little league equipment

[allandairy]

i got a price for a endump form them in 03 the pice was good but they were not in yet they called me when they were in i went and looked at them was going to take one of them went to right the cheque and they put the pice up $ 5000 from what they quoted me on the phone when i said to them they tolde me they were better than they thought so they wanteed more . so i said not from me and went and bout a new cancad one

[CRToney]

Bought a high boy a few years ago. The channel iron above the fifth wheel plate was rotten and the plate gave way. Scared the crap out of me. Couldn't see that it was rusted below the deck boards. I would spend extra$ to get a western trailer without rust issues. It was an easy enough fix but I have better things to do.

[bjtjjl]

I am looking at some flat decks. I was out there the other day and checked them out. Were better than i expected, but would not buy sight unseen as some of the other trailers around were ruff looking. Like other people said they are up front, just like going to auction but you know what you are paying ahead of time. Also did some more research on licensing in sask, and have got different answers, everything from sgi telling me all i need is a bill of sale and my insurance agent saying a fresh safety can be sent in and if sgi deems it good, no need for sask safety. So not sure which is right.....I will let you know when i purchase how it goes.

[dabeegguy]

Originally Posted by bjtjjl

I am looking at some flat decks. I was out there the other day and checked them out. Were better than i expected, but would not buy sight unseen as some of the other trailers around were ruff looking. Like other people said they are up front, just like going to auction but you know what you are paying ahead of time. Also did some more research on licensing in sask, and have got different answers, everything from sgi telling me all i need is a bill of sale and my insurance agent saying a fresh safety can be sent in and if sgi deems it good, no need for sask safety. So not sure which is right.....I will let you know when i purchase how it goes.

For all licensed tailers there are reciprocal agreements between at least the prairie provinces (I think BC does too but haven't checked on that - - it might actually be Canada wide because this includes commercial hauling).

If you safety a trailer/truck on commercial plates you have 3 months of run time and then you need to get another sticker (inspection etc). If you safety a trailer/truck on farm plates you have 1 year of run time. It seems like if you continue to run only in one province that you would not need a safety annually (both Manitoba and Alberta for sure) but if you move across provincial lines you are required to get one. These safety inspections are considered valid in other jurisdictions because of those reciprocal agreements that I mentioned earler!

Just went through all the BS because of a move so its sort of fresh in my mind. You may have to remind whomever tells you different but if you stick to your guns you will not have to get a new inspection until the previous sticker expires.

When you are at a scale or stopped by a DOT officer you may get an on the spot inspection and, depending upon the inspection, be given a list of things to do. So you could basically get your safety sticker invalidated at any time if that inspector so decides. I am not sure if there is any way of arguing if you think that they are incorrect on anything.

Those are the rules even if your insurance agent (my experience is that they are all too often dumber than a sack of hammers and don't want the extra hassle of dealing with an out of province inspection report) says otherwise. Its your money so if you want to take an inspected and safetied truck/trailer and do it again - - well go ahead - - why would be my question!

[duchek]

Think you are wrong there on a few points Dabeeguy.

A commercial or farm plated truck that is safetied in sask is good for 6 months. They will allow the safety to be good on a farm plated truck for up to one year if you can prove to them that you are driving under 25000kms per year I think.

A safety is valid for one year on trailers regardless of there class of plates.

I am pretty sure manitoba requires a safety anually even on farm plates. Saskatchewan doesn't require it though unless it comes from out of province. What I have done in the past though when I bought something say in manitoba with a fresh safety, was to put a commercial or an apportioned sask plate on it because they will accept an out of province safety only on those two plates, then a few days after I go back and switch it to a farm plate. Then you don't have to get a sask safety because it has been previsouly registered in saskatchewan.

[skfarmboy]

Originally Posted by duchek

What I have done in the past though when I bought something say in manitoba with a fresh safety, was to put a commercial or an apportioned sask plate on it because they will accept an out of province safety only on those two plate, then a few days after I go back and switch it to a farm plate. Then you don't have to get a sask safety because it has been previsouly registered in saskatchewan.

That is a great piece of information. I will keep that in mind for future use.

[bjtjjl]

I have been told if farm plating this trailer i am looking at, all I need is a bill of sale and they will put plates on it. No safety required. This came from sgi. I will be suprised if that route actually works when it comes down to it.

[dabeegguy]

Originally Posted by duchek

Think you are wrong there on a few points Dabeeguy.

A commercial or farm plated truck that is safetied in sask is good for 6 months. They will allow the safety to be good on a farm plated truck for up to one year if you can prove to them that you are driving under 25000kms per year I think.

A safety is valid for one year on trailers regardless of there class of plates.

I am pretty sure manitoba requires a safety anually even on farm plates. Saskatchewan doesn't require it though unless it comes from out of province. What I have done in the past though when I bought something say in manitoba with a fresh safety, was to put a commercial or an apportioned sask plate on it because they will accept an out of province safety only on those two plates, then a few days after I go back and switch it to a farm plate. Then you don't have to get a sask safety because it has been previsouly registered in saskatchewan.

I was NOT commenting directly on SK regulations - - haven't worked with them and don't know them - - so no comment.

In MB you may have to safety a tractor but you do NOT have to safety a trailer if its for ag use in province. (From the DOT boys!) I plan to run inter-provincially to get seed etc so that's not an option for me.

[dabeegguy]

Originally Posted by bjtjjl

I have been told if farm plating this trailer i am looking at, all I need is a bill of sale and they will put plates on it. No safety required. This came from sgi. I will be suprised if that route actually works when it comes down to it.

Now if you had had some very senior official person tell you this and you noted who and when you just might be able to get it to work that way. If, on the other hand you don't have ALL the information or they are not very high up the pecking order you are going to be FUBARed!

[woodytr99]

A year ago I bought a flat deck in Manitoba. It had a fresh safety. I brought it into Sask. and faxed the the manitoba safety into SGi. They recognized it and input it into their computer. When I went to plate it it showed as having a valid Sask. safety. Bought my plates and now am good to go. I have a farm plate on it so should not have any more worries.

Trevor