This week, we spent our time processing the laser cut parts before they get sent away again to be either coated or painted.  Before that can happen, every single piece of the tractor needs to be prepped and ready to fit together properly. Processing includes: First, many of the parts are welded together to form larger components, such as the tractors' frame, the lift arms, hitching mechanism, and much more. Welding the lift links Next, many of the parts have holes that need

We've just received parts for the next two Werkr tractors from the laser cutters'. We work with a local metal product manufacturer, Mar-Way Laser Inc, to produce many of our parts, and it has proved to be an efficient way for us to build our tractors and implements. We still machine a great deal of the mechanical components ourselves, and have spend the last few weeks working in the shop on precision parts for the tractor lifts, foot pedals, steering assemblies, and more! The

In the fall, Werkr Tractors developed the first prototype of a covered flame weeding implement. This implement uses six propane nozzles, all supplied by a single tank, to burn wide swaths of land across the full width of the tractor. Integrated heat shields help retain heat close to the ground, allowing the tractor to operate at higher speeds while achieving the same weeding effectiveness and ensuring weeds are fully terminated. The increased operating speed also reduces prop

This winter, Werkr Tractors will be building two  new, heavily improved tractors to allow us to gather more experimental field data and receive valuable feedback from our customers. These tractors will spend most of the spring, summer, and fall planting and weeding on various farms in Southern Ontario. We hope to improve the accuracy of our planting and weeding through these experimental tests. In this video, we are pulling the hub off an existing gearbox in order to modify i

One of our ongoing projects at Werkr Tractors is developing row detection  so our tractors can weed autonomously with high precision. Row...

Last week, we seeded radishes autonomously using RTK guidance. Today we were able to weed the radishes autonomously by following that...

Today we harvested the Patterson cooking onions from our field. This crop was transplanted in late May. We tested our weeders - both the...

Welcome to Werkrs' user-interface. This is where the tractor operator can find important information on battery state of charge, RTK...

One project that we are currently working on at Werkr Tractors is developing row-detection for our tractors so we can weed autonomously,...

This week, Werkr Tractors had the privilege of participating in the 2025 AgRobotics Demo Day at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in...

After a lot of hard work, autonomous driving finally seems within reach! Tests conducted in the parking lot today demonstrate that the...

Second big harvest of the season! This time, in anticipation of many lettuce heads, we made full use of our resources. Our tractor,...

This week we had our first harvest! We cleaned out our radish beds which in the end produced very few radishes. These were the first beds...

May 29, 2025 Have you ever struggled to plant your beds in perfectly straight lines? If so, you're not alone, we’ve definitely been there...

May 16th, 2025 Today marked the start of our planting season, with three beds of radishes. We began by using the crumbler—a tool...

May 6th, 2025 We're out at the farm for the first time this season, and it's all systems go as we begin preparing the soil for planting....