Driving back to Melbourne with no 5 trailer behind perentie

[jet]

Looking into minto auctions no 5 trailer is it a problem to bring a no 5 back as i noticed there not supplying blue slip , has any one done this any thoughts .

Thanks guys

[67hardtop]

I took a trailer down to the auctions here in Adelaide when i bought mine and brought it home on it. Its still sitting waiting for the 2a to be finished....

Cheers Rod

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[MR LR]

Just get an unregistered vehicle permit.

Or put a "TRAFFIC" plate on it, driving a perentie you should be able to convince the officer you still think it is 1988. So you might just get away with it...

[mudmouse]

Ha, I remember doing that as a young(er) fella but these days any plate, or thing that looks like a rego plate and not authorised to be displayed (like 'traffic') can secure you a fine a tad over $2k.

Just get a UVP (Unreg. Vehicle Permit) and you'll be right.

[Xtreme]

Have a look at this thread http://www.aulro.com/afvb/aulro-courier-service/228416-trailer-berowra-waters-sydney-melbourne.html
Maybe you could piggyback your unregistered trailer unto the registered 8 x 6 and do someone else a service at the same time.

[cactus]

i bought one from there last year . in vic you can register a trailer sight unseen by the vicroads people. its called a "light trailer pack " that requires you to fill in all details of the trailer, weight length height etc and take that paper work into the vicroads office. you collect the rego plate and take that with you to minto. you can check the info on vicroads website for all the relevant information and download the light trailer paperwork to fill out. you are required to make sure it has all rear lights per regulation which the trailer may or may not have. easiest way is to take a light board like they use on boat trailers. can be pre wired before you leave and cable tied to the trailer when you pick it up. worked for me. the main thing you will need from minto people will be the trailer chassis number thats stamped onto the drawbar of the trailer you buy. this number you can use for the vicroads paperwork as a chassis number as long as the trailer is manufactured before 1988 or there abouts. if the paper work requires a manufacturer name call it "home made ".. if i recalll vicroads dont recognise the actual manufactuer of these trailers in their system.

i think it cost around $80 for the rego papers and the plate.

the other thing that caught me out was the timing. i won the auction on a thursday i think and the minto people require you to pick up the trailer the following monday or tuesday. i didnt realise that so it was a quick drive up there and back. their storage fee was pretty high from memory. you might be able to organise something with them. perhaps call them before hand and discuss. you need the chassis number after you have won and wont get much time to do the vicroads paperwork and submit it before you need to pick up the trailer. it can be done though. good luck with it all

this information may have flaws in it as my memory faulters at times. just do your homework online and you should be all ok.

cheers cactus

[jet]

Thanks guy,s very useful information as greys has a heap of trailers as of jan 2016 in minto. Will go to vic roads to get all the paperwork , love to just pick it up and drive it away .

[barkingmad]

Thanks guy,s very useful information as greys has a heap of trailers as of jan 2016 in minto. Will go to vic roads to get all the paperwork , love to just pick it up and drive it away .

Were you successful? What sort of money did they go for?

[MR LR]

What sort of money did they go for?

Absolutely ridiculous money, people are paying twice what they are worth, and some are even paying more again. Very few people will ever get their money back...

[cactus]

Absolutely ridiculous money, people are paying twice what they are worth, and some are even paying more again. Very few people will ever get their money back...last year i got mine for $450 from minto including the tarp and new tyres all in good condition. not seen them sell that cheap since.

[barkingmad]

Absolutely ridiculous money, people are paying twice what they are worth, and some are even paying more again. Very few people will ever get their money back...


last year i got mine for $450 from minto including the tarp and new tyres all in good condition. not seen them sell that cheap since.

Unfortunately that's what I suspected. Something to do with the army getting towards the end of their stockpiles of surplus?

I have finally given up on my old trailer as it had more holes in it than a colander and am looking at replacing it with a No 5. Not keen on over paying at auction in Sydney, then having to pay fuel and a long drive collecting it from Melb! :rolleyes:

Realistically what sort of money should I be looking at? and apart from rust is there anything else to watch out for on them?

[Aussie Jeepster]

You should look at around $1400 for a trailer, absolute max, and there are some at half that in the auction currently, in NSW. It all depends on how much someone really wants one, and how much YOU really want one. I got mine in SA for under $500!
If you want to tow it home, try to find one with logbooks. That will tell you the story of what has done or needs to be done.
Mine had a new lunette, new wheel bearings and new tyres, and I was subsequently supplied with a brand new canvas cover after some "discussions" with the auctioneers.
If you do the usual check of the bearing by holding the tyres front and rear and trying to see what bearing play there is, you should be good.
Remember, they all have 12 pin nato sockets fitted, so unless you have an army landrover, the idea of the light board and plug is a good one.
Other than rust there isn't much to check.
Maybe take some wheel bearing grease and grease up the bearings before you head home.