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Kei trucks for the farms of Michigan's Thumb
The Thumb is Michigan's farm country between Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron. Its four counties held 4,848 farms and 1,426,134 acres of farm land in the 2022 Census of Agriculture, and 90 percent of its people live outside urban areas. Michigan titles a kei truck 25 years or older for the road, and a newer governed truck takes an off highway vehicle title or registration.
The ground
The work, counted.
Each figure opens the dataset it was counted from.
The road, both lanes
What the state allows.
Michigan titles a kei truck 25 years or older for the road, and a newer governed truck takes an off highway vehicle title or registration.
The counties
The counties of the Thumb.
HuronLapeerSanilacTuscola
Questions
Asked about the Thumb.
Can I drive a kei truck on the road in the Thumb?
Michigan's Department of State titles and registers a kei truck 25 years or older for on-road use when it was manufactured for on-road use. A truck never titled in the US brings its import papers. The Michigan page gives the full rule.
What work suits a kei truck in the Thumb?
Field lane, barn and yard work on family farms and winter chores through a typical 42 inches of snow a year.
What about a newer truck governed to 25 mph?
It enters the country as off road equipment, governed to 25 mph. In Michigan it works private land with no ORV license for the owner, family and invited guests. The Michigan page has the rest of the rule.
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