Equipment From Canada To US.

Looking at a set of combine tracks and cart in London Ontario.
What kind of nightmare is it to get equipment over the border into
Michigan? All the flatbed truck drivers I know gave up their
documentation for border crossings because it got to be to much
of a headache. Are there any hot shots that do this kind of thing.
I havent had a passport in probably close to 20 years or I would
go get them myself but lord knows how long it would take me to
get a new passport with it being lapsed that long.

We have a local trucking company here that can probably help you out. We are about 40 minutes from London, an hour from Sarnia/Pt. Huron Will get you phone contact if you wish.

Lots of companies going south every week. Bryants farm equipment hauls all over US and Canada, to get them to haul would just be a matter of how quickly you want it delivered, much better prices if it can ship as part of a load. What town in Ontario? Its a big place. I live northeast of Toronto and its a 5 hour drive to Detroit. And where in USA ?

talking of pass port>> probably 6 to 8 weeks >>all you need is to fill to the form, have a pass port picture go the either the office in London in Cherry Hill Mall or check with the post office [ not all post office outlets have the capability>only some of the official postal outlets. ( Aylmer Woodstock some in London)] can process and send off. ( retired postal clerk)

London Ontario like I said to South Bend Indiana.

Id appreciate it.

There are plenty of companies that will cross border equipment for you. Some are Valley transportation in Grand meadow MN, Gibbons in Canada, Landstar, even some of the other bigger companies will do it. These are just a few. I have no idea of cost anymore. For the tracks a flatbed will be cheaper and The cart will need a lowboy/detach to haul it so if you could get them on there with the cart it would save you some cash. Load the tracks behind the cart on the rear deck or on the neck then cart would have the whole well by itself. This would depend on the size of the cart and length of the tracks. Rubber or steel.
If rubber and to long for the rear deck I would load them on the top after cart was loaded if I could and set tracks on top with them hanging off the back of the top deck so I didn't exceed the 53ft length. For a bigger cart ask for slide out outriggers like for hauling sprayers and combines, with less chance of a tire being ruined by sliding off the side as it is being loaded. My detach has the slide out version. You will also probably be in the oversized load position so that will also add to the price and would probably eliminate the hotshot guys. Not by weight necessarily but by truck size. MI permits require a 1-1/2 ton truck for oversized loads even though I see loads moved with pickups. I don't know if the load is being moved without permits or nobody looks at the permits.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that the new enhanced ID drivers licences could be used to enter Canada? 20 Years ago, (yes different times!) I hauled a tractor back from Canada and I was advised to call the port of entry and get advise, so I did, both ways. The friendly people gave me the step by step and the crossing both ways was trouble free. So that's my advise, call the port of entry and ask, you may be able to go get the equipment yourself.

Its a 2 wheel cart to move the combine with the tracks on it not a grain cart.

Ill give that a try. I dont even know what the Detroit border crossing is called.

It's not entering into Canada that's the problem. It's getting back into the United States.

From what I'm remembering of past discussions on this, the most important thing is that the equipment is SQUEAKY CLEAN. Can't be a fleck of dirt on it. After that it's just a matter of doing the right paperwork.

The challenge is finding a hauler to do it. Sure there are "lots of them" out there, but WHERE and how do you find them? You ask everyone you know and they just shrug their shoulders, "I dunno..."

I saw a video on this same thing yesterday it must have been you?

You should have no problem, thats not a very far haul.

The Ambassador Bridge runs from Detroit to Windsor . They are also building a new bridge a little ways away called the Gordie Howe International Bridge, but I dont think its open as yet. If you Google Bryants farm equipment, and give them a call, they can probably look after you. They are not too far from London, and run to the States regularly with equipment,

You mention dirt Barney .... one of the guys in our club brought in a few tractors from Europe in a sea can years ago. It was tied up
forever because of some dirt and debris on them. Eventually they had to be sent to a government (or government approved) cleaning service
facility before he took them home. And it wasn't cheap as you can imagine.

Illl give them a try. Thanks.

(quoted from post at 08:28:15 11/02/23) Ill give that a try. I dont even know what the Detroit border crossing is called.

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I would definitely go cross the boarder at Sarnia, ON.

NOT DETROIT

Plug the trip into your favorite trip directions program.

Google maps shows it to be one minute longer to go through Sarnia vs Detroit.

Basically the tollroad to I-69 north thru Lansing, MI.

Gary Graham Transport 519 287 3541

Thanks.

As somebody that used to be involved in prepping equipment for the border crossing I'll reiterate what the others said in terms of cleanliness. How much the truckers get involved in that I don't know but usually they want equipment READY to go. Impress on whoever is selling you this equipment that it needs to be clean. The average farmer in the US or Canada probably is unaware how much fussing is made at the border being clean.