Has anybody ever tried getting a commercial plate for a loader?
"It's a Hough, pronounced like, 'Puff the Magic Dragon.'"
"It's not in our database, sir."
"Well try looking under 'International.'"
"I found it. What's it weigh?"
"Around 36,000 pounds empty, but upwards to over 60,000 pounds loaded"
"How many axles?"
"Two."
"What year?"
"1979."
"Sir, that's not emissions compliant."
"What emissions? it emits power!"
"Sir, this vehicle isn't compliant with the state-required emissions laws."
"I know, but the smoke, the power, the smell..."
"Sir, you don't understand, you cannot register a commercial vehicle that is not emissions compliant."
"It was emissions compliant in 1979."
Blank stare.
"Can I register my Payloader as an antique?"
This sounds anti-neighborly:
"NYS Vehicle and Traffic Laws say that all horse trailers and cattle trailers used by residents of New York State must be registered with residency in New York State. Any livestock trailer with Maine plates that are being used by New York State residents will be ticketed. Only semitrailers are exempt from this law."