Can anyone help?

[roly]

Hello,

Rolly here, as some of you may know, I'm buying a farm in Manitoba, I have been back and forward 6 times in the last couple of years and the last time the car hire cost me $1,700.00 for a couple of weeks. This time I am going to be in Canada for 3 - 4 weeks and intend buying a truck when I land in Calgery which I will use on the farm anyway. The help I need is - does anyone in Alberta live close to Calgery, where I would be able to park my truck a week or so at a time? Of course I don't mind paying. If anyone can help, please let me know, it will help me out a lot.

Roly

[SASH]

If you are buying a farm in Manitoba, why are you parking your truck in Alberta?

[bob-b]

why would you buy a farm?

[rkaiser]

Wow Roly. Buying a farm, does that mean buying cows?

Have I got a deal for you.

I live 20 minutes north of the Calgary International Airport, have room for your truck, AND have cattle for sale.

Randy Kaiser
(403) 946 - 0228

[pandiana]

I can also arrange to pack your truck in Calgary. 403 843 3861

[rkaiser]

Get lost pandiana, he's mine.

How you gonna pack his truck anyway?

[Joe-2]

Rolly, I have about 50 head of good thick yearling CharXMaine heifers for sale....and they are already in Manitoba!!! It would save you hauling them from Kaiser's!!!! heh heh heh!!!

(sorry Randy) LOL.

[InAHurry]

Well AB & MB boys.... I can chip in with with an offer on some Saskatchewan Black Angus heifers
www.blackangusheifers.ca
And roly can park his truck here too ... but I may have to "move" it out of the way once in awhile LOL
Good Luck with your new setup roly
Randy I'll save you some typing - my family tells me everyday that "I'm losing it" - I don't have much left to 'get lost'. LOL

[roly]

Thank you for your reply everyone,

I knew I could rely on the friendly Canadian Farmer. If you get time please e-mail me on rolgibson@btinternet.com

As far as the cows are concerned, I will be needing cattle maybe later in the year and the first place I will look is here.

On another note does anyone know if there is import tax on farm machinery imported into Canada? Boy are your tractors expensive.

Many many thanks,

Roland.

[roly]

roly, welcome to the costly world of farming !!! Fuel, machinery etc. is expensive but I don't want to discourage you. Congratulations on deciding to buy a farm and all the best for success !!!

[intr3est]

Roland, where you coming from, England is my guess, but from what part? Have some friends who just moved over a bit ago, they are working at a little slaughter plant, close to Steinbach.

[pandiana]

As it happens, rkaiser, I have a house in Calgary, with a driveway. As far as 'he is yours' I would have to let him have some say in the matter.

[Braveheart]

Roly, I don't know if there is an import tax on machinery. However, I have neighbors from the U.K. that have a dairy, and they import machinery from "back home" and cite huge savings by doing so. They say it is relatively easy. There is also a machinery dealer here in Manitoba who imports JD tractors and resells them (Bouchard Imports).

Good luck in Canada,

Braveheart

[kato]

To where in Manitoba are you moving?

[grassfarmer]

roly,
I'd look into the machinery import deal as it might be worth bringing a decent tractor over. It's one thing I wish I had done but I didn't have a farm bought before I came. I sold my good loader tractor there for $18,000 and bought a similar replacement here for $45,000.