Hypoid
May 15th, 2011, 09:24 AM
I robbed this from NAXJA's Colorado Chapter: http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1062448
This January a new law went into effect that requires a "Road Worthiness Inspection" for all home-built trailers.
I bought Troy's MJ Long bed from a scrapped MJ to convert into an off road trailer. Unfortunately, I didn't license it prior to Jan. 1st.
So I got my tax return in Feb and built the tongue for the trailer and had it ready to license around the beginning of April. I did a search online and discovered I needed to fill out the Colorado DR2409 form.
I filled out the DR2409 with the following values (IANAL so make sound decisions yourself should you need to license a home-built trailer...):
Weight: 800lbs (probably high)
Width: 70 inches
Length: 140 inches (I built a longer tongue so I can add a platform and box on the front)
Year: 2011
Make was "HMD" (copied from the CSP form)
This is what I put in the description field in the DR2409:
"A single axle box type trailer with steel sides approx 30 inches tall,
70 inches wide and 88 inches long built using materials on hand."
I did have all of the receipts for all materials purchased for the project, just in case. When I stopped into the DMV office the first time, they asked for them and the DR2409 calls for them: "[Bills of sale for materials (axles, wheels, etc.,) used to assemble this trailer must be presented to the County Clerk]" ... but this second visit, I was not asked for them.
I had the DR2409 filled out, along with the form that the DMV person provided. I made the appointment with the State Patrol. The Trooper verified the forms, took my drivers license, did a walk around of the trailer. He looked at the tongue, I am sure he checked out the chains but he didn't say anything. He walked to the back, verified that the trailer had lights installed, walked back, collected $20 and took the forms inside.
He never asked for me to run the lights, which I thought odd, they work fine so I wasn't worried.
After about 5 minutes, he came out with the original DR2409, the form from the DMV and a third form the Trooper provided. He didn't say a word about the bed coming from a truck or about it's original title at all and neither did the folks in the DMV office.
I noted on the third form he provided that he also performed an NCIS/CCIS check on me.... glad that thing in Vegas hasn't caught up with me... just kidding http://www.naxja.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
All told, $20 for inspection, $57 and change for the registration and VIN plate.
This January a new law went into effect that requires a "Road Worthiness Inspection" for all home-built trailers.
I bought Troy's MJ Long bed from a scrapped MJ to convert into an off road trailer. Unfortunately, I didn't license it prior to Jan. 1st.
So I got my tax return in Feb and built the tongue for the trailer and had it ready to license around the beginning of April. I did a search online and discovered I needed to fill out the Colorado DR2409 form.
I filled out the DR2409 with the following values (IANAL so make sound decisions yourself should you need to license a home-built trailer...):
Weight: 800lbs (probably high)
Width: 70 inches
Length: 140 inches (I built a longer tongue so I can add a platform and box on the front)
Year: 2011
Make was "HMD" (copied from the CSP form)
This is what I put in the description field in the DR2409:
"A single axle box type trailer with steel sides approx 30 inches tall,
70 inches wide and 88 inches long built using materials on hand."
I did have all of the receipts for all materials purchased for the project, just in case. When I stopped into the DMV office the first time, they asked for them and the DR2409 calls for them: "[Bills of sale for materials (axles, wheels, etc.,) used to assemble this trailer must be presented to the County Clerk]" ... but this second visit, I was not asked for them.
I had the DR2409 filled out, along with the form that the DMV person provided. I made the appointment with the State Patrol. The Trooper verified the forms, took my drivers license, did a walk around of the trailer. He looked at the tongue, I am sure he checked out the chains but he didn't say anything. He walked to the back, verified that the trailer had lights installed, walked back, collected $20 and took the forms inside.
He never asked for me to run the lights, which I thought odd, they work fine so I wasn't worried.
After about 5 minutes, he came out with the original DR2409, the form from the DMV and a third form the Trooper provided. He didn't say a word about the bed coming from a truck or about it's original title at all and neither did the folks in the DMV office.
I noted on the third form he provided that he also performed an NCIS/CCIS check on me.... glad that thing in Vegas hasn't caught up with me... just kidding http://www.naxja.org/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif
All told, $20 for inspection, $57 and change for the registration and VIN plate.