Registering Class 8 tractor for personal use?

Does she travel out of state, that's where it starts to get tricky.

 

plus Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax and liability insurance($2500-4000 yearly)...

 

Just plain registration. Nothing else. I have tons of friends that do this for horse shows and traveling around. No restrictions on out of state. Your just a plain old car. I have seen some of the nicest tractors pulling horse trailers. Some with 2 bench seats and look very cool. Most of the people I know have a standard sleeper like us. Some of their trailers have a living space nicer then my condo!

And yes, many compete for prizes and money and also sell and buy horses. Nobody gives a rats ###. It's not a law that's enforced.

 

All you need is regular tags.

 

Actually you could probably put farm tags on it.

 

Class 7 is 26,000 to 33,000 GVWR. Nothing to do with axle configuration.

 

As long as the trailer has living quarters it still falls in the RV, no CDL permits etc. required, class. As to if you can still by-pass scales in all states I cannot answer. If in doubt stop, RV and or not for hire decals help get green lights. 26,001 plus pounds without living quarters and no CDL in some states can result in an out of service violation. Expect no problem with the truck and trailer. But truck with regular plates and no trailer expect to be brought front and center. Although annual inspections are not required for RV's having them done could help with the DOT plus be safe. Go RV not farm.

 

As long as you don't go anywhere near Iowa, I have no clue about what other states do on something like this. But Iowa, if you are pulling that horse wagon (living quarters or not) and there is even a hint of business venture to any part of it, the Iowa DOT will tack your pratt to a tree if you do not have CDL and Medical. And the vehicle will fall into commerical category and all taxes and fees apply. They are anal about the 10001 GCWR threshold and commercial use. Almost daily I see the state boys having pickups with horse trailers sidelined along the road. They will especially sit in waiting for folks to leave horse shows and auction buying locations. And while they are in there, sneaking around and dipping tanks checking for off road dyed diesel. You run around in Iowa with a class 7 tractor dragging a horse wagon and you can bet it will catch the attention of one of the gestapo.

These idiots are so ridiculous about the CDL thing, they are even citing farmers driving ag tractors with implements between fields that fall across state lines! The determine that it is interstate commerce and will cite the farmer for not having a CDL while operating a farm tractor and implement down the road just going from one field on one side the the state line to another field on the other side of the state line! Don't think they will not target a class 7 truck yanking a horse or stock trailer? Dream on.