Re: ? on bringing in a tractor from Canada to the

Posted by jdemaris on August 29, 2006 at 19:49:01 from (66.218.19.64):

In Reply to: ? on bringing in a tractor from Canada to the USA posted by dave in Mn on August 29, 2006 at 19:24:07:

Seems it would be too easy to just be allowed to cross - if the tractor is Canadian - but hopefully I'm wrong. I got stuck in New London, Ontario, Canada last month. I was just passing through from the Upper Penninsula, Michigan to my home in New York State - when the transmission sprung a huge leak in my Ford F250. I was sort of in a panic. Had my wife, two year old kid, and a very old and crippled dog. The truck had a slide-on camper on it also. And, it was hot out - close to 100 degrees F. We just made it to a Best Western Motel - and no dogs allowed. My wife and kid got a room, and I stayed out with the dog. We drove around with the AC on and I kept stopping and pouring Dexron into the transmission. It was leaking a gallon every five miles. At first we didn't think the truck could be fixed before the dog died of heat. We decided we had several options - #1 - buy another truck, leave mine behind, and put my camper on the new truck. NO GOOD. Can't transfer a Canadian vehicle into the US that fast. Okay. plan #2 - we'd rent a truck and put my camper on it. So, I called several big companies - e.g. Uhaul. Again - NO GOOD. I cannot rent a pickup truck or a car and bring it into the US. Now I was getting p*Ssed. All of sudden, Canada really WAS a different country. We did find out we could rent a truck, put our camper on it - and leave it at the border - where we'd have to rent another truck (from the US), and transfer everything. What a mess. Finally, I went to a small transmission shop with two really nice guys - that owned the place so they could do what they wanted. They spent all day, and had the truck back together and fixed by 6 PM that night. They felt sorry for me - and I'm glad they did. It kind of makes you feel good when something like that happens. But - going through Canada? I think for now on, I'll take the long route to Michigan and stay on US land.
Good luck. And by the way, I'm not trashing Canada. For all I know, if a Canadian got stuck in the US, the same problems would exist. I never had to think about it before.

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