Posted by Brad Gyde on October 03, 2016 at 17:42:16 from (66.87.115.175):
In Reply to: Hauling posted by Nick167 on October 03, 2016 at 16:15:20:
Short answer: NO. Not worth it, not even a little bit. The cost to be "legal" to haul makes it cost prohibitive.
I bought a rollback wrecker truck about a year ago for my own personal use hauling straw, hay, and my small tractors, etc. Thought maybe I could haul stuff here and there to offset the cost, but have yet to make a dime with it.. Have decided to leave it plated as a farm truck and use it as such.
"Commercial" insurance is a killer. Insurance for my farm use here in Michigan is $22/month, for "commercial" towing/hauling it's nearly $200/month, mostly due to liability transporting other people's "goods". Then the cost of commercial plates, and all the fun and games of compliance for DOT.
I imagine a guy could "fly under the radar", I've been guilty of it myself more than once, but sooner or later DOT will get ya.. They've stopped me, and we had a long, respectful chat about what I can and cannot do with the plates I have, what I can do if I plate my truck differently, and what is required of me to do to be in compliance with the law with either a farm or a commercial plate. My officer was real cool about stuff.
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