Towing boat with 3m beam in Qld

[aussiebasser]

There are also day and time restrictions for towing wide loads. (eg. you cannot travel after 7.00pm, or between December 24th and January 2nd.) The Gold Coast has some specific requirements as well.

[sandbank pete]

My advice for what it's worth is to wander into your friendly police station and just ask what is required... As long as your photo isn't up on their wall, you should get a favourable response.. you will need to be able to tell them the combination measurements (axles and overhang, so take a drawing) Tell them where you are travelling from and to and they will help you with any route restrictions... if you can operate with a police permit and whether or not you will need to apply for a TMR permit.. (escort companies handle all that stuff) The other thing is to double check any weight restrictions at the other end at the ramp if you are using one.. a lot of public ramps are weight restricted.. I did this with an over height situation a few years ago and coppers were more than helpful and I got a police permit (also had to carry a copy of the guidelines)... otherwise you might need to get a smaller boat

[The Mad Cat]

"You make my head hurt" that's classic Gofishin, just love it. I might name our new boat that.
You can travel at night in QLD if you are 3.1m or under, this is with a load being towed or carried by a heavy vehicle (4.5t gvm or more) but as Aussiebasser said there are other restrictions Easter, Xmas and certain road and highways. The only thing you can tow wider than 2.5m and up to 2.9m max is a boat under that particular permit system other than some farm machinery etc. If your using a heavy vehicle towing or carring 2.5 to 3.5 is reasonable simple if you are aware of the restrictions, see the link Aussiebasser put up.
I'm still laughing about "you make my head hurt" and no offence intended to Mitc69.

TMC

[scottar]

Meanwhile, I am going to have another beer, and see if that helps!
Cheers
Brendon

Only one??????? How'd you go........

[gofishin]

Only one??????? How'd you go........

Nah, one was no good Scotty.... two... three... four... still no good... kept trying though.... think after about 8 or 10 or so I understood better... that beers wouldn't help... so got the Whiskey out ...

Catch 22 though .... then... hic... my head hic... hurt worse ... hic hic ... but I didn't know if this was because of the posts, beers, or Whiskey.... strangely enough however, the posts actually made more sense... you should try it so we can rule it out being a "once off" thing... !

[scottar]

Nah, one was no good Scotty.... two... three... four... still no good... kept trying though.... think after about 8 or 10 or so I understood better... that beers wouldn't help... so got the Whiskey out ...

Catch 22 though .... then... hic... my head hic... hurt worse ... hic hic ... but I didn't know if this was because of the posts, beers, or Whiskey.... strangely enough however, the posts actually made more sense... you should try it so we can rule it out being a "once off" thing... !

LOL. Last time I tried something like that, I fell face first........into a rose bush. Then it's not just your head. Funny thing was I didn't stop laughing the whole time.......until the next morning.

Not so funny then and straight back to not making sense again - ever again . Till next time.

[Matt_F]

Thanks for your input everyone. It would appear the key difference is the GVM of the tow vehicle, being 4.5T. So does this weight class require a light rigid license? That is my take on the licensing categories at least. I see some of the real small trucks have a GVM of 4495kg and I assume that is so they can be driven with a car license? But they wouldn't be suitable/legal for towing a boat with a 3m beam?

[The Mad Cat]

Yes you are right Matt, the truck needs to be 4.5t gvm or over and you need an LR licence. One of the problems with most small trucks is the lack of horse power that will make towing any distance a real pain to you and other drivers.

TMC

[goona]

mitc69, your posts make my head hurt ... a lot... !

How's a bloke supposed to wind down on the couch multi-tasking ... watching TV and trying to do a bit of light reading on Ausfish, on the damn iPhone, when such concentration and deciphering is required ??? (Sshhhh, don't tell my missus I can do 2 things at once!).

I don't know whether to drink more, or less, to hope it makes more sense... or stop altogether and go and throw my phone into the pool...!

One thing is for sure, you need to stop drinking before posting... .


Have a read tomorrow morning and see if your posts still make sense., especially the parts quoted below ...

Firstly, none of the following statements make sense let alone state the Regs. that are mentioned in the link you provided in the same post!...

This link.
http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/-/media/bu...lers.pdf?la=en


And then we have more contradictory and confusing statements...


"The most legal..." you say ???

It is either legal, or not! No 'in between', or 50 shades of grey!

And, are you saying that if a person thinks the risk of their situation is low, the rules don't matter??? WT???

Please let us know how much you think you understand your risks, while your big Sea Fox pushes you down hill to Manly in angel gear? We need to know if we have to get the hell off the road or not!

When you have detoxed, read posts 2, 6, & 11 again, and see if you agree with us?

Meanwhile, I am going to have another beer, and see if that helps!
Cheers
Brendon

That's Gold.

[Lovey80]

Yes you are right Matt, the truck needs to be 4.5t gvm or over and you need an LR licence. One of the problems with most small trucks is the lack of horse power that will make towing any distance a real pain to you and other drivers.

TMC

I believe there are a number of vehicles that can be registered not has a light truck (I think Mitsubishi Canter is one) and you don't have to have the LR code.... or wait, you do have to have the LR code but you get to keep your 0.05 BAC, or you have to have the LR code on the licence and only have to have 0.00 BAC when you are using it to tow over 4.5T.... wait no..... Ah Mitch69 can you please translate, I am going to the pub.

[Matt_F]

Thanks TMC and everyone else for your advice. It's been very informative. The wide beam is not that big a deal after all. I'm sure it will be impractical in some places on the road, but when on the water that extra beam would be worth the hassle I reckon.