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.

Funny enough, when I went to try to get the title for the truck, the clerk couldn't find Mack as a brand of vehicle in whatever program she was using. I politely told her that this is an old semi tractor...but she apparently did not believe me from the pictures I had provided, as there was not any other items to reference it's size. She got on the phone to the state to add Mack to this program she was using, and the person on the other end explained that she was looking in the wrong spot, and that this wasn't a 1 ton truck. I could hear the one side conversation, and she said, "it looks like a small version of an old Ford". 😲

Thanks! Being I more or less jumped into this feet first, there are a lot of things I probably should know, but do not. The fella I bought the truck from is a member of the ATHS I think, (he gave me old magazines from them) so perhaps he knows who I could speak with.

Yes, the grey area is always uncertain. I would only be hauling my tractors locally, but do understand that someone with nothing better to do can what they please.

Yes, my hope is that I can get a real license plate to haul things without getting into the commercial realm. I have been told it is possible, but it does get a little creative.

Wish ours was one of them…

Sadly, MN isn’t one of them, but when the time comes, the tag won’t be all that bad every year.

Managed to get to the local license bureau that will actually talk with you about something other than just tell you it won’t work. The way this one is going to work is, I am applying for a bonded title, which will cost me a little bit of money, but should get a clear title in my name. Only stipulation is that the truck cannot be sold for 3 years, (not like that is going to happen). I have never dealt with a bonded title before, so we shall see how that goes. I was issued a license plate for the truck, which happens to be a collector plate. In MN, you can put a collector plate on anything that is over 25 years old. In my case, it was cheaper to do this, than to put in for a tag that the truck will actually need when it comes time to do some pulling. So right now I can drive it to car shows and parades, but no trailer behind it. So, here is to hoping I am on my way to getting a title for this rig. 🍻

Thanks! Makes perfect sense to me. Interesting to know that it must have had a 5th wheel hitch at some point, but then taken off and a flat bed was put on it and then taken off just before I bought it.

Guessing those are long gone…

I looked at the back of the cab on the truck, and they had these mounts. Are these glad hand holders? Being I am not a trucker, (I work in healthcare) I am not certain what these truly would be for other than what I assume might be. Can anyone inform me of what these are? Thanks for any help!