Silly, Misguided Woman!

I stop by the county seat with my little envelope in hand to get tags and license for this old tractor-hauling trailer. (I thought it was quite an accomplishment in itself, just roundin' up all the scrambled paperwork that was needed for the process).

Anyway, the county treasurer says that I physically have to have the trailer at the courthouse because it originally came down out of South Dakota and that the sheriff needs to inspect it (charging me an extra $10 I might add) prior to their issuing tags.

Obviously, the woman just does not understand that the trailer is parked 'bout a kazillion miles away out at the farm; it is so far out in the country that ya can't get there from here and I don't wanna waste the fuel to drag it clear back into town anyways. Additionally, I'm somewhat of an anti-social type and think this "$10 Inspection" is more than just a bit silly.

Therefore, I ask her if she thought perhaps I could just slip the sheriff a couple of extra bucks and we could by-pass this goofy little inspection routine altogether.

She mentioned something about "Sure, and he'll probably even buy your meals for the next 10 days".

Wonder what the heck she meant by that? :>)

Anybody know what the fine is for draggin' around a trailer without tags on it? :>)

Ya'll have a good day now,

Allan

BTW, if your over 65 your tax bill in the county is "0". They figure you've payed enough. Guess why I like it here!,hehehehehehehe.

I manage a small credit union and had to use my trailer to go do a repo one day. I took another guy with me to help. He's an off-duty cop. I happen to mention to him that I still needed to get the trailer licensed. He asked me if it has working lights. I said yes and he said there's no need to get it licensed. I'm assuming he's up to date on the applicable laws here on that subject so it still has no tags.

Keith

Here in this part of Montana if you have all your trailer lights working and a current tag on it they are going to put a drug sniffing dog on it because for sure you are up to something.

Your mileage may vary

Aw heck, you just made my day! Thanks fer that one. :>)

Allan

Wow they must be rough out in your country.

I have a couple of old PU boxes and Manure spreaders that I use for hauling scrap. Added lights to all of them but no brakes. (Yeah I know I have railed against this). Got to thinking one day I should get tags. Went to the county seat and they asked whether I made the trailer. I told them I made it out of a old tird hearse and they called it a remanufactured trailer and extracted $12 from me and handed me tags. Don't tell them that I move the tags from trailer to trailer.

As for run ins with the DOT ask fixerupper. He has a LOT of experience with this Some in your territory also I think.

Hope your wife is getting along well. At first I thought this post was about her and that she got another Oat Burner;<)

JM2CW

jt

You are throwin' gasoline on the fire! She's workin' on another one now..... ..... .....

Which means I gotta buy a stock trailer..... ..... .

Which means I probably gotta license it too..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..

It's true. My life is just one long horrid grind. :>(

Allan

jt

I built a home made trailer once. Went to get the tag and was asked for the inspection papers.

Back to the house to get the trailer. Take it to the state police station and the guy looks at it through the front window with out ever getting out his chair.

Says that will be $10. Stamp this ID# on the frame. Here is your paper work. Have a great day.

How do you get it to the courthouse - legally?

--->Paul

But try this one.....

In Ohio, you have to have insurance to get a drivers license, otherwise you get a state ID. Must sign a paper saying so under pent. of purgery. Not wanting to go to jail, you go to the insurance co and they require a valid license to get insurance.

Who do you lie to????
(Hint) Insurance co verify your license, BMV doesn't verify insurance..... ....

The old sister is lincensed thru the first of January in South Dakota. Maybe I'll just claim that I borrowed the trailer from the Benson Ranch and forgot to return it. :>)

Who they kiddin' anywho? The whole purpose behind this exercise is to collect that state sales tax of 6% anyway. :>(

Allan

Allan

The sheriff glanced at it and signed the paperwork. There is no way he had the proper training or credentials to do a proper inspection.

Ol' Sheriff Carl here is the coolest dude ever. When I moved back down here from North Dakota he had to inspect my old brown pickup.

He asked me if anyone was hurt in that wreck. :>)

Allan

Colorado's nicer, the sheriff does the inspection for free. If ya build a trailer you tell them how big and they gice you a nice serial plate sticker with a number, no inspection.

BTW, saved you from buying another horese. I'm down in Salina picking up a Thoroughbred mare. 6 year old, off the track a year ago, and pregnant. Only $450.

Is the missus ready to buy a foal in March?

Tim

Yep, that's the only thing I don't like 'bout Nebraska. They tax ya on every breath of air ya take.

Now, I see that they are adding a "tire tax" on the registration fees. Probably have to offset Sheriff Carl's meal expenses. :>)

Allan

Keith

Had my car liscense plate ripped off the car. Reported it to local police chief. 2 hours later the border patrol caught it on a truck hauling illegals across the border. Took about 8-10 days for the chief to mail me the license plate. Never got stopped for no plate.

steveormary