Transporting tractor out of Canada

Fordjub · May 15, 2020

Anyone ever bought and went and picked up a tractor out of canada? I live in Michigan and bought it out of Manitoba canada. Is there any paperwork I will need when border opens up?

doug in missouri · May 15, 2020

Make sure you have your PASSPORT or you can't get back in to the United States. DOUG

Mark-Ia · May 15, 2020

needs to be free of dirt and grease. If it was built in the USA, no import duties.

Bob N.Y. · May 15, 2020

I bought a tractor from a dealer in Canada back in 1983. They delivered it. At that time the transaction had to handled by a broker.

SkipperII · May 15, 2020

An enhanced license serves the same purpose. I went over and back 4 times this week.

warbaby · May 15, 2020

Havent brought over any in the last 2 years, but before that I brought back 15 over 5 years.

No problems if you

- have your receipt with the sellers phone number on it

-have your passport or enhanced license at the ready along with your registration (truck and trailer)

-leave your firearms and any attitude at home

- haven't been drinking and arent trying to carrying on a conversation on your phone while the border guard is talking to you

- have stopped at a self car wash and hosed off the tractor good (that stops "microbes" from hitching a ride on your tractor across the border-like they do on
your tires, the body of your vehicle and on your body, the wind, the rain.....)

-be patient

-BE POLITE

-cross during a busy time, they wont have time to bother with small potatoes like you. If you show up late night/early morning when traffic is sparse those
bored border guards will have the time to go over your load with a fine tooth comb. If your not smuggling in maple syrup and Canadian Club, it'll just be a
waste of time, but an hour there is one hour more to your journey.
My favourite trick to get through the line fast was to stop at the currency exchange before crossing the border and "topping off" my radiator by spilling some
antifreeze on the intake. By the time I got across the Blue Water Bridge (Sarnia to Port Huron) the hot intake was boiling the antifreeze and by the time I got
to the guards booth, it was steaming out from under the fender wells looking and smelling like it was overheating. The guards didnt want a truck and trailer
rig boiling over, breaking down and putting a crossing lane check-point out of service so they would quickly check my drivers license and wave me through.

A trip to Canada is always fun, bringing home an old tractor makes it even better, just make sure your rig, all its lights and every tire (spares for every
wheeled vehicle) is in excellent shape. If you drink diet Mountain Dew bring your own, it isnt sold there, and Canadian Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants dont
have biscuits to go with their meals- its all gravy fries and poutine!

John in Mich · May 15, 2020

It has been almost 20 years since I have been in Canada. I used to go twice a month to Oshawa for GM. I
was told then to use a broker to move iron across the boarder although I understand that there is no duty
on farm equipment. Just have all of the proper paperwork and your documents in order.

Fordjub · May 15, 2020

(quoted from post at 17:40:01 05/15/20) Havent brought over any in the last 2 years, but before that I brought back 15 over 5 years.

No problems if you

- have your receipt with the sellers phone number on it

-have your passport or enhanced license at the ready along with your registration (truck and trailer)

-leave your firearms and any attitude at home

- haven't been drinking and arent trying to carrying on a conversation on your phone while the border guard is talking to you

- have stopped at a self car wash and hosed off the tractor good (that stops "microbes" from hitching a ride on your tractor across the border-like they do on
your tires, the body of your vehicle and on your body, the wind, the rain.....)

-be patient

-BE POLITE

-cross during a busy time, they wont have time to bother with small potatoes like you. If you show up late night/early morning when traffic is sparse those
bored border guards will have the time to go over your load with a fine tooth comb. If your not smuggling in maple syrup and Canadian Club, it'll just be a
waste of time, but an hour there is one hour more to your journey.
My favourite trick to get through the line fast was to stop at the currency exchange before crossing the border and "topping off" my radiator by spilling some
antifreeze on the intake. By the time I got across the Blue Water Bridge (Sarnia to Port Huron) the hot intake was boiling the antifreeze and by the time I got
to the guards booth, it was steaming out from under the fender wells looking and smelling like it was overheating. The guards didnt want a truck and trailer
rig boiling over, breaking down and putting a crossing lane check-point out of service so they would quickly check my drivers license and wave me through.

A trip to Canada is always fun, bringing home an old tractor makes it even better, just make sure your rig, all its lights and every tire (spares for every
wheeled vehicle) is in excellent shape. If you drink diet Mountain Dew bring your own, it isnt sold there, and Canadian Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants dont
have biscuits to go with their meals- its all gravy fries and poutine!

I'm in michigan. I have to get an enhanced license. Wish it was the blue water bridge. Way closer. This is by north Dakota. Do I just need bill of sale then?

warbaby · May 15, 2020

A bill of sale SHOULD be all you will need.
Just make sure it has your name, the sellers name and phone number. The type of tractor and serial number on it wouldn't hurt either. Make it as thorough as
possible, not just a phone number and signature scrawled on a napkin!

Secure the tractor good, make sure your trailer is roadworthy, have all your paperwork in order and you wont have any troubles.

caterpillar guy · May 16, 2020

It has been a lonnnng time since I was in Canada for anything. I would have it hauled through the border then haul from there no fooling around with the whole border deal. I liked going, it was the coming back and being treated like A third class citizen at the border,along with having to buy my citizenship back (customs fee). This was at MI borders.

Crazy Horse · May 16, 2020

Whatever happens, I hope you never say to those at the border ...... "Yeah but a guy on the Yesterdays Tractors website told me ........... " !!! Good luck with your trip.

jaoneill · May 16, 2020

I bought a round baler up near Ottawa last year and towed it back with the pickup truck. They didn't even ask for my passport or the bill of sale at the border, just curious as to what it was I was towing, wasn't at the Customs window more than two minutes.
Jim

flembo · May 16, 2020

Can you even cross the border now with the Pandemic thing going on.

jaoneill · May 16, 2020

Not here in NY.....

DoubleO7 · May 16, 2020

Be sure to re-enter the USA from 9am to noon or 1pm to 4 weekdays.
That is when the older agents are on duty.
If you get a newby, they tend to try to hard to do [i:860a75d1e6]everything[/i:860a75d1e6] by the book.

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