TN license plate question

[Smokinyoda]

This is directed to TN residents, how do you register your trucks? The regular private passenger motor vehicles tag states for "cars, station wagons, vans or pick-up trucks up to ¾ ton rating and 9000 pounds and under in weight."
With my M35a2 I am definately over the 3/4 ton rating and 9000 pound limit.


They also offer an Antique auto plate with these stipulations: "A motor vehicle registered as an antique solely as a collector's item can only be used for participation in club activities, exhibits, tours, parades and similar uses; and which may be used for general transportation only on Saturday and Sunday."
Kind of worried about the Sat and Sun only part.

So what kind of plates do most of you use? I have no CDL so want to avoid anything commercial.

 

[Alredneck]

TN Antique plates, im always either doing a maintnence run or my vejicle is a rolling exhibit. So far no problems from LEOs . Well we dont have to display a tag either but have it on you when asked to show it. But once shown they leave me alone and no probs!

 

[onegmjack]

The DMV seen the weight on the SF97,asked me if I wanted a regular tag.I said yes if I can have one.She asked is it closer to a RV or a pickup,before I could say anything she said we always write them up as pickups.The lady signed her name to the paper she gave me,if I get pulled over I will tell them what she told me.Without tarp and bows it is a large pickup.I did tell her it was a 2 1/2 ton Deuce,that it had ten wheels.So I don't think I was trying to decieve or out and out lie to them.I have been a little leary posting about it if someone want to cause trouble,in my area will just cause use all problem.I know most of the law enforment officers in my area.They know I believe in doing want is legal.

 

[Farmun]

I put the personal truck/farm tags on mine. No restrictions, no questions from Mr. Occifer.

 

[krall]

I like the trasporting only on saturday and sunday becuase PA says NO trasnporting period.

 

[m16ty]

I also run farm tags. This allows you to do more legally than you can with antique tags. Cops don't bother farmers as much as they do other people so that's a plus also.

I do own a farm and use the deuce for farm use but you don't have to accually own a farm to run them (atleast they don't ask when you get tags).

 

[Smokinyoda]

I didnt see farm tags listed on the TN website. I own 10 acres, a tractor, and a bushog so guess I could be a farmer.

Will definately check into them. If not antique should work. Every trip could be a maint run, just may be hard explaining a load of wood in the back!

 

[simp5782]

I will bump this.

TN uses a J tag. Joint farm/limited personal use tags for anything over 9000lbs. You pay a tax based on what weight class you want to be in as there is a chart for it and it costs a good bit. Regular TN tags are good for up to 9000lbs. Antique tags do not have a weight limit restriction that I am aware of.

Currently TN has passed a law that historic military vehicles are not required to display tags but are allowed to keep them in their trucks.

http://www.bprlicenseplates.com/Tennessee - joint farm limited private truck.htm

 

[russojap]

I will bump this.

TN uses a J tag. Joint farm/limited personal use tags for anything over 9000lbs. You pay a tax based on what weight class you want to be in as there is a chart for it and it costs a good bit. Regular TN tags are good for up to 9000lbs. Antique tags do not have a weight limit restriction that I am aware of.

Currently TN has passed a law that historic military vehicles are not required to display tags but are allowed to keep them in their trucks.

http://www.bprlicenseplates.com/Tennessee - joint farm limited private truck.htm

I'm a little confused, I have a regular TN tag on the deuce, is that the wrong tag? Actually I've always kept the tag in the glove box, there was nowhere to mount it and I thought it would look dumb with a license plate anyhow. I've never had any issues though. However I've driven the truck very rarely, and not at all in at least five years.

 

[simp5782]

I'm a little confused, I have a regular TN tag on the deuce, is that the wrong tag? Actually I've always kept the tag in the glove box, there was nowhere to mount it and I thought it would look dumb with a license plate anyhow. I've never had any issues though. However I've driven the truck very rarely, and not at all in at least five years.

Yes. Standard TN tags are only good to 9000lbs. After that it is a J tag. I have yet to see any legislation or writing in general that states that 9000lb limit. Just what THP will tell you. Yet i have seen RVs with the standard TN tag on it as well. I have never kept a tag displayed on any of my trucks anyway

 

[russojap]

I will bump this.

TN uses a J tag. Joint farm/limited personal use tags for anything over 9000lbs. You pay a tax based on what weight class you want to be in as there is a chart for it and it costs a good bit. Regular TN tags are good for up to 9000lbs. Antique tags do not have a weight limit restriction that I am aware of.

Currently TN has passed a law that historic military vehicles are not required to display tags but are allowed to keep them in their trucks.

http://www.bprlicenseplates.com/Tennessee - joint farm limited private truck.htm

I'm a little confused, I have a regular TN tag on the deuce, is that the wrong tag?
I've always kept the tag in the glove box anyhow, there was nowhere to mount it and I thought it would look dumb with a license plate. Never had any issues but very rarely drove the truck, and haven't in over five years.

 

[montaillou]

I've always kept the tag in the glove box anyhow, there was nowhere to mount it and I thought it would look dumb with a license plate.

My plate is mounted on the rear mud flap splash guard just below the frame, driver side (though I don't think that would matter). Front plates are required in my state, but I've never bothered with a front plate and have never been stopped for it - and I drive this thing a thousand miles+/year.

 

[StrykerPerry]

Tennessee you need a j series tag. It also has to be mounted to the front. I'm also not sure on antique tags. My county said I can't have one on mine. J is for personal or farm use. No CDL needed for deuce due to weight I run a 26000# j series tag. I zip tie it to the grill bars below a headlight.

 

[simp5782]

Tennessee you need a j series tag. It also has to be mounted to the front. I'm also not sure on antique tags. My county said I can't have one on mine. J is for personal or farm use. No CDL needed for deuce due to weight I run a 26000# j series tag. I zip tie it to the grill bars below a headlight.

You do not have to display the J tag on the truck in Tennessee anymore. It can be in the glove box.

You don't need a CDL in TN for personal stuff up to 80,000lbs with or without air brakes.