JOHN DEERE JUST LOST: Farmers Say BYE BYE to Screens — This No-Tech Tractor Is Sold Out

For 20 years, farmers were told the bigger the screen in the cab, the better the tractor. Then a small shop in Alberta built the opposite: a remanufactured 12-valve Cummins, a manual transmission, no onboard software, and a backup camera as the only electronics on board. Production was reported sold out through October. In this video, we run the real price math behind the "half the price of a John Deere" claim, look at what Deere gave up in 2026 with the $99 million class action settlement and the 10-year FTC and 5-state right-to-repair deal, and lay out the honest limits of a no-tech tractor: no GPS or autosteer, no US dealer network yet, and no resale history. We also cover who is actually buying these machines, why big dairy operations showed up, and the one detail about how this tractor is built that almost nobody mentions. Would you buy a brand new 180 hp tractor with no screen and no software? Or does your hour meter say keep the tech? Tell us in the comments. Sources: The Western Producer, interview with Ursa Ag owner Doug Wilson at Ag in Motion (July 2026) and reports on Ursa Ag (May and October 2026) The Drive, Ursa Ag prices, engines and US shipping (April 2026) 404 Media, demand for Ursa Ag tractors (June 2026) AgNavigator, Ursa Ag production and company plans (June 2026) Associated Press, Deere $99 million right-to-repair class action settlement (April 2026) Federal Trade Commission and Michigan Attorney General, Deere right-to-repair settlement (July 2026) Deere and Company, fiscal Q3 2026 results (August 2026) Manufacturer and company claims, including Doug Wilson's price and savings estimates, are flagged as claims in the video. Prices are in US dollars as converted by The Drive in April 2026 unless noted.