Low Tech, High Returns
For some farmers, these tools are paving the road back to basics.
For some growers, these tools are paving the road back to basics.
They aren’t the prettiest farm implements you’ll ever see, that’s for sure.
Minuscule (certainly when compared to behemoths like the popular John Deere 9620RX), this new breed of tractors is inspired by the iconic Allis-Chalmers Model G, and they more closely resemble souped-up dune buggies than equipment meant to revolutionize small-scale farming. But micro machines from brands like Oggoen and Tilmor are no joke, no matter how “goofy looking”—as one grower calls his tractor—they are. For some small farmers, this new generation of old-school ag tools has proven incredibly helpful, enabling folks to affordably mechanize labor previously done by hand.