Posted: 3/17/2007 5:15:31 PM EDT
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I'm looking to get a small, cheap trailer to tow behind my car. I already have a hitch kit installed with all the electrical wiring, etc. What's the deal with insurance and/or registration on trailers in NYS? I see people with license plates on them. What's it cost and what else might I need to know? |
| as long ass you have a vehicle that is inspected and insured you just go into your local mv and they will issue you a plate with a reg sticker. that all there is to it.as far as getting a cheap one ebay is your friend , just get it local enough to pick up and check the bearings before you buy by shaking the wheels. if theres too much side to side play change the bearings and race. |
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I bought a 4x6 utility trailer from "Tractor Supply" in Watertown for ~$325. It came with a title and inspection sticker, went to DMV and it cost ~$14 to register it. Gander Mountain sells the same trailers, but they were a little more expensive....I can't think of the comapny that makes them but I do remember they had several plants on the Eastern Seaboard. The only complaint was the paint: It was gloss black...looked good, but was very cheap. Had I known, the first thing I would have done was pull it inside and spray another coat or two on it.  Harbor Freight offers trailers too! |
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From the NYS DMV website. Trailers with an unladen weight of 999 lbs. or less and all non-commercial trailers are exempt from the Insurance ID Card requirement. Also, the proof of ownership for a trailer with an unladen weight of 999 lbs. or less is a transferable registration. You will not receive a title certificate. All trailers are subject to an annual safety inspection. With these exceptions, the procedure to register a light-duty trailer is the same as the procedure to register a motor vehicle. The Requirements for Trailers Question: What are the requirements for trailers in NYS? Must a trailer be registered, inspected, and insured? Answer: Note: This answer refers to the requirements for light-duty trailers, and does not necessarily refer to the requirements for semi-trailers or other heavy-duty trailers. The light-duty trailers referred to in this answer include boat trailers, ATV trailers and snomobile trailers, camper trailers, utility trailers and other small trailers. In NYS, a trailer normally must be registered and inspected. A non-commercial trailer is exempt from the requirement for liability insurance. A non-commercial trailer is covered under the liability insurance of the motor vehicle that tows the trailer. Trailer Registration A trailer must be registered. There are machines and other devices that are similar to trailers or that look like trailers that are exempt from the requirement to be registered. Read form form MV-274 (Trailer-type Vehicles Not Requiring Registration) for more information. The requirements to register a trailer are the same as the requirements to register a motor vehicle except that: * The NYSDMV does not issue a title certificate if the trailer has an unladen weight of 999 pounds or less. The proof of ownership issued if the trailer has an unladen weight of 999 pounds or less is a transferable registration. * Proof of insurance is not required to register a non-commercial trailer. * The expiration date for a trailer registration is December 31. A trailer registration is issued for one year, not for two years. Trailer Inspection An annual safety inspection is required for a trailer. A DMV-licensed inspection station that inspects passenger vehicles and other light-duty vehicles can inspect a trailer. The inspector will give you the inspection sticker. Carry the inspection sticker in the vehicle that tows the trailer. Trailer Equipment For information about the required equipment for a trailer, see the form MV-529C(Equipment Required for Trailers). |
What are you gonna do, haul that new snowblower to the trash!? LOL  Whisky19 |
Actually I was gonna bring it over to help dig you out! |
Funny you two should comment on hauling the snowblower: My former snowblower was a Sears Craftsman that I bought new in the winter of '93-'94 and just about every year something broke or wore out, however the engine ALWAYS started. I needed to use it to dig a path into a barn, hauled it on the trailer 35 miles up there and the M&!$@* F$#^&% wouldn't start! after ~20 minutes of pulling, I filally got too pissed to do anything but drag it back on the trailer.....I gave it to the kid down the road.  IF there's another one, it'll be a Honda or Ariens. |
I gotta tell you, as much as I complain about my POS snowblower it's almost 20 years old and only started giving me trouble in last 2 years. I have really neglected it and it still started most of the time. Last year was bad but after changing the plug it started. This year, no luck. I know the carb is f'd up. It starts when I give it a squirt of starting fluid but it won't stay running. I'm planning on getting a replacement carb for it and we'll see how she goes. Honda's are great. My neighbor has one with the tank treads on it and it goes through anything! Really cool looking too! Whisky19 |