BRUCEF55 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Anyone stopped Florida HDT pulling a 5ver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdickinson Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Do you mean have I been stopped in Florida???, no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 We went into Florida a couple of times licensed from South Dakota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcrzr Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 SD license here as well. Spent a month down there in Feb 2016. The only thing that stopped me were the too small fuel stations & RV parks. Plan ahead. No LEO stops or second looks as far as I could tell. Todd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick & Alana Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 We spent the winter of 2013 in Florida- no issues. Licensed in SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob A Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 We have been going to Florida for 5 winters, never a problem pulling or bobtailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Anyone stopped Florida HDT pulling a 5ver I'm not sure what you are asking. A Florida registered HDT can not (legally) have a 5th wheel hitch. A non Florida registered HDT can....even in Florida. What is your question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dblr Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 I got stopped bob-tailing coming back from getting fuel near Cleremont, they were doing DOT stops, asked for my info and where i was coming from explained easier to fuel with out the car on the back. He asked about pulling a rv with the hdt and I explained all about it, had a very discussion about why and he left saying be safe and have a nice trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDirectionHome Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 A Florida registered HDT can not (legally) have a 5th wheel hitch. Big 5er, you mean a "privately registered HDT" correct. Obviously a commercially registered truck could. Just clarifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 This IS an rv forum, but you are right. An HDT registered as a MH can not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronbo Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 A "Florida" registered RV can not, although many do and have no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Mayer Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 A "Florida" registered RV can not, although many do and have no problems. Right. In FL an HDT used non-commercially CAN get a MH designation, but it has to have the 5th wheel plate removed. Law prohibits a MH-registered vehicle from having a 5th plate, and towing a trailer. You can only tow with a ball hitch (and "maybe" a pintle hitch). Both are considered non-load bearing. Some people in FL DO register as a MH and THEN add on the 5th wheel plate and tow their 5th wheel RV. They are illegal. Only you can decide if you want to go that route. The fact that people get away with it - as they do with towing doubles in FL - does not mean it is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennWest Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Well our Smarts are over legal width also. So many of us are illegal. Hop it stays this way too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark and Dale Bruss Posted September 9, 2016 Report Share Posted September 9, 2016 Yes there a lot of situations that are just over the edge of legal. The concern should be what do you do if a LEO decides to invoke the law. A over-wide Smart can be unloaded and you can continue on. Over 65' length (most states) you may have to drop your trailer and have a commercial truck come and tow it away. I won't say that having to absolutely legal is the only answer, but be prepared for the situation. We were almost 85' (truck, trailer, car) and the one time we were stopped, we could disconnect the car and then travel on. In the case of a Florida registered motorhome with a fifth-wheel attached, that is an equipment violation. First the trailer would have to be dropped. Second, proof that the hitch was removed will be mandated by the equipment violation. Unfortunately Florida is a problem state for HDTs, and the reason was the number of "NASCAR" rigs that tried to get by commercial registrations that Florida retaliated. Again, Florida is the only state where in the Forms and Regulations included photos to defined what is allowed in RV registrations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remoandiris Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 And good luck getting insurance in Fla for an HDT registered as a private truck. I went thru that goat rope several months ago. An independent insurance agent solicited every company she could. No one would cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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