Sask G drivers lic. Heavy trailer/farm plated trucks

[ivbinconned]

Our new trailer is over 10,000 pounds and I pull with "farm F " plated truck. Which means I am NOT required to have the "G" (heavy trailer) endorsement ...in Saskatchewan.


Some say the G is good to have if out of the province.... "just in case". Is this true or should the fact that the truck qualifies me in Saskatchewan be good where ever?

[ivbinconned]

Forgot to tell ya. I got the "G" endorsement.

[ivbinconned]

We have been down several times. Always on F plates. It's the only truck we have. Two years ago Home Land really Checked us over at Bolder. Never noted or asked about plates.

[laknox]

06Fargo wrote:

laknox wrote:

rmoore0852 wrote:

romore wrote:
Here a farm plated vehicle can only be used for farm business. Hauling your rv wouldn't qualify. Check with the DMV.

Same way in the US. I know most states have laws about only using farm plates for farm business. I can't speak for other states, but that IS enforced in TX.

Shoot, just make sure to visit a few implement dealers or some other ag facility, and you're "on business". If you have a business credit card, charge everything to it. 🙂 That's how we got our vacations for decades as members of the International Flying Farmers. We'd go to our annual convention and workshop and would write them off as "business" expenses since we'd be touring various farming and production facilities as well as helping lobbyists deal with both farming and general aviation legislation from the State/Provincial levels to D.C./Quebec.

Lyle

this right here is why Lyle gets the big buck$ 😄

Yeah, right. 🙂 More like our attorney and accountant... 🙂

Lyle

[johndeerefarmer]

rmoore0852 wrote:

romore wrote:
Here a farm plated vehicle can only be used for farm business. Hauling your rv wouldn't qualify. Check with the DMV.

Same way in the US. I know most states have laws about only using farm plates for farm business. I can't speak for other states, but that IS enforced in TX.

Not in my experience and I have been running Texas farm tags for over 35 years. I have farm tags on my truck and trailers. We have gotten stopped for speeding three times in the past two years- in Texas. The TX DPS or local police have never questioned the farm tag on the truck or the trailer- and the trailer had two RZR's on it, not hay or other farm commodities. The main thing they don't want you doing is having a farm tag and using the truck to go to a 9-5 job M-F off of the farm.

[noteven]

laknox wrote:

rmoore0852 wrote:

romore wrote:
Here a farm plated vehicle can only be used for farm business. Hauling your rv wouldn't qualify. Check with the DMV.

Same way in the US. I know most states have laws about only using farm plates for farm business. I can't speak for other states, but that IS enforced in TX.

Shoot, just make sure to visit a few implement dealers or some other ag facility, and you're "on business". If you have a business credit card, charge everything to it. 🙂 That's how we got our vacations for decades as members of the International Flying Farmers. We'd go to our annual convention and workshop and would write them off as "business" expenses since we'd be touring various farming and production facilities as well as helping lobbyists deal with both farming and general aviation legislation from the State/Provincial levels to D.C./Quebec.

Lyle

this right here is why Lyle gets the big buck$ 😄

[laknox]

rmoore0852 wrote:

romore wrote:
Here a farm plated vehicle can only be used for farm business. Hauling your rv wouldn't qualify. Check with the DMV.

Same way in the US. I know most states have laws about only using farm plates for farm business. I can't speak for other states, but that IS enforced in TX.

Shoot, just make sure to visit a few implement dealers or some other ag facility, and you're "on business". If you have a business credit card, charge everything to it. 🙂 That's how we got our vacations for decades as members of the International Flying Farmers. We'd go to our annual convention and workshop and would write them off as "business" expenses since we'd be touring various farming and production facilities as well as helping lobbyists deal with both farming and general aviation legislation from the State/Provincial levels to D.C./Quebec.

Lyle

[rmoore0852]

romore wrote:
Here a farm plated vehicle can only be used for farm business. Hauling your rv wouldn't qualify. Check with the DMV.

Same way in the US. I know most states have laws about only using farm plates for farm business. I can't speak for other states, but that IS enforced in TX.

[noteven]

I would go for it. If stopped and challenged use the "do you know where your food comes from?" defense while pointing at your Sask F plate...

If you get arrested shoot me a pm I could swap you a vehicle and drive your rig to safety for beer and pizza oops that would be "commercial" ... here we go...

[Rygar]

You are required to have a "heavy trailer" endorsement in BC if over 5500kg. So, if you are required to have the endorsement in SASK then you would be required to have it here in BC as well, no matter what you are pulling it with.

[romore]

Here a farm plated vehicle can only be used for farm business. Hauling your rv wouldn't qualify. Check with the DMV.

[ivbinconned]

On the F plate in Saskatchewan you are allowed to pull trailers over "10,000 pounds.
So it's more than just fuel.

[SDcampowneroper]

Farm plates are about fuel tax. If you are not on farm business, buy road taxed fuel. Weight is limited by your choice of licensing and tow vehicle.

[azdryheat]

It's good 'where ever' in the States.