varmint
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- Joined
- Mar 17, 2003
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- Location
- Northern Maryland
- Tractor
- Kubota B8200, then a Kubota L3130 HST, now a Kubota L3400 HST
Years ago, when my mother in law passed away, in Florida where she lived half of the year (guess which half?) she owned a Toyota that was parked in her Toronto condo's parking garage, where she spent the other half of the year. We bought it from the estate, and I flew up and drove it home to Maryland. Amazingly, after sitting for 18 months in a dusty garage, it started right away with a jump. I washed the grime off so I could see out the windshield, aired the tires, checked the fluids and away I went.
Now, going thru customs was a nothing event, and getting Maryland temp. plates before I left was easy, too. But I wonder how much anxiety trailering a tractor thru might cause? If you bought a used tractor in Canada, warranty issues would be non-existent, but would all that be worth the trouble- especially if the USA wanted customs duties or something? Just wondering. Come to think of it, wouldn't the exchange rate be nulled by price adjustments?
Now, going thru customs was a nothing event, and getting Maryland temp. plates before I left was easy, too. But I wonder how much anxiety trailering a tractor thru might cause? If you bought a used tractor in Canada, warranty issues would be non-existent, but would all that be worth the trouble- especially if the USA wanted customs duties or something? Just wondering. Come to think of it, wouldn't the exchange rate be nulled by price adjustments?