evo
Well-Known Member
- Location
- My Island, WA
I wanted to get opinion on a chipper I am considering buying. It's a 9" gravely, looks to be in the early 90's, with a 44 horse Yanmar diesel, and only 370 hours. I offered 6K and they countered with 6.5 which is a thousand off from their asking price. The sellers claim to have all the paper work for it, bills of sale, ect. The current owners bought it from a friend, who bought it from some government in Utah. The machine is co-owned and one party is in Idaho, and the other here in Washington. The machine is currently listed for sale here in Washington.
However they also claim that the machine doesn't have a title, since it was not required of the the manufacturer, nor Idaho or Utah. They claim in those states it is classified as "Farm Equipment" and does not need a title or to be registered. Should this be a red flag for the chipper? Every thing else seems on the up and up. In order for me to be legal here I would have to apply for a lost title to get registration for it, and wait for a three year period before I would have a title.
However they also claim that the machine doesn't have a title, since it was not required of the the manufacturer, nor Idaho or Utah. They claim in those states it is classified as "Farm Equipment" and does not need a title or to be registered. Should this be a red flag for the chipper? Every thing else seems on the up and up. In order for me to be legal here I would have to apply for a lost title to get registration for it, and wait for a three year period before I would have a title.