HELP Towing oversize regs

[Spaniard_King]

Guys, a mate has an oversize boat.. i.e 9m x 2.8m wide on an ally trailer

Can annyone tell me the current QLD regs for towing this boat in QLD..

Apparently QLD transport have just told him it wont be able to be towed on the road at all

TIA

[Noelm]

I think there was quite a thread about this a week or so ago, not too sure about the "not at all" stuff, but it will certainly have restrictions imposed.

[levinge]

Sounds like a marina berth might be a better option.....

I dare say he would have some pretty strict rules to follow i.e. oversized signs etc.

That width would come pretty close to squeezing the spare distance in the lane width

[oldboot]

Definitely as the regulations stand he can not tow it at all in QLD with a pasenger vehicle.

The width is the problem, 2.5m is the limit and not a mm more.

He may be able to get a heavy transport company acreditied to transport indivisable loads to relocate it under a permit, but that will mean an escort and the whole disco light show.

There is a thread a bit over a week old that raises the possibility of a new permit system for boats up to 2.9 meters, but no sign of the details......and there are mixed feelings about expectations.

cheers

[Spaniard_King]

Oldboot, so the F250 wouldn't suffice as a tow vehicle as she is under 4T

[oldboot]

Not if you can drive it on a car licence.

They just don't want joe public towing wide loads.

cheers

[sleepygreg]

Not if you can drive it on a car licence.

They just don't want joe public towing wide loads.

cheers

From my observations of some of the people I see towing boats (both big and small).

Probably rightly so!!!!!

If you want to tow something that big..I would think a MR/HR licence would be mandatory

I have done too many k's on the open road the length and breadth of this country, and seen the results of people towing stuff that was WAY beyond their skillsets. I dont really want to meet head on, a driver towing a wide load on the bruce highway who has no idea how to tow that load.

Cheers
Greg

[Aunty Jack]

Any thing over 2.4 m needs flags and over size signage.
Over 2.7 you need a poilt car and radiosflashing lights.
there are certin times you canot drive 7am to 9 am 4 pm to 6pm .
Not to shore on the times but its close.
The F 250 would do if the weights are right.

[hercules]

No Garry the f 250 will not do it , nor my chev as neither have a GVM of over 4.5 tonne .Must be a truck of 4.5 tonne GVM and above with the appropriate licence to go with it.
Craig
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[Vitamin Sea]

Hi Garry

Old Boot is on the money, overwidth is overwidth.

There is a good article in F & B #122 about this very subject, here is a small extract.

"Throughout Australia, in every State and Territory, there is a maximum legal width of a boat and/or its trailer of 2.5m. That is not 2.59, it's not 2.63 - it's 2.5m.
If the salesman stands there and suggests "you'll get away with it". make sure that you get a personal guarantee from him that he will cover you for any loss of insurance, damages, court costs and legal fees arising from any claim ever lodged against you by the police or dept of transport inspectors over the next 3 to 5 years of the boats life."

Weight:

" Keep firmly in mind there is a de facto towing limit in Australia of 3.5 tonnes - this is the maximum weight LandCruiser, Patrol, Tourag (etc) can tow. Sure, the law states that you can tow up to 4.5 tonnes, but the only vehicle in Australia that can do that is the Ford F-250, and even then, it requires a special, $2,000 4.5 tonne towing kit."

These are only small extracts, the complete article is over 3 columns of text, if you wish, I can scan it through to you.


Hope this assists

Cheers

Bill

[Dean1]

Isnt "Alexander"2.8m wide?? Barry ( dayoo) will know the rules as he fishes out of it regularly and they tow it everywhere. I think its wide load signs and time restrictions if im correct?

[Dean1]

And Garry Jason Gibbo will be looking at the same dilema with his new up and coming AMM. Cheers.

[lippa]

i thought 3meters daylight hours only with front and rear beacons, and oversize signs. of course the vehicles gvm would have to factored in regards to weight. 500 series isuzu's seem to be the truck for this kind a thing gary.

[Spaniard_King]

Yeh not sure he wants to part with the F250..

Get back to this post with then outcome in a few days

cheers

All

[oldboot]

Oh and remember friends....the law is one thing......getting insurance is another thing all together.

Consider also.....regardless of the load and the permits or the towing vehicle, the trailer has to be registered, and they wont register a trailer over 2.5 meters wide.

cheers