Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVfgYv4U6U4 (22 min)

Mike gives a full reveal of the Powston PE65, the 6.5 ton excavator he ordered, with a closer look than his first quick video. (This was filmed at the Powston factory and posted afterward.)

FEATURES HE POINTS OUT

- A backup camera mo...

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8115t7GSAEY (13 min)

Two Rippa R32-5 excavators sit side by side at our Boyd, Texas dealership, built a couple of months apart (plate dates of March and May 2026). Mike compares them, and the news is the cab. The machines are about 92% the same mechani...

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4-z4R4Bzjg (9 min)

Mike gives a round-up of the Rippa RS04, the mini skid steer replacing the discontinued RS03, and shows the two engine choices side by side.

RS04 VERSIONS

- Gas, with a Briggs & Stratton engine and tracks.

- Kubota diesel with trac...

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZPKqMiCEYE (5 min)

Mike from Rippa USA Sales shows a small part that makes the Rippa breaker hammer for mini skid steers much easier to service: a nitrogen fill extension.

THE PROBLEM

On the skid steer breaker hammer, you had to take the si...

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRxy9We42s4 (4 min)

One of our RS06 mini skid steers wouldn't hold a charge after four or five rounds of charging. Mike shows the quick fix and shares how he keeps batteries healthy.

BATTERY CARE

- Mike uses NOCO Genius battery tenders (about $35 on Amaz...