Just making sure, dot rules for pulling my m59

[Hersheyfarm]

Medical card, triangles, dot numbers, and machine is under 10k so two straps plus the back bucket. What am I missing? Dot pulls everybody over here. I do have farm tags and will get farm tags for trailer. I own 5 businesses and one is a farm. Sch f filed. This truck is my daily driver too. I know dot loves busting construction guys with farm tags. I pull buggies full of soy with this truck so I won't get new tags. Any suggestions? Oh, I have a plumbing business that requires me to haul this m59 around.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Medical card, triangles, dot numbers, and machine is under 10k so two straps plus the back bucket. What am I missing?

Fire extingusher.

Dot pulls everybody over here. I do have farm tags and will get farm tags for trailer. I own 5 businesses and one is a farm. Sch f filed. This truck is my daily driver too. I know dot loves busting construction guys with farm tags. I pull buggies full of soy with this truck so I won't get new tags. Any suggestions? Oh, I have a plumbing business that requires me to haul this m59 around.

You were doing good until, "Oh, I have a plumbing business that requires me to haul this m59 around."

If you have five businesses, you should be able to have a vehicle for your plumbing and whatever and a dedicated farm truck.

 

[Hersheyfarm]

Lol., everything but the farm biz is new residential housing. Soy pays a good part nowadays for me. Fire extinguisher thanks. I don't have 2 trucks other than a older f250 I retired. You get tags they ask: do you live on a farm, work on an a farm, or own a farm.. Yes to all. Never: do you work off of the farm? I do. Work my nuts into the ground. It's 9:00 and I am just feeding and watering, got held up late with a bad/ nasty sewer and wife us pissed cause I'm out so late!!!

Really starting to agree with 'don't tread on me'!!

 

[Duffster]

Log book?

CDL?

What state are you in?

Do you travel/tow interstate?

 

[Bentwrench]

"In Indiana, farmers may purchase a farm plate that costs significantly less than a commercial vehicle plate with the same declared gross weight. The lower priced farm plate can be purchased for a pickup truck, a trailer, or even a semitruck (tractor or trailer) as long as the unit is used solely for farm operations."

Copied from Indiana/DOT handbook.

 

[Hersheyfarm]

Sounds like the semi can only be used for farm purposes then.

 

[zman007007]

I think the key here is you are using the tractor for a business also, and its not related to anything with your farming. In other words its for profit and nothing to do with your farm. JHMO zman

 

[jlsmith]

Best thing is to call ur local DOT office and ask them to b on the safe side. Here in Tx farm tags are form farm related use only. Big ticket if cought doing anything not farm related but we don't need dot numbers cdls or lagbooks either.

 

[Hersheyfarm]

I'm pretty sure the farm tags are going to have to go.
But I do know there is no cdl, log book here for under 26k.

things to have:

med card
fire extingusher
triangles
dot numbers
strapped correctly
and I think a truck/trailer inspection

 

[rswyan]

But I do know there is no cdl, log book here for under 26k.

I assume that is in-state use only that you are referring to ......

Once you cross state lines all bets are off on the log book aspect .....