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zombienutz1 t1_j1wq1ky wrote

Drive it till you get pulled over but there's such a shortage of cops that may not happen. I'm 2 years deep in my winter beater and I haven't had an issue. If you do get pulled over, you can tell the cop you're waiting on a part to come in to get inspected. They'll most likely give you a warning (it's worked for me twice).

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mycophdstudent t1_j1wunzn wrote

There's a statutory exemption from inspections for farm vehicles. My neighbor has a hatchback beater for farm use with an orange reflective triangle attached to the back that he uses to run errands in town for farm supplies and travel between crop sites (wink wink)

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smokeythemechanic t1_j1xc1f9 wrote

Have to have an active farm to do that, I too want to exploit the loophole

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j1zhmmc wrote

Throw a hay bale in the back. The law says nothing about an "active farm" just need to be doing farm related stuff like moving hay or picking up stuff at the store for the farm.

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smokeythemechanic t1_j1zhpkw wrote

Try that with a cop, I'll wait.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j1zivl7 wrote

Lol Been pulled over a few times in my plow truck. No problems at all. You do have to have insurance though. I did not know that and thankfully he told me to show up at the barracks with proof and he would pull the ticked. He did. That was years ago been running that shitbox ever since then and not been pulled over. Probably because I was new in the area.

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mycophdstudent t1_j2bzh8m wrote

Put a small chicken coop in the bed of an F-150 and WAM, your vehicle is a mobile coop farm vehicle that makes beer and grocery runs in between Agway and Tractor Supply.

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bonanzapineapple t1_j1xhq16 wrote

Is just getting a warning really that likely? I know there's a shortage of cops generally but my commute includes this spot on 91 where I see a state trooper like every other morning, which makes me currently nervous about having expired temporary plates

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lantonas t1_j1xye7g wrote

It's super easy to read the expiration date on a paper plate on the back of a car traveling 65mph.

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bonanzapineapple t1_j206w5z wrote

Haha. Good point. Ive also seen cops parked on the side of Route 5, so it would probably be more readable there

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FourteenthCylon t1_j1zdsue wrote

Put the temporary plate inside the rear window. Don’t ever scrape the dust or frost off the rear window.

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Real-Pierre-Delecto2 t1_j1zlf30 wrote

One problem there at least in my county the freaking sheriffs pull over every car with a temp tag they see. Assholes.

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