Overwidth Boat Towing

[ShaneC]

When I heard that rule I went and had a squiz at a few trailers at the ramp 200m down the street and less than one metre between wheel centres was a common theme. Maybe I dreamt it?? My mates big trailer with 15 inch wheels recently passed for roadworthy was 950mm between the axles. THAT may be the issue.... Maybe I'm just looking at the very few you speak of....

[SatNav]

1. Ok then lets rewind a little. Which 1m rule was getting thrown out? There can be some contradiction on this one?

2. Would this then mean multi axle trailers would have to have load sharing suspensions? Now yes that would cause every multi axle boat trailer much pain.

[bugman]

Or you could do as someone I know.... And remove all signs flags and lights so as not to draw any attention to themselves as they drive up the highway.
All good unless something goes wrong I guess.
Brett

[lee8sec]

Sorry but I'm calling bullshit. An F250, regardless of registration can be rated to 4.5 or 4.6 tonnes, its capacity is its capacity. I recently had a chat with someone 'in the know' from the DOT about load sharing suspensions on big set ups and he was, as it turned out, 100% wrong!! They are up there with the best for making stuff up on the spot, usually to the detriment of some poor soul on the side of the road. There is one interesting rule that they are thinking of throwing out there that there must be at least a metre between wheel centres on a dual axle trailer (turned out that is true!) and I reckon there'd be a few out there with issues on that one.......

Have you got a link to the above 1m axle story ?
It is less than 1 meter to be a tandem trailer, over 1m is a pig, dog or heavy transport trailer in NSW, from memory Qld is the same.
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registrati...oads/vib03.pdf

[Apollo]

Pete

If you have one of your trailers to measure, give me a yell and I will hold the dumb end!!!!

Steve

[ShaneC]

I may have to stand corrected. Once again, could be false info from someone 'in the know'. I spoke to a licenced hvrc guy about it for my new trailer and he agreed with the DOT guy. The same dot guy who said anything over 2 tonne had to have load sharing suspensions. Just goes to show hey.......

[Dicko]

Or you could do as someone I know.... And remove all signs flags and lights so as not to draw any attention to themselves as they drive up the highway.
All good unless something goes wrong I guess.
Brett

That's not as silly as it sounds. Several mths ago I had a major accident in my cruiser towing a yank import with a 2.58m beam vs a B double.

Half a dozen cops, traffic accident investigation mob, insurance assessors etc & No one questioned it. Cruiser & Boat written off & Insurance paid out.

[Johnm]

Or you could do as someone I know.... And remove all signs flags and lights so as not to draw any attention to themselves as they drive up the highway.
All good unless something goes wrong I guess.
Brett

This is a good way to have the current scheme removed and have to apply for permits.
All boat trailers are technically pig trailers because there is one axle or combination and weight transferred to the tow vehicle by means of the tow ball. Number of axles doesn't matter.

[cormorant]

That's not as silly as it sounds. Several mths ago I had a major accident in my cruiser towing a yank import with a 2.58m beam vs a B double.

Half a dozen cops, traffic accident investigation mob, insurance assessors etc & No one questioned it. Cruiser & Boat written off & Insurance paid out.

I'd be buying a lottery ticket or 10? That is one hell of a expensive accident. I have read of imported wake boats down here have huge issues to the point of the blue slip provider being followed up and disputed insurance.

[myusernam]

There seem to be quite a lot of newly imported overwidth boats up for sale cheap (not trying to make a profit). I wonder if those people import and then discover insurance/ towing issues.

[cormorant]

There is a big awareness down here with the skiing crowd as the local police near the river and ski clubs are well aware what is legal. Seen a couple sitting on a legal trailer that has a hydraulic ram to tilt the boat 30 degrees like the offshore race boats but what a hassle putting the wakeboard tower back up etc etc. They looked well supported but the hull was never designed to have weight on its sides like that . They are just so cheap to import and brilliant if you had next to water storage.