wingrider

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!

Guy I bought the truck from may know where there is a sleeper that would fit with the truck…so we shall see.

That is good to know…

Good to know! When the new rear end goes in, there will be air brakes, but still good to know!

Thanks, that is what I kind of what I thought it was, but was a wee lad when I watched my grandpa drive the old fuel trucks. Could be a dumb question, but is the brake on when the lever is in the down position, or the up?

So, on the floor of this rig, there is this lever…I seem to recall seeing the same type of lever in my Grandpa’s fuel trucks, but it has been 40 years since I was in one. Does anyone know what it is for? Parking brake?

I would love to get a Mack poster from you!

I have no idea why it got moved, but it did. I’ll check the other cabs to see if there are holes in those.

Good to know, I accidentally pushed on one and it fell into the box. I am hoping I can take it apart, and fix it. It is to unique to not keep it.

Can anyone tell me what the little green buttons do on this turn signal box?

Not sure how this comes apart, but perhaps it was on the dash at one point. Anyone have any thought as to what the red hose in the dash is meant to be?

If they do need visual documentation, then it has to go somewhere a long ways from my house.

I think a picture will work in the little town the license place is. They are very forgiving vs other license locations the Twin cities offers. At least that is my hope.

I figured I better get a title for this rig before much else is done, so that will be done in the new year. If that is successful, then I can work on getting it running, and work on the drivetrain and bodywork. Finally interior work will be completed. If I can’t get a title for it, then pieces will go for sale as I fix them up, and I can find another truck that hopefully has a title.

Thanks! That makes way more sense now that I see it. I'll have to look and see what the holes look like in the dash on that side.

Does anyone have a picture of how the turn signal switch is typically fastened to the dash?

We will try the pics again… The levers are not attached to anything, and it has been to cold to crawl under it to see if there is a PTO still under there.