Certificate of Title / Registration for Small Tractors

JOHNTHOMAS · Oct 14, 2009

Not titled in Ky.

lp333 · Oct 15, 2009

Bird said:
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?

Bird, thanks for your helpful reply. I assume that proving a negative is the basic point underlying other replies by bpattie, bp flick, savedbyzero, radioman, jb62901, JohnThomas, and TripleR. Thanks to all of you for taking the time to shed light on this obscure subject.

Today, I did spent time on the NY DMV web site. Given that a tractor is a type of motor vehicle, I had expected to find a mention of requirements (or NON-requirements) of such things as title and registration for tractors. However, I was surprised that I could find nothing about tractors.

Jeff H · Oct 15, 2009

Department of Agriculture | Motor Vehicle Laws and Regulations Impacting Farmers

veresjwv · Oct 16, 2009

Not titled in Ohio or N. Carolina

lakeside · Oct 16, 2009

It really depends on the state or province. There's another thread on a similar subject, search for "street legal". In the province of Ontario a tractor doesn't need registration or plates to travel on the shoulder of a public road. Yet, in the province of Quebec you can't even cross a public road without a registration and plates.

Although law enforcement in some jurisdictions may turn a blind, if you run across a police officer having a bad day or even scratch a car on a road you may be facing some pretty hefty fines.

Best, call or visit your local DMV's web site and check. You may not like the answer but better to be informed about your specific state/provincial laws than be fined.

BotaBX24er · Oct 16, 2009

In SC, tractors (like ATV's or lawnmowers) is considered personal property for insurance purposes. However, it is not an approved motor vehicle for transportation on public roads, thus not requiring registration. Good in the sense that I don't have to pay taxes on it

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LBrown59 · Oct 16, 2009

veresjwv said:
Not titled in Ohio or N. Carolina

Living there I can see where you'd know about NC.
But how did you know about Ohio.?

JOHNTHOMAS · Oct 16, 2009

LBrown59 said:
Living there I can see where you'd know about NC.
But how did you know about Ohio.?

Interesting that you would ask that LB. You frequently give answers concerning all models of Kubotas and admit you only own BX's.

Maybe as you answer when asked how do you know all about B's when you don't and haven't ever owned one you say you read about it. Maybe he read about it or researched it.

LBrown59 · Oct 16, 2009

BotaBX24er said:
In SC, tractors (like ATV's or lawnmowers) is considered personal property for insurance purposes. However, it is not an approved motor vehicle for transportation on public roads, thus not requiring registration. Good in the sense that I don't have to pay taxes on it .

Also most unapproved motor vehicles are not permitted to be operated on public roads.

LBrown59 · Oct 16, 2009

JOHNTHOMAS said:
Interesting that you would ask that LB. You frequently give answers concerning all models of Kubotas and admit you only own BX's. Maybe as you answer when asked how do you know all about B's when you don't and haven't ever owned one you say you read about it. Maybe he read about it or researched it.

Or was it once lived in Ohio?
Just askin no harm ment.