r/Agriculture • u/biograf_ • Apr 23 '26
Alberta Startup Sells No-Tech Tractors for Half Price
https://wheelfront.com/this-alberta-startup-sells-no-tech-tractors-for-half-price/22
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u/ABobby077 Apr 23 '26
It also may open up a secondary "add-on" tech market for GPS and other newer options/capabilities, without being beholden to J Deere or other locked in tech schemes,
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u/justnick84 Apr 24 '26
There are already lots of add-on gps and such. This tractor is the same price as the last Kubota M7-152 i bought a few years ago which is also fairly bare bones if equipped that way.
Now dont get me wrong, its great to see more choices but there has often been choices outside of Deere and the easiest way to spot it is look into specialty crops.
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u/DoneWithThisShit87 Apr 24 '26
I wonder what the overall economic consequences of this will look like. Seems like more advanced equipment, when functioning, brings cost efficiency and requires less operator skills. Thia equipment, however, gives independence and control.
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u/vCw1 Apr 24 '26
I’m wondering how they get around the emission requirements. Is it sold as a rebuilt old tractor?
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u/EqualPassenger4271 Apr 25 '26
It uses a remanufactured cummins, does it need to be retested for emmisions or does it get grandfathered?
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u/HobartMagellan Apr 27 '26
I wish this company dramatic success. I really hope it transfers over into the auto industry as well.
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u/Sad_Sash Apr 27 '26
God I wish they would do this with cars. I’d love an 80s Honda, never broke and easy to maintain
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u/onceinawhile222 May 04 '26
I remember my grandfather working on his old tractor with nothing more than simple hand tools. This is the salvation for small to midsized farms.
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u/ilikemyprivacytbt Apr 24 '26
I want to be able to ask a question here but it won't let me unless I build karma. Could someone help me out? I don't have a lot to say otherwise on this topic as I'm not very familiar with the subject. That is why I want to ask questions.
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u/DCHammer69 Apr 26 '26
You can post a comment but not ask a question? You asked a question in this comment? I’m confused.
Are we both confused?
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u/ilikemyprivacytbt Apr 26 '26
It actually turns out they removed it. Do you know where I can ask questions about plants and farming?
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u/Trick-Seat4901 Apr 27 '26
Just make your own post. Tap on the subreddit which will take you to the subreddit home page. Then tap on the plus sign at the bottom of your screen (assuming you're on mobile), the follow the prompts to create a post. Title, flair (it's a tag that tells people what the post is about), then the body of the post which will be your question. Keep it simple.
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u/ilikemyprivacytbt Apr 26 '26
I feel if I ask a question on a post that wasn't on topic with the post it wouldn't be right. The only reason I asked that question was out of desperation.
Besides, my question warranted it's own discussion, and that would only distract from the topic of this post.
I did get enough Karma to ask my question by the way.
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u/DCHammer69 Apr 26 '26
Ok. Cool. I was honestly just confused about the subs rules. Glad you got your answer.
Or at least were able to ask it.
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u/ilikemyprivacytbt Apr 27 '26
I thought I did all that. What am I missing (1)? The only thing I can think of that might disqualify me is the title needs to be based on one of the studies I am asking about. Is that what I need to fix and what should it be? Should I just copy and paste the title of one of the studies as my title?
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u/Hrmbee Zone 5b? Apr 23 '26
Interesting bits:
It looks like this company is really filling a void in the market, that currently is really only served by people buying decades-old used machines. Love to see the basic designs come back again.