I don't believe
I'd incur any requirement to get it reinspected solely by modifying the
trailer's superstructure, either.

When Wayne Cook seconded the idea that the body adds a bunch of the strength
I started to have second thoughts. For sure you'd get a tongue, two axles
with wheels and electric brakes, and a title, tabs and plate, which is not
a bad place to start, but if I had to remanufacture the entire frame it
would be a bigger job than just cutting off the body and welding on a bed.

Are you saying that the tabs for your trailer are more expensive than the
tabs for a pickup truck?

Grant

In California, they are $25 for life. Who would have figured that for
The Land of the Fee, Home of the Slave?

Gunner

"Pax Americana is a philosophy. Hardly an empire.
Making sure other people play nice and dont kill each other (and us)
off in job lots is hardly empire building, particularly when you give
them self determination under "play nice" rules.

Think of it as having your older brother knock the **** out of you
for torturing the cat." Gunner