trailer title under 3k lbs

[ricqik]

if im correct, trailers under 3k don't need a title. so how does one go about selling a trailer if there's no paper or card? i'm planning on selling mine but don't remember if it ever had some kind of paper.

[bobbymalone]

you will need to check on the title business on that trailer because I don't really know.

if you don't need a title you would sell it just like you would a piece of furniture on that list that craig guy made.

i would write up a bill of sale, maybe with a template i found on line, with stuff like, "the trailer is being sold as is with no warranty" and the other legal jargon necessary to avoid a mix up in the future and proof that it changed hands and is no longer your responsibility. have the buyer sign and date it and if you want to get fancy do it with a notary present.

i sold a car to a buddy, pretty much as a favor, for $100. of course he never actually filed the paperwork to change the title over and when some out of state police dept sent me a certified letter with a bill for $4500 worth of impound lot fees, I was sure glad I wrote up that bill of sale and had it notarized. (if you knew my buddy you would know it was gonna play out exactly like it did before you sold him the car) Couple of phone calls and a few faxes later, car went to auction and it wasn't my problem.

[jwmiller33]

i think the rule regarding trailers and 3,000 lbs revolves around the license plate/lifetime license, but i could be wrong. i do know for a fact that at the DMV they made me state whether my trailer was above or below the 3k lb threshhold, and as a result of my trailer being under, i was able/eligible to purchase the lifetime license for that. if your trailer is over 3k lbs, it requires a license plate with a tab to be renewed annually.

if you don't have a title for yours, the best thing you can do it write up a good bill of sale and have it signed by both parties and both of you keep a copy

just for the record, my boat trailer is under 3k lbs and it does have a title

[ricqik]

mines a atv trailer under 3k, it has a permanent sticker. just wondering how to go about selling it bcuz it doesn't have a title. i guess the best way is to have a bill of sale paperwork like u guys mentioned.

[Lund79]

Bill of sale is the way to go as trailers don't always need a title.