Certificate of Title / Registration for Small Tractors

lp333 · Oct 14, 2009

Some members have indicated that Kubota BX tractors, among others, do not come with a Certificate of Title and do not require Vehicle Registration in many States. Can someone provide links to DMVs, or other official sources, that actually confirm this to be the case for small tractors across the country?

BruceWard · Oct 14, 2009

Did you buy your BXs new? Did they come with titles?

bpattie · Oct 14, 2009

just did a quick internet search and did not find anything indicating that tractors required a Certificate of Title. I know that in Colorado it is not available. But States being States and this being a State issue what I have mentioned may not be true in every State. But again in the quick search I did I did not see any. Check with your state DMV, but I would expect that if your State did and you bought the tractor in State, especially if was a dealer you would have received one. Unless your BX is hot

bp fick · Oct 14, 2009

A tractor is considered personal equipment, personal property, not a motorized vehicle for either road way, (plates/tags/reg) nor a watercraft (stickers/reg) nor a motorcycle or ORV (also tagged, if used on State ORV trails.

Thus, it is no different than your lawn mower, chain saw, or snow blower which have none of these things either. Nope, here in Michigan, there is no title, registration, nothing.

Bill of sale. This is as it should be. All the things mentioned above may be of some assistance in terms of law enforcement and legalities, but they are also just another form TAXATION or revenue stream.

My $.02 Have a nice day.

savedbyzero · Oct 14, 2009

Here in Cali nothing is required from the DMV...it's a good thing too, because we allready have the smog police down our throats starting next year with our diesel trucks. Not sure what I will do with mine...got it turned up some, and it'll block the sun, if'n I want it to...

jb62901 · Oct 14, 2009

Not required in Mi also.. John

radioman · Oct 14, 2009

don't need title in NYS either. just need the SMV in the back when going on the roads since the BX can't go over 35mph.

Bird · Oct 14, 2009

Can someone provide links to DMVs, or other official sources, that actually confirm this to be the case for small tractors across the country?

Proving a negative can sometimes be hard to do.

There's nothing officially saying you do need a title, so you don't need one. And there's nothing saying you do not need a title, just as there's nothing saying you do not need a title for your TV, lawnmower, or other personal property. But who knows when some state will get the idea of titling tractors?

LBrown59 · Oct 14, 2009

This subject has been hashed over and hashed over and hashed over again and again. Did I mention This has been hashed over before?

Do a search -see more than will ever be posted in just this one thread.

lp333 said:
Some members have indicated that Kubota BX tractors, among others, do not come with a Certificate of Title and do not require Vehicle Registration in many States. Can someone provide links to DMVs, or other official sources, that actually confirm this to be the case for small tractors across the country?

TripleR · Oct 14, 2009

In Missouri, there is no way to get a title for any tractor no matter what size, all you will have is a Bill of Sale or the paperwork you get with a new machine. We have seven tractors from 1953 to a 2009, no titles, just be sure you have your serial numbers in case someone decides to snag it.