Wobblin-Goblin

Well well well. The CT DMV strikes again. I went there this morning with title, bill of sale, and classic insurance through Hagerty and after waiting 10-15 minutes while my teller discussed the matter with half the staff in Willimantic, she came back and said I need a DOT exemption for the truck in order to register it as a Classic Vehicle. I did this six years ago for this very truck and got the DOT exemption...but then the china virus shut the state down, so I just moved on. I still have the voicemail from the woman at the DMV/DOT from 2020, stating they are exempting the truck, but the teller said since that was six years ago, I have to go through that process again.

Well, surprised to see this thread still going six years later, but I never did attempt to get the truck in question registered. Just days after getting my DOT exemption, the state shut down due to the china virus. With the DMV shuttered, I just dropped the issue. Now I'm going at it again. I've got the title in hand (my father sold the truck to me), a bill of sale, and the registration form. I see the registration form clearly says right on it: "If DOT #, has the vehicle been inspected?" Since I'm registering it as a Classic Vehicle, it won't have a DOT number, hence, there should be no requirement for an inspection. There is no GVW information on the Title or Bill of Sale, so I wonder if I should just not bother filling anything in that space...or just put whatever I want there, like 25,900lbs. My appointment at the DMV is coming up soon.

Thanks for all the replies. I went with Hagerty.

The B-61's 711 died ten years ago and I let the registration and insurance lapse, now I can't find any of my papers and/or which company I used for insurance. Who do you guys recommend? Thanks.

Tater?

This is me driving my B81 to its new owner the day I sold it. I'm not nearly as good at shifting the Quad as my father is. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QcxYvr3I7gU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w3-lNV5Txk This is my dad driving my B61 in 2014. He used to drive Macks back in the '60s through the '80s.

What a handsome truck. I'd be honored to own that.

Nice B81. Thanks for sharing your story. I had a '64 B81SX dump that I sold a few years ago. It was in just as good of shape as your new one. The guy that bought it had a garage and I didn't, so it has that going for it now.

I am trying to get a 25 year old Kenworth single axle truck registered with a "Classic" license plate in CT. The last time I did this (with my 1964 Mack B61SX dump truck) I didn't have to first get the truck inspected, now the young man behind the DMV counter is saying if the GVWR of the truck is over 26,000lbs, I have to have it inspected first before they will issue the Classic/Antique plates. Is he just blowing smoke like many tellers do at the DMV, or is this now a thing? The state DOT has already granted me an exception to register the truck as a non-commercial vehicle without DOT numbers and I have insurance ready to go.

Yep. I made my own three years ago.

Our 2003 Explorer was getting long in the tooth and finally gave up the ghost around Thanksgiving. We had previously done research and testing on comparable new mid-size 7 passenger replacement vehicles. We did not like the current Explorers in almost any respect and ended up going with a new '18 Dodge Durango, which was the closest in design and feel to our '03 Explorer. If the newly redesigned Explorers were out, we'd have looked at Ford again, but they weren't. Either way, we are very pleased so far with this new Durango.

I don't think I'm complaining (then again, maybe I am), but pickups are getting ridiculous.

Here's a better pic of the exhaust, but it's before I painted the truck.

I went with 4" which was standard for the time.

I am putting an '84 237 into my B61 and the injector pump is giving fits. I am assuming this pump would be an exact fit and work?

Yep. My dad drove both back in the '60s and '70s. The B-81s had 673s and 673Ts and the Autocar had a 230 Cummins with a 13spd Road Ranger. He the Autocar was a good truck, but the Mack held the load better and had better gearing with the Quadbox.

Funny how the news media slant everything to the Left.

Hello...?

Are you referring to a ENDT673? If so....yes.

Back when they were called "lawn and garden" tractors, not "lawnmowers."

Really nice truck inside and out.

Love the R models.

Around here, I see more Vulvas than anything, followed by Macks and then Kenworths. Petes and Internationals after that.

Looking for a running 237 (T675).