Posted by Hugh Mackay on May 18, 2008 at 05:32:38 from (216.208.58.125):
In Reply to: Re: Tractor Title? posted by RodInNS on May 17, 2008 at 19:56:48:
Rod: Your age is telling, your obviously a bit younger than I. Proir to 1970 or there abouts the Nova Scotia registration was an annual event, $2.00 for each tractor as I recall. Often times we'd forget to renew them, and even if we did, forget to display it on the tractor until sometime around May. I got stopped once in Feb., failure to display was the charge. Cop told me it would be a maximum $25. fine plus court costs, and if I wanted to fight it I'd have to appear in provincial court. If guilty I could appear before a local Justice of the Peace, who just turned out being a local farmer. I called him immediately, course he didn't have the particulars, however he thanked me as his sons were spreading manure, ( two tractors, two spreaders. He said quickly, "I got to go, he left your place, just went by here, one spreader in field, other at the barn, I'll call you back." When he called back that evening, he advised he made it in time got validation stickers on both tractors before the cop came back. He didn't have a lot of time as cop only had 5 miles to county line.
That call turned out being my fine, he had the choice of not handing out a fine. Court costs were his own pocket money anyhow. He advised me to drop ticket off and he's process it.
It was shortly after that tractors changed to NO EXPIRY. Government were loosing money on the $2.00 annual registration, wanted to up it to $10.00. The NSFA went after and got the no expiry, we wanted them to do away with the plate and use a sticker much like a snowmobile. Couldn't get it through their skulls, that there is no provission on most tractors for a licence plate. I guess someone had good government contract for manufacture of steel plates.
Your right about the registration, I liked it, you have a title saying that tractor is yours. It certainly has discouraged tractor theft. Sorted out just who owned tractor in case of an accident. I still have the NS registration and plates for my SA and 130, most folks in ON don't quite know what to make of them. I had a OPP cruiser pass me one day, I expect he is still scratching his head how a Super A got that far from home. I discussed with an organizer one day about taking my tractor to a show. He said, "Leave the plate on, let the folks know how large a draw our show really is."
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