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06-08-2013, 08:19 PM
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Trailer Registration help
Hey folks, new to these forums.
My mother in law gave me her holiday trailer for free so I recently converted a 1979 prowler trailer into a quad hauler.
I want to register it as a utility trailer. When i get my mother in law to fill out the bill of sale should she put it as a utility trailer ? ( the registry in my hometown is strict ) Will it show up on there computers as a travel trailer ? I don't want to pay some guy to come n inspect it .
I Posted photos of the build also. Please help
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06-08-2013, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Originally Posted by OutLawGentlemen
Hey folks, new to these forums.
My mother in law gave me her holiday trailer for free so I recently converted a 1979 prowler trailer into a quad hauler.
I want to register it as a utility trailer. When i get my mother in law to fill out the bill of sale should she put it as a utility trailer ? ( the registry in my hometown is strict ) Will it show up on there computers as a travel trailer ? I don't want to pay some guy to come n inspect it .
I Posted photos of the build also. Please help
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When you go to the registry tell em it's a u built ,which means,that it's hand made , that's all the need to know, and they will give you the plates .
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06-08-2013, 08:42 PM
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That's a good idea you got there, I'll be looking seriously at the old junk trailers from now on.
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If people concentrated on the really important things in life,there would be a shortage of fishing poles.Doug larson. Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright.
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06-08-2013, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Fish along
That's a good idea you got there, I'll be looking seriously at the old junk trailers from now on.
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Thanks everyone, i kept it under 1000$
the trailer has a seriel # but its for a 1979 prowler, i kept the frame and seriel numbers its just not a travel trailer, its a quad hauler. how do i go about registering it so its not a travel trailer lol
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06-08-2013, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Fish along
When you go to the registry tell em it's a u built ,which means,that it's hand made , that's all the need to know, and they will give you the plates .
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All homemade trailers have to be inspected and registered with a stamed serial #.
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06-08-2013, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by buckmaster
All homemade trailers have to be inspected and registered with a stamed serial #.
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That's funny cause I just got my plates for one,said it was a u built, no questions asked, and I've done I several times before no problem
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If people concentrated on the really important things in life,there would be a shortage of fishing poles.Doug larson. Theres a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot. Steven Wright.
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06-08-2013, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Fish along
That's funny cause I just got my plates for one,said it was a u built, no questions asked, and I've done I several times before no problem
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That is funny, because I tried that last year, no deal. Had to get a serial number stamped on it.
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06-08-2013, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Originally Posted by leeaspell
That is funny, because I tried that last year, no deal. Had to get a serial number stamped on it.
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I guess it depends on where you go to get registered because all you got to tell them is its home built and give them the serial number of the old trailer and your good to go!
Done this before but I have also built my own trailer - made one mistake, I put two 7000lbs axles under it and now its considered commercial or something and the inspection is going to 400$!
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06-08-2013, 10:01 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Originally Posted by Fish along
That's funny cause I just got my plates for one,said it was a u built, no questions asked, and I've done I several times before no problem
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Same thing here in BC, Ubuilt they just give you a plate, no inspections required.
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06-09-2013, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by CanuckShooter
Ubuilt they just give you a plate, no inspections required.
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Makes me feel real safe being out on the roads. Goes to show you how arsebackwards our government is. Would these not be the very contraptions that should be inspected? How the heck does being a hobby welder (or equivalent) qualify someone to be knowledgeable enough to build a safe product to be dragged down a highway at +100km with a load on top? Just blows my mind.
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06-12-2013, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Fish along
That's funny cause I just got my plates for one,said it was a u built, no questions asked, and I've done I several times before no problem
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Alberta law has changed to correspond with the rest of Canada in regards to trailer licencing and registration. Any new trailer requires the red tape and inspection, and you better have the right plates on the right trailer...trust me I know.
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06-08-2013, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by buckmaster
All homemade trailers have to be inspected and registered with a stamed serial #.
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Yup
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06-08-2013, 10:37 PM
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X3 on guy to look at it and get new vin I have never got a plate just as a u built.....
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06-08-2013, 10:46 PM
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it already has a serial #....it is a customized Prowler..that is all any one needs to know.
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06-08-2013, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by OutLawGentlemen
Hey folks, new to these forums.
My mother in law gave me her holiday trailer for free so I recently converted a 1979 prowler trailer into a quad hauler.
I want to register it as a utility trailer. When i get my mother in law to fill out the bill of sale should she put it as a utility trailer ? ( the registry in my hometown is strict ) Will it show up on there computers as a travel trailer ? I don't want to pay some guy to come n inspect it .
I Posted photos of the build also. Please help
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Excellent job on your trailer! The most important thing is the serial# to get it registered.
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06-09-2013, 10:48 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OutLawGentlemen
Hey folks, new to these forums.
My mother in law gave me her holiday trailer for free so I recently converted a 1979 prowler trailer into a quad hauler.
I want to register it as a utility trailer. When i get my mother in law to fill out the bill of sale should she put it as a utility trailer ? ( the registry in my hometown is strict ) Will it show up on there computers as a travel trailer ? I don't want to pay some guy to come n inspect it .
I Posted photos of the build also. Please help
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Great job... thanks for posting.
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06-12-2013, 07:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OutLawGentlemen
Hey folks, new to these forums.
My mother in law gave me her holiday trailer for free so I recently converted a 1979 prowler trailer into a quad hauler.
I want to register it as a utility trailer. When i get my mother in law to fill out the bill of sale should she put it as a utility trailer ? ( the registry in my hometown is strict ) Will it show up on there computers as a travel trailer ? I don't want to pay some guy to come n inspect it .
I Posted photos of the build also. Please help
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Having the AB brown registration slip that shows the serial number proving that a trailer has been previously registered in AB at one time seems to be the key. Without this, there is two categories of trailers - utility and other, and an inspection has to be done with a VIN number put on by a government inspector. Utility is something around $100 or less. About two years ago, the "other" class was $400 and may be more now. I bought a boat & trailer in BC that had not been registered in AB previously but the trailer did have a mfger serial number on it. It was going to cost me $400 and change to get it registered in AB so I sold it in BC - never again to buy any vehicle from out of province that needs to be registered in AB. Since your trailer has already been registered in AB, you can "probably" change the "Prowler" to "utility" at the registry - just as one can change the color category to account for a new paint job since last registered. The operative word being "probably" as sometimes it depends on who you are dealing with at the registry.
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