As ag equipment gets more complex and expensive, this low-tech tractor is drawing attention

As ag equipment gets more complex and expensive, this low-tech tractor is drawing attention

A small agricultural service shop in central Alberta has developed an all-mechanical tractor that promises low-cost reliability and ease of repair in a sector where most machinery has become increasingly high-tech and often includes computer servicing contracts. Ursa Ag in Bowden is fielding inquiries from across North America.

Fed up of your beeping tractor? Meet the ‘dead simple’ tractor from Canada

Have you ever been driving your modern tractor down a country road only for it to stop dead, almost throwing you from the seat? Or has limp mode ever forced you to leave the field with a job half done? If you answered “yes” to both or either of those questions, you might just have a soft spot for the Ursa Ag range of reduced-tech tractors. Price and simplicity are the two main reasons that people are interested in the Canadian-built Ursa Ag. Tha…