Recent content by elslarsen

Thank you for the research and information.

Thanks, good to know to expect to take an exam to drive the tractor. As a resident I want to follow French law so as to not attract negative attention from the authorities. You also now need to pass an exam to keep horses on your property, which is a good thing to avoid cruelty caused by...

So USA made 3-point hitch attachments will work on European tractors? I started some online research to try to figure this out but didn't find an answer yet. Fortunately, most of the Kubota's attachments are rear--arena harrow, box grader, chain harrow, and rototiller (last the only one with...

Yeah, in France my tractors would not go on roads. The Case is over 30 years old so I hope it might qualify for vintage status, although in France looks like vehicles need to be at least 40 years old. Part of the reason I wanted to bring the Kubota is that I have accumulated a lot of...

Yeah, from looking at the website of the French agency that deals with registering vehicles, it appears France pays more attention and enforces more regulations. It's beginning to look as though the only thing that makes sense for the Kubota is to sell it in the U.S. for close to what I paid...

The only reason it would be feasible to move the tractors is because I'd have room in a 40-ft shipping container that will be used anyway to ship household stuff. Just pack the household goods first, in the back of the container, then put the tractor or tractors in last, so that customs has...

I was told by a tow company in CA that cars had to have current tags to be voluntarily towed. If expired, you could go to the DMV and get some sort of certificate allowing towing before the registration was updated. Maybe just a California thing, or the tow company was nervous about towing such...

Oh, yeah of course ...but if you just have a car with expired tags in your garage and you want a tow truck to haul it to a mechanic, no go...at least they're not supposed to. Picking up abandoned vehicles, getting any vehicle out of hazardous situations, etc...they will pick up, you just won't...

Thank you Helogabals for posting from the EU. The French gov't website dealing with registering vehicles of all types states that tractors are supposed to be registered and have insurance. To register a vehicle brought in from outside the EU, you need an inspection carried out by an inspection...

Thank you for all of the information. MHarryE gives me some hope. Agvg, I don't remember seeing any sign of a CE approval mark but will check later today. What does the EU/France want to see on tractors brought into the country--that they meet Stage V emissions requirements? The Kubota is a...

It's possible I will be moving to France next fall. Has anyone shipped tractors from US to the EU? Mine are a Kubota LX 3310 (recent model year, I think 2020), the other a Case 648 (from the 80's, I think). Aside from the cost of shipping, could either of these tractors be used over there? The...

First time tractor shopper. Choice is down to Kubota L2501, L3301, or one of the new LXs (2610, 3310) which have optional cab with AC. How does the AC do in these small cabs? I'm in the low desert, where it get extremely hot and dusty--probably the most challenging environment for AC. Tractor...