Towing Issues: portable tow truck, thick steel plate, bakersfield calif

Question
Richaard,
I was given a towing device that actually operates like a
tow truck. It has an arm that lowers to the ground a thick
steel plate that fits under the vehicle where chains are
attached, a hand crank cable to lift the boom, safety chain
etc, this sits on a beam axle with no suspension and hooks
up to a 1 7/8 tow ball and is pulled like a trailer.
Do you know anything about these and if they need to be
registered etc. It is heavy duty and seems very well made.
                         Thanks for your help. Bill
                                   Bakersfield, calif.

Answer
Well I have seen things like that before, not sure if they really need to be registered... I guess I have not paid attention to them that close... They do seem to do the task they were designed for... Some of them looked real ugly that I have seen over the years...

Best answer is that you check with California DMV as to the registration issues...