wick68355@aol.com

   

Does anybody know the law regarding trailer license. I am wondering what
Wisconsin requires and other states such as Indiana Ohio and Illinois. I
have asked several law enforcement type people and all have a different
answer but are unable to pin it down exactly. One opinion I got was total
weight of trailer and load must be under 3000 lbs. Well, the Amphi weighs
about 2300 so that would only leave 700 for the trailer. One other opinion
is 4500 total weight. That would probably be OK, but no one seems to really
know.
Tim Wick

webtoes64

   

Tim,

Wisconsin requires your trailer to be registered if it's loaded
weight exceeds 3000 lbs.

I have only ran into one person who was ever questioned about their
trailer registration in our state when towing a loaded car hauler.
Are you a gambling man?

Steve Behnke


--- In amphicar-lovers@y..., wick68355@a... wrote:
> Does anybody know the law regarding trailer license. I am
wondering what
> Wisconsin requires and other states such as Indiana Ohio and
Illinois. I
> have asked several law enforcement type people and all have a
different
> answer but are unable to pin it down exactly. One opinion I got was
total
> weight of trailer and load must be under 3000 lbs. Well, the Amphi
weighs
> about 2300 so that would only leave 700 for the trailer. One other
opinion
> is 4500 total weight. That would probably be OK, but no one seems
to really
> know.
> Tim Wick

Marc Schlemmer

   

-------Tim Wick wrote-------
Does anybody know the law regarding trailer license. I am wondering what
Wisconsin requires and other states such as Indiana Ohio and Illinois. I
have asked several law enforcement type people and all have a different
answer but are unable to pin it down exactly. One opinion I got was total
weight of trailer and load must be under 3000 lbs. Well, the Amphi weighs
about 2300 so that would only leave 700 for the trailer. One other opinion
is 4500 total weight. That would probably be OK, but no one seems to really
know.
Tim Wick

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Tim,
How bout this link. It may confirm the trailer laws. It's for boat
trailers, but my guess is the laws are the same for any ol' trailer.

www.boatus.com/towing/towlaw.htm

Marc Schlemmer.

Bill Connelly

   

Tim,

To Mark's link far below, you might add:

Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles:
http://www.dot.state.wi.us/dmv/dmv.html
see especially: http://www.dot.state.wi.us/dmv/pdf/bvs507-c.pdf

Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles:
http://www.in.gov/bmv/
see especially: http://www.in.gov/bmv/platesandtitles/ and
http://www.in.gov/bmv/platesandtitles/feechart2002.pdf

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles
http://ohiobmv.com/
see especially: http://www.state.oh.us/odps/division/bmv/CarTrail.html

Illinois Department of Vehicle Services:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departmen.../vehicles.html
see especially:
http://www.sos.state.il.us/departmen...s_reg_faq.html

~Bilgey~



-------Tim Wick wrote-------
Does anybody know the law regarding trailer license. I am wondering what
Wisconsin requires and other states such as Indiana Ohio and Illinois. I
have asked several law enforcement type people and all have a different
answer but are unable to pin it down exactly. One opinion I got was total
weight of trailer and load must be under 3000 lbs. Well, the Amphi weighs
about 2300 so that would only leave 700 for the trailer. One other opinion
is 4500 total weight. That would probably be OK, but no one seems to really
know.
Tim Wick

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Tim,
How bout this link. It may confirm the trailer laws. It's for boat
trailers, but my guess is the laws are the same for any ol' trailer.

www.boatus.com/towing/towlaw.htm

Marc Schlemmer.