Life time trailer licence

[LoonASea]

I plan to sell my boat this coming spring and the trailer has a Mn lifetime licence,,, I can not for the life of me find a title or registration for it ,,, nor can I find one for my snowmobile trailer ,,, I have all the titles for the boat, snowmobile, Harley and all my other toys tucked away in the same spot,,, Does Mn not send out titles for trailers that have the lifetime licence???

[fishingstar]

yes they have titles. they look the same as a car title. 

[my4x4yj]

You should also have a registration card to carry in the tow vehicle, can't tell how many times I used to get stopped when traveling out of state because there was no visible plate on the trailer and the officer involved was not familiar with the way MN registered the trailers, the registration card helped speed up the problem solving process.

[highlife4me]

Not all trailers need or have a title.  If a trailer has a gross weight of less than 4000 lbs it does not "need" a title although most that were bought through a dealer the last 25 years or so probably have one.  To transfer ownership just right up a Bill Of Sale at the time you sell the trailer.  Include both buyer and sellers name, addresses, date of transaction and signature of both the buyer and seller.  Also a description and VIN # if the trailer has one or a picture of it if it is a homemade trailer.  Make a copy of this to keep at it will protect both the buyer and the seller in the future.

Edited March 11, 2017 by highlife4me

[magicstix]

LoonASea it might not be you. I wonder if there isn't something wrong with the system sending out cards. I've got 4 trailers with lifetime and only the one I bought 20 years ago I received a card on. 2 of the newer ones I registered at same time and didn't get cards. I asked a while ago when in license bureau one day and they said they still send them out and duplicates are $2. I looked again at home and they are now where to be found but haven't gotten back down there to apply for new cards. I still have the yellow paper work from transferring them.

[yaggie]

Now I cant find one either. I am running my boat one more year though, LoonASea, are you getting a bigger boat??

[LoonASea]

YUP!!! ,,, got that 2 footitis ,,, I pick it up in 3 weeks

[Wanderer]

1 hour ago, LoonASea said:

YUP!!! ,,, got that 2 footitis ,,, I pick it up in 3 weeks

 

Your "little" boat is a pretty sweet rig.  The new one must be pretty awesome. 

 

Congrats!

[LoonASea]

Went to the DMV with my lifetime lic number ,,,, They didnt have me listed with that lic number,,,, cost me $12.50 to get a new lifetime lic with a new number and should get a new reg card in a few weeks ,,,I know this wasnt my snafu but its been rectified  

[jeffeg64]

I went through this before with a snowmobile trailer.

the DMV told me smaller trailers are only titled if they are financed when they are purchased new.

that's why some have titles and some don't.

sounds like a MN thing.

 

[leech~~]

On 3/13/2017 at 10:46 AM, LoonASea said:

Went to the DMV with my lifetime lic number ,,,, They didnt have me listed with that lic number,,,, cost me $12.50 to get a new lifetime lic with a new number and should get a new reg card in a few weeks ,,,I know this wasnt my snafu but its been rectified  

 

Did you buy the one you have now used from someone else? I'm wondering if they are having a lot of people not transferring trailer titles when they buy used because they think it has a Life time tag so don't need too?  Now you got me looking around the files for titles!  

Edited March 17, 2017 by leech~~

[gunner55]

We ran into registration & licensing issues with 1 trailer we bought until we found out that all we had to to do was tell them it was homemade & produce a bill of sale.

[LoonASea]

Leech ,,, I purchased it from a guy in michigan so I had to register and licence it in Mn ,, I will be doing it all over again when I pick up my new great lakes rig in 2 weeks also bought in Michigan

[leech~~]

55 minutes ago, LoonASea said:

Leech ,,, I purchased it from a guy in michigan so I had to register and licence it in Mn ,, I will be doing it all over again when I pick up my new great lakes rig in 2 weeks also bought in Michigan

 

I bought that new snowmobile trailer two years ago and this discussion has me scratching my head where the dang title is now? Hope it lasts until I die then it will be my kids problem!