Michael
Blog by Michael
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXeXIH4N7GQ (6 min)
Mike tours the new powder coating and paint area at Powston's factory, in a building of roughly 800,000 square feet that the company expects to move into next year.
WHAT HE SEES
- A new, state-of-the-art powder coating and paint booth...
November 04,2026 06:06 PM - Comment(s)
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CagC_qa37OM (6 min)
Mike gives a quick overview of the Powston PE650, the next-generation mini skid steer, with Ethan from Powston helping. The machine in the video is a yellow prototype, and a gray earlier version also exists.
WHAT HE LIKES
- The bucket...
November 04,2026 06:06 PM - Comment(s)
Mike shows where machine parts begin at Powston: the raw steel stock area. At volume, a factory buys flat plate and long bars and tubes, roughly 8 meters long, and cuts them to size for whatever is being built that day.
November 04,2026 06:05 PM - Comment(s)
A quick look at the next batch of Rippa RS06-3 mini skid steers shipping out. The main news is the new, improved track: the thick part of the track is about double the previous thickness, and the new tread pattern is less aggressive, so it disturbs grass and soil less.
November 04,2026 06:05 PM - Comment(s)
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz0Nmy3wSnw (4 min)
Mike tests the lift strength of a prototype Powston PE650 mini skid steer with a new vertical-lift design, instead of the radial lift used on many mini skid steers.
THE TEST
- The loader arms are carrying plates weighing about 965 kg,...
November 04,2026 06:05 PM - Comment(s)
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