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carbore:
Hello,

I am seriously considering getting an old tractor for my "sprawling 5 acre country estate". Topping is the main idea but possibly hay making (although baliers look either expensive/complicated/Rusty) a loader would be nice and a backhoe ideal for my ponds/ditches. In in the sub £750 price range for the tractor.

The main question.

Can you drive a tractor on the road without a V5/Insurance for getting it home (if I buy one locally)......... id guess thats a NO

If I buy one off-farm and its got no V5 and I wanted to get a V5 is it easy?

Any links to any good tractor forms and legislation.
 

beast5680:
ask on here http://farmingforum.co.uk/forum/YaBB.pl you may have a more answers
to get a V5 you would need either the registration mark and/or serial number

HiFonics:
You wont get much of a tractor for £750 especially with a loader on it. To get anything worth buying you would need to spend around £1500 to £2000 imo. Even then it will be pretty rough and ready.

You need insurance to drive anything on the road, however I dont think it will cost you very much. Give the NFU a call.

V8MoneyPit:
Have to agree with the price comment above. Our Ferguson TE20 cost £1200 and although it was in basically straight condition, it has since had all new electrics. It doesn't have a loader either. If you buy a less 'classic' tractor, you can find them a little cheaper but many will be really scabby and may cost more in the long run.

I would suggest buying the best one you can afford even if it means stretching the budget a little. It will pay off long term.

We bought a new 4' topper. Ended up with a new import one. Used ones fetch silly money, so it didn't seem worth buying one when a new one was barely any more.

Just remember, mobile phones and toppers don't mix  :oops: :oops:

Oh, and it most definately has to be insured for road use. But does it have to leave the field? If not, why bother making it road legal. Ours just lives at the field and has never needed to see the road.

You can get anything registered with the DVLA. Easier if it has already been on their records at some time in the past. But even if it has never been registered you can apply for a V5/registration.

bravo669:
for sub 750 you're looking at a rusty ebay special with 3 wheels and half an engine. you would definitely be better off spending a bit more (1000 - 1500) for perhaps a second hand Kubota tractor, or even a quad. you can get all sorts of attachments (toppers bailers etc) for quads these days. :thumbup:

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