A FRME TOWING

wocky · Post by **wocky** » Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:18 pm

I was thinking about putting an a-frame on my fj40 ,to tow it to fundays,compitions, etc .Does anyone know whether I will be able to then register my old truck as a trailer? :wink:

tomsoffroad · Post by **tomsoffroad** » Fri Oct 08, 2004 5:54 am

I'm pretty sure that you won't need to. As for as I know you can A frame anything. You might want to hook up the cruiser tail lights to run of a trailer plug though. I don't think you have to, but it might be polite to other drivers.
Give the police or the LTSA a phone call, one of them should be able to tell you for sure.

mudda-trucker · Post by **mudda-trucker** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 6:09 pm

if it is towed on the road it need to have a rego & wof. i found out when i got pulled up (DOH) i was A framing a surf

tomsoffroad · Post by **tomsoffroad** » Wed Oct 13, 2004 9:52 pm

So then if it's being A framed and it needs to be reg and wof, what is it? A trailer or a truck?
If its a truck then how would you reg it as a trailer?
If its a truck and it has to be warrented to tow it then why not just drive it?????
Seems to me that its all abit contradictry.

wocky · Post by **wocky** » Thu Oct 14, 2004 9:06 pm

thanks for the replys.the reason its not reg and wof is that its always a hassle to warrent cos the brakes need repairing or the steering .I thought that if i was able to register it as a trailer it might be easier than hireing a trailer to take it anywere
Bugger mudda-trucker did they throw the book at you

mudrat · Post by **mudrat** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 9:32 pm

Hiya,

Saw highway patrol a few weeks back, and a girl got done for no REG and no WOF and got pink stickered, she asked the cop about towing it and he said no, but when she asked about A-framing it, he say that was ok.

So does that that mean that they are legally different?

The towies use those 2 wheeled a frame type things, maybe thats an option?

..just to confuse matters..

Mudrat

mudda-trucker · Post by **mudda-trucker** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 10:38 pm

the cop that pulled me over .. let me off with a warning ..
so it looks like it depends what cop pulls you over and what mood he/she is in

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:33 am

On the LTSA website http://www.ltsa.govt.nz/factsheets/09.html it says "until re-registration and relicencing is complete, a vehicle can't be driven on the road: it must be towed or transported by other means" That seems to me that it's OK to tow an un-registered vehicle.....

matwelli · Post by **matwelli** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:31 pm

A few years ago a guy in New Plymouth had an RX2 race car, that was registered as a trailer and A-framed every where. It had a trailer plug made up that worked the runnin, brake and indicator lights.