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DaveIN
03-17-2003, 08:16 PM
Fellows, I need some help.
I have been going to Separation Lake for several years using a truck camper and pulling my own boat. Now my wife wants a 5th wheel and pull the boat behind the 5th wheel which is legal here in the Midwest but I am not sure about the law in Ontario.
Can anybody help. My total length would be 59 feet.
I have checked that I would be legal in IN, IL, WI and Mn but am concerned that I might not get across the border.

bigfish1965
03-17-2003, 09:39 PM
I've never seen it done, but here is the relevant government website. http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/safety/quicknotes/trailer.htm
It definitely says it is illegal.

2 DOGS
03-17-2003, 10:16 PM
It must be legal, my neighbor has pulled a 28' 5th wheel with a 19' boat behind a 3/4 Ford. He always crosses at Pembina,ND on I-29 and goes up to the trans-canadian and runs to Vermillion Bay. He's done this 4 years in a row and never a problem.

2 DOGS
03-17-2003, 10:20 PM
Per my previous post, I only assumed it was legal because he has never been bothered. I don't see how it would be any different than semi's pulling doubles and lordy do you ever see alot of those in Canada.