RAMSOMAIR
TY 4 Stroke God
I have one and it is the best snowblower ever bar none!
Pricey, maybe but it will last 10 times longer than the chit ones. Just used my father inlaws junker and what a pile. No comparison.
Pricey, maybe but it will last 10 times longer than the chit ones. Just used my father inlaws junker and what a pile. No comparison.
BACK COUNTRY YAMAHA
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- 1997 vmax 600 sx, 99 venture 600, 2004 vk 540, 2006 Yamaha vk pro, 2009 venture multi purpose and 2006 venture 500 xl current ride 15 rs viking pro
Have had one now for three years, ys624tcd best investment ever made. Powerful, quiet and easy to maneuver! Zero problems, which isn't something I could say about the husqvarna that I had previous, you get what you pay for! Cheers!
Yep.....ABSOLUTELY NO DOUBT it's the BEST Of The BEST, your right in this case you probably do get what your payin for.......You should let me try yours for a bit.....
...I PROMISE 2 Return It 
johnboy
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I agree with all the above comments, I have one that is a 1989 model and it still runs like a champ and throws snow farther than any blower I have seen or used. Continues to start on the first pull every time, all the time.
Heritage
Expert
But is there a fee to bring them across the boarder??...they honestly should sell them here...how many guys that own yamaha sleds would buy one? ..two grand for a snowblower that might last 20 years?? You will spend more than that on box store snowblower over 20 years...I mean...I bought an apex for reason....we yamaha folks are a different breed...we will pay for quality, dependability, and reliability...even if it's twice as much, because we know what we are getting when there is a tuning forks logo on a product...BRING THESE SNOWBLOWERS BACK TO THE USA!!! (and while u are at it...I'll take a yamaha lawn tractor with a 42 inch mower deck)
RAMSOMAIR
TY 4 Stroke God
I've got the lawn tractor also!!!
trailhed1
Expert
I believe if it's bought for your personal use in the USA and not for you to use for a business(commercial use) then there is no fee to import it into the USA from Canada. Its not like a car or truck or other motorized vehicle.
Call the customs and border protection.
Call the customs and border protection.
Thunder66
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In the past I bought my YZ's across the border. The price ended up being favorable and you ended up not paying any tax when it was all said and done because it was classified as a personal import or something like that. It might be a good deal again now that the exchange rate has gone back in our favor here in the U.S.
Yogi_12
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I know many people with Yamaha or Honda tracked blowers......quiet...powerful....and reliable after 20 years. They are awesome. Expensive .... but for heavy snow areas, these are the machine for job. Neighbour bought a new Yamaha 3 winters ago. Yamaha 's weren't available in Canada for 7 or 8 years.....became available again 4-5 years ago.
I have a Honda tractor with 42" blower...it's a beast....still going after 26yrs.
I have a Honda tractor with 42" blower...it's a beast....still going after 26yrs.
Team Lazy
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There is no way you have to declare anything coming over the border. It's just a snowblower. No different than a microwave or chainsaw. Just buy one and bring it home. I was looking at them the last couple weeks but after tax $3000 is more than a snowblower attachment for my 4 wheeler!
And for the record, my 28 year old snowblower runs like a champ. No comparison to a Yamaha but it was $500 used 10 years ago. If you guys are going through snowblower so every couple years maybe you need to stop using them for slinging gravel in the summer?
And for the record, my 28 year old snowblower runs like a champ. No comparison to a Yamaha but it was $500 used 10 years ago. If you guys are going through snowblower so every couple years maybe you need to stop using them for slinging gravel in the summer?
trailhed1
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There is no way you have to declare anything coming over the border. It's just a snowblower. No different than a microwave or chainsaw. Just buy one and bring it home. I was looking at them the last couple weeks but after tax $3000 is more than a snowblower attachment for my 4 wheeler!
And for the record, my 28 year old snowblower runs like a champ. No comparison to a Yamaha but it was $500 used 10 years ago. If you guys are going through snowblower so every couple years maybe you need to stop using them for slinging gravel in the summer?
You are supposed to declare all purchases etc. Sure not everyone does but if they catch you lying you will be forever marked as a violator and surely checked more thoroughly every time you cross. Honesty is the best policy at the border. You can bring the Microwave and Chainsaw back duty free as long as you can prove you have them in your possession for a year or more.
After 48 hrs in Canada you are eligible fir an $800 duty free exemption the first $1000 above that is subject to 3% duty, above the $1,800 they calculate depending on what it is you are bringing in.
Here is some info
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/454/~/duty-free-exemption,-gifts
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Team Lazy
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Well judging by your link I'm wrong. Soooooo.....
Declare it. I declared the cars I imported, and I bought a lot of supplies to build my last house in the US and declared it all. Just pay if they ask you to. But I "think" when a US citizen takes stuff to the US they have much more relaxed rules. I know cars sure aren't subject to the same BS. Either way, we are talking about the most expensive snow blower on earth. You guys that can afford it can surely afford the tax!
I didn't say sneak it in. Just that you can get them in.
Declare it. I declared the cars I imported, and I bought a lot of supplies to build my last house in the US and declared it all. Just pay if they ask you to. But I "think" when a US citizen takes stuff to the US they have much more relaxed rules. I know cars sure aren't subject to the same BS. Either way, we are talking about the most expensive snow blower on earth. You guys that can afford it can surely afford the tax!
I didn't say sneak it in. Just that you can get them in.
