A tale of two 5yd dump trucks....

[terryknight]

if that doesn't fix it use some sealer on the on the lips over the doors. my 250 (same cab) had a leak that dripped out of the upper left corner of the windshield and after reseal the windshield it still leaked. the paint cracks and the water seeps in along that lip and runs down to the upper left corner

 

[GManBart]

if that doesn't fix it use some sealer on the on the lips over the doors. my 250 (same cab) had a leak that dripped out of the upper left corner of the windshield and after reseal the windshield it still leaked. the paint cracks and the water seeps in along that lip and runs down to the upper left corner

Thanks....I was actually looking at that exact area and wondering if that might be a possibility, and now I know! I'm hoping that once I get the trim off the inside and outside I'll be able to see where the water has been moving.

It just makes me shake my head when I think that something as simple as a slight leak that never got addressed caused rust damage that never had to happen. Then again, the price would have been higher if it didn't have holes in the floorboards

 

[Cord]

Take a look at the GVWR rating on the door frame. If it's over 26,000 lb you will need a CDL to legally drive the truck. Because they are old machines, take a look into if your state allows you to put historic plates on them. Commercial plates are very expensive and in my state you can get a historic plate for a one time fee. It's expensive up front, but pays back in just a few quarters.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Take a look at the GVWR rating on the door frame. If it's over 26,000 lb you will need a CDL to legally drive the truck. Because they are old machines, take a look into if your state allows you to put historic plates on them. Commercial plates are very expensive and in my state you can get a historic plate for a one time fee. It's expensive up front, but pays back in just a few quarters.

Farm exempt!

Chris

 

[GManBart]

Take a look at the GVWR rating on the door frame. If it's over 26,000 lb you will need a CDL to legally drive the truck. Because they are old machines, take a look into if your state allows you to put historic plates on them. Commercial plates are very expensive and in my state you can get a historic plate for a one time fee. It's expensive up front, but pays back in just a few quarters.

Michigan has a pretty generous farm exemption policy, so I can run almost anything you can think of without a CDL as long as I'm within 150 miles of home, it's related to farm use, and I'm not getting paid for it. There are some limitations regarding hazmat etc, but those don't apply to me. If I wanted to drive what would be a Class A truck I'd need an "F" endorsement on my license, but that's pretty simple to add.

 

[hutchman]

Take a look at the GVWR rating on the door frame. If it's over 26,000 lb you will need a CDL to legally drive the truck. Because they are old machines, take a look into if your state allows you to put historic plates on them. Commercial plates are very expensive and in my state you can get a historic plate for a one time fee. It's expensive up front, but pays back in just a few quarters.

The guy I bought my truck from had regular license on it at one time and he registered it with DMV as 26,000lbs even though it is a 33K truck (class 7).

 

[GManBart]

The guy I bought my truck from had regular license on it at one time and he registered it with DMV as 26,000lbs even though it is a 33K truck (class 7).

States all seem to be different about that, and many people are confused about how the rules really work.

Here in Michigan, the GVWR as determined by the manufacturer is what determines the CDL requirement, not the elected GVWR for registration purposes. Essentially, they don't want people buying larger, more capable machines, then registering them at only 26K to avoid a CDL, because they know people will load them up fully, and risk an overweight ticket rather than follow the rules, pay the higher registration fees, and deal with the CDL requirements.

 

[hutchman]

States all seem to be different about that, and many people are confused about how the rules really work.

Here in Michigan, the GVWR as determined by the manufacturer is what determines the CDL requirement, not the elected GVWR for registration purposes. Essentially, they don't want people buying larger, more capable machines, then registering them at only 26K to avoid a CDL, because they know people will load them up fully, and risk an overweight ticket rather than follow the rules, pay the higher registration fees, and deal with the CDL requirements.

We have two types of Farm Use. Go to Tractor Supply and buy a 'Farm Use' tag or get a 'registered' farm use tag from DMV. A registered farm use tag gets you the mileage similar to you ... 150 miles from your property. Non registered farm use is just 50 miles. With registered farm use, you can stop by some place and eat a biscuit, drive to church, school, work but with non-registered farm use a state trooper may pull you over for getting a biscuit ... you pretty much limited to going to/from something Ag related. Your're taking something from your property to somewhere else or the opposite or taking it to the shop or filling station. I doubt they would pick on a big old truck buy they zero in on SUV's and pickup trucks as those are abused and are cracking down on it.

 

[paulharvey]

Take a look at the GVWR rating on the door frame. If it's over 26,000 lb you will need a CDL to legally drive the truck. Because they are old machines, take a look into if your state allows you to put historic plates on them. Commercial plates are very expensive and in my state you can get a historic plate for a one time fee. It's expensive up front, but pays back in just a few quarters.

You can drive 80,000 lbs without CDL for agricultural purposes.

 

[GManBart]

We have two types of Farm Use. Go to Tractor Supply and buy a 'Farm Use' tag or get a 'registered' farm use tag from DMV. A registered farm use tag gets you the mileage similar to you ... 150 miles from your property. Non registered farm use is just 50 miles. With registered farm use, you can stop by some place and eat a biscuit, drive to church, school, work but with non-registered farm use a state trooper may pull you over for getting a biscuit ... you pretty much limited to going to/from something Ag related. Your're taking something from your property to somewhere else or the opposite or taking it to the shop or filling station. I doubt they would pick on a big old truck buy they zero in on SUV's and pickup trucks as those are abused and are cracking down on it.

Those are both pretty good options!