Snowmobile / Fish House law?

  • dr._flathead
    Posts: 220
    January 29, 2012 at 9:30 pm #1303529

    Can someone tell me the legal way to pull a portable house with a snowmobile? I cant find that Reg. on the MN DNR site?

    Thanks Dave!

    damman
    Pepin county Wi
    Posts: 312
    January 29, 2012 at 10:02 pm #1033190

    I have never heard of such a law. I have always hooked mine directly to the sled or atv.

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    January 29, 2012 at 10:04 pm #1033191

    Quote:

    I have never heard of such a law. I have always hooked mine directly to the sled or atv.

    x2

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
    Posts: 4044
    January 29, 2012 at 10:14 pm #1033195

    I also have never heard anything. Are you talking on a state trail or something? I can tell you from experience, towing a portable with a rope is a bad idea.

    josh a
    Posts: 588
    January 29, 2012 at 11:41 pm #1033211

    not sure there is a law about that, but if you’re doing something so sketchy you think you may be breaking the law, you might want to rethink your operation…

    dr._flathead
    Posts: 220
    January 30, 2012 at 12:30 am #1033222

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    I can tell you from experience, towing a portable with a rope is a bad idea.

    A buddy of mine said there was some goofy law that you had to have to have a “Tow Bar” meaning its not just rope tied to the sled and snowmobile……He also said you can make a legal tow bar by just putting the tow rope through PVC…..I get the idea of having the PVC vs. soft rope and how it WOULD BE a bad idea to use just rope…….

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    January 30, 2012 at 12:33 am #1033225

    Quote:

    Quote:

    I can tell you from experience, towing a portable with a rope is a bad idea.

    A buddy of mine said there was some goofy law that you had to have to have a “Tow Bar” meaning its not just rope tied to the sled and snowmobile……He also said you can make a legal tow bar by just putting the tow rope through PVC…..I get the idea of having the PVC vs. soft rope and how it WOULD BE a bad idea to use just rope…….

    Some areas require a rigid hitch type connection between the tow vehicle and sled being towed. MN isn’t one of them although I’ve seen some good equipment turned into small pieces when the rope got tangled in knobby tires at speed.

    dr._flathead
    Posts: 220
    January 30, 2012 at 1:13 am #1033238

    Quote:

    Some areas require a rigid hitch type connection between the tow vehicle and sled being towed. MN isn’t one of them.

    Excellent! Althogh I will still be making some sort of PVC type tow bar!

    Thanks!
    Dave

    Box
    Posts: 38
    January 31, 2012 at 2:10 am #1033649

    Technically you need I think 16″ inches of reflector on both sides and back. I just put DOT red/white reflector tape on mine, but I think one of my shacks had some fall off. You only need rigid tow bar if you have people in the shack/sled/tub.

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