I had one of my best runs in my Lefroy mini, on Hepburn Avenue [northern suburbs of Perth] a few years ago.

The stretch of road had only just been finished, and wasn't yet [officially] open to traffic.

I was clocked at a bit over 80 klicks by the security blokes in their ute - and Mr Plod was waiting down the road [not for me - for hoons]

Only problem I had was getting the Senior Connie out of the landyacht.
The security blokes and the younger constable reckoned he was having too much fun.

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One of our W.A. land yachters transports his L.Y. by hanging it on the back of his ute via a bracket on the towbar.
He used to remove his number plate from the ute and hang it on the L.Y. so it wasn't obscured [an offence here]

When we found out you can have auxiliary plates issued by the transport dept., Chook got one and bolted it on the landyacht permanently.
It saved his neck when a council ranger was about to book him for unlicensed vehicle on a public beach.
Ranger didn't twig that the L.Y. plate was the same number as the ute.

Chook got to keep happily sailing on the beach with his kinda-sorta licensed landyacht

We call them auxiliary plates in W.A., you call them accessory plates in QLD.

They are intended for hooking on to bike racks, wheelchair racks and the like which obstruct the rear number plate on your vehicle.

The bike / wheelchair or landyacht are not actually licensed - they just happen to have a miniature copy of the car's rego. plate hanging on them.

I wouldn't bung second hand plates on the landyacht - that shows "intent" - an accessory plate just show you are being a good boy, and if the council ranger gets confused, well, it isn't your fault.


www.support.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/formsdat.nsf/forms/QF3540/$file/F3540_CFD.pdf


stephen

I think you might need to have a chat with your local transport department fellas.

It might be possible to license your landyacht as a trailer,

But you would need tail lights and indicators, mudguards, and a detachable tow hitch of some type.

Decent bearings - and road use rated tyres too.

Not impossible - but not exactly "off the shelf"

If you are only travelling shortish distances and the speed can be kept reasonable, [due to no suspension] it would be do-able.

- The tow hitch could be clamped on to the front of the chassis tube.

- Swapping rear wheels is a doddle if you follow the principle of the "Lake Lefroy Mini" plans - each rear axle assembly unplugs from the chassis and is secured by a spring clip or single bolt.


Knocking up a spare set of rear axles, with hubs, wheels, mudguards and lights ready for towing duty would be pretty simple.

- Salvage a pair of rear hubs/wheels from a wrecked front wheel drive car, [old Suzuki hatch?]

- Some FWD cars have rear hubs held on by 4 bolts + the brake cable and hose, strip out the brakes to lose weight.

- Use the brake backing plate as a mounting point for the mudguards [plastic cut from the side of a drum?]



www.support.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/formsdat.nsf/forms/QF3970/$file/F3970_CFD.pdf


As long as your landyacht is 2.5m or less in width - you could probably register it as a "boat [landyacht] trailer"

Worth asking at your local transport office!


stephen

The blokes you need to speak with are the ones who do the vehicle examinations.

All you are doing is asking for guidelines for the the construction of a registerable lightweight boat [landyacht] trailer - that can be broken down for off road use by having detachable rear axles and tow hitch.

The tow hitch could also be attached in the same way as the rear axles - secured with a single bolt.

All up "on-road" weight should be well under 100kg.

The heaviest items would be the rear wheels and hubs.

Take a drawing of what you intend - with dimensions that fit within the limits shown in the transport department application form.

They should be able to steer you in the right direction.

Keep us posted!