(1) Except where specific provisions are made for tractors described in this section, such tractors are subject to the same provisions of the vehicle code relating to registration, titling, transfer, sale and dealer regulation as a motor truck.

(2) This section applies to vehicles that would be farm tractors if used primarily in agricultural operations and that are not within:

(a) The exemptions from registration for farm tractors under ORS § 803.305; or

(b) The classification of fixed load vehicle. [1983 c.338 § 251; 1985 c.16 § 96]