wingrider

I thought about that as well, just didn’t know which states were still good for that plan.

Not sure how much a bond will be for the rig when it is complete, as they place a value on it sitting there. He said from what I described, it is worth 5K as it sits. I said, it is worth scrap price at this moment….he said, then scrap it. He also said to keep all the receipts, paperwork…etc when I fix the truck up to put with it. So essentially they want a running and driving truck to pull in there so he can put 20k as the value and I need to get a bond for 1.5 times the value of the truck. I am strongly thinking of looking for one with a title and use this old girl for parts if needed.

Well, that was a waste of time. Guy wouldn’t sign off on it because I didn’t bring the whole truck…I said all that says was a VIN check, and a lady told me I could pull it. Turns out you can’t do that. 🤬

Yes, have a printed picture of the stamp in the frame that I will take along with the tag. One could argue that the tag is illegible, but when you see those numbers on the frame, they match up pretty darn well. I put the door on last night, because we have severe wind here today, and no tarp would have stayed on.

Well, pulled the door off thinking I was going to bring the whole thing in, when I looked and saw that I could unscrew the plate from the door. So I pulled it off, and will just take the plate into the dmv inspection. Funny enough, they sent me the plates for it despite no title.

I knew this was going to give me some trouble…almost looks like it was scratched out. Does anyone know what size number die set they would have used on these tags?

Gotta love this screwed up state. Got a letter today saying that they will not issue a title until an inspection of the VIN tag takes place by one of their inspectors. They have clear pictures of everything, so this is always frustrating. Half tempted to pull the door off, and bring that to them. 😡

Thank you for that explanation! Makes a lot more sense now that it is laid out that way. I do recall looking at semi’s as a kid, and seeing a whole bunch of licensee plates on their rig. Never had anyone I could ask about it. Makes a lot more sense.

I agree, that one is going to be a project. My wife is complaining about my complete B61 that I will be fixing up.

I’d like to like it, but I can’t today.

Agree with you! Many folks have told me to turn my rig into an RV, and I wouldn’t have any trouble. Not sure I want to do that. You mention a fuel tax, do truckers pay more for fuel to fill their truck vs me in my 2500 diesel? Not fighting words, just curious of a person who doesn’t drive one.

I can’t either! Out of them for the day.

I do wish MN would be a little lenient in historic plated trucks hauling antique tractors on a trailer, but the law is the law here. She said if I put a trailer on it, it needs different plates. I know we love these trucks, and would drive them to a great extent. But from what I have seen of the drivers today, they wouldn’t even climb in the cab of one of these old girls, much less try to drive 'em. Perhaps we have a local chapter that can shed some light on what I could do here in this state.

I tried telling her that, and although she seemed like she knew what she was doing, she certainly did not know trucks very well.