dot dot is dead

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(got my class-a, i'm a trucker now)

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Took various photos, like the steering box leaks:



The throttle assembly (lots of rust there):



Installed driver-side lap belt.

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The New York Department of Transportation website has a page on parking commercial vehicles, which it summarizes:

For the purposes of parking, standing and stopping rules, a vehicle shall not be deemed a commercial vehicle or a truck unless:

• It bears commercial plates; and
• It is permanently altered by having all seats and seat fittings, except the front seats, removed to facilitate the transportation of property, except that for vehicles designed with a passenger cab and a cargo area separated by a partition, the seating capacity within the cab shall not be considered in determining whether the vehicle is properly altered; and
  
• It displays the registrant's name and address permanently affixed in characters at least three inches high on both sides of the vehicle, with such display being in a color contrasting with that of the vehicle and placed approximately midway vertically on doors or side panels.

For the purposes other than parking, stopping and standing rules, a vehicle designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of property or for the provision of commercial services and bearing commercial plates is considered a commercial vehicle

The actual text of TRAFFIC RULES (Title 34 Chapter 4, Rules of the City of New York), about signs:

(k) Special rules for commercial vehicles

(1) Parking of unaltered commercial vehicles prohibited. No person shall stand or park a vehicle with commercial plates in any location unless it has been permanently altered with all seats and rear seat fittings, except the front seats, removed except that for vehicles designed with a passenger cab and a cargo area separated by a partition, the seating capacity within the cab shall not be considered in determining whether the vehicle is properly altered, and has the name and address of the owner as shown on the registration certificate plainly marked on both sides of the vehicle in letters and numerals not less than three inches in height, in compliance with Section 10-127 of the Administrative Code and is also in compliance with paragraph (i) of the definition of commercial vehicle as set forth in section 4-01 of these rules.

(Cost: two "Unaltered Comm Vehicle (k)(1)" tickets $230)

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(registered & insured, emissions-tested & safety-inspected)

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(with Izzy Mazzy Motors)

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Note: Hood Emblem Missing

(with VAT-added repairs in Ravensburg, via the Mignon at Bremerhaven, via Port of NY/NJ)

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1982 Mercedes Benz Unimog U1300, OM 352A 6 Cyl Diesel (Turbocharged), Front/Rear 540/1000 PTO (w/ PTO clutch), Front/Rear Hydraulic (4 Circuits), Air/Hydraulic Brakes, Rear Power Lift, Front Category 3 Implement Plate, 16/70 R24 Tires, 13x24 Wheels (4 Spares), 8 Forward/Reverse Speeds, 4WD Diff Lock, Working/Crawler Groups, 3-Way Aluminum Dumper, Pintle Hitch w/ Trailer Air-Brake

Empty 5400 Kg, Max 9000 Kg, Tow 29000 Kg, Max Speed 89 Km/Hr, 13000 EUR

Note: Broken Hood Emblem

(via Überlingen Germany on the Swiss border, eBay purchase from an orchard keeper, December 2008)

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