i bought a 3horse merhow w/wkend LQ package over a year ago and am still working on getting the title transferred.  the trailer came from kentucky, with the certificate of title, showing clear title, according to state of kentucky.

everytime i go to the texas motor vehicle division, they want something else before they will transfer the title.  (first they wanted a sale contract, even tho previous owner signed the transfer on back of certificate of title; then they wanted his signature on the application for texas certicate of title; then, they decided they needed an orginal copy of the release of lien AND now they want me to have it inspected.)

the first 'inspecter' i took it to told me he can't inspect it as it is not a motor vehicle and that the Tx motor vehicle division is confused.  try telling that to the people at the courthouse.  their repeated response is that because the trailer weights 4778, it must be inspected (and get an inspection tag.)

i don't want to accuse the nice ladies at the motor vehicle division of being a bunch of idiots (that certainly won't help me get the title transferred!) but i can't convince them the trailer is not a motor vehicle.  any suggestions??

has anyone else run into this problem?  can you get an inspection sticker for a horse trailer?  we are already looking for a trailer with a bigger LQ but i can't sell this one until i get the title transferred.

Yes you must have a bill of sale, a release of lien (original), a weight ticket showing empty weight of trailer and then go to your local Police department or DPS office and tell them you need an inspection.  Most will know what you are asking for.  I do this all the time in the FT.WORTH office.  Real easy to do.  Plus  my mother works for the County.

Correct not a regular inspection station.  What the court house is looking for is a physical inspection to verify the vin matches the trailer and there is actually a trailer.  Some trailer dealers can do this as well.  Just tell them you are needing a physical inspection to transfer an out of state trailer.  Can also check with an RV dealer they run into this alot.  The court house might not ask for a wieght ticket, but I would get it just incase.  You can do this at just about any truck stop, just tell the weight clerk that you need an empty weight then unhook the trailer on the scale and weigh just the trailer.

All of this is really easy, the lazy people at the court house try and make a big deal out of it, because most of them have no clue what to do.  Mom tells me this all the time.  Lucky for me I have been doing this since 1983 and she has been there since 1979 so we kinda know the in's and out's....