Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBX0hgZb2yE (17 min)

Mike takes you through the Powston factory to show how attachments are made. He explains that Rippa no longer stocks mini skid attachments in the US, so he reached an agreement with Powston to adjust their mini skid steer plate to a Dingo style and to sell their attachments.

WHAT YOU'LL SEE

- Robotic welders and finishing stations making buckets, trenching buckets and grid buckets (a 900 mm grid bucket, about 36 inches).

- Sheet steel being cut and formed into parts, augers and angle blades.

- Excavator buckets with half-inch-thick steel, quick attaches, and rakes. Mike says rakes have been backordered in the US for about three months.

- A wood chipper he describes as best for branches up to three or four inches, depending on wood type.

Mike films in one take to show the scale of production is real. Watch the video for the full walk-through.

Questions? Call Rippa USA Sales at 817-382-3201 or visit RippaUSASales.com. We deliver nationwide with flat rate shipping, and you get 50% off attachments when you buy a machine from us.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2pNIXm2ZKQ (6 min)

In part two of his attachment tour, Mike walks the finished-goods side of the Powston factory floor, where attachments are waiting to ship.

WHAT HE SEES

- Augers, including very long ones of roughly 65 to 68 inches overall with the drive motor and screw.

- A large grapple bucket, rippers made of multiple welded plate-steel pieces (not cast), hydraulic breakers, log splitters ready to plug into any hydraulic source, and dozens of pallet forks.

- A flail-type mower for a mini skid steer built with a case drain, a third hydraulic line that improves performance. Mike points out Rippa added one to a similar attachment after starting with two lines.

- Tiller blades that Mike says need to be redone, which he flagged to the factory.

He wraps up by saying he's impressed by the build quality and that more is coming.

Questions? Call Rippa USA Sales at 817-382-3201 or visit RippaUSASales.com. We deliver nationwide with flat rate shipping, and you get 50% off attachments when you buy a machine from us.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0YUmDLmIRY (7 min)

Mike gives an update on mini skid steer attachments after Rippa changed how it ships them. He points out that Rippa did not build the attachments itself and sourced them from another company, and that he found a manufacturer whose attachments look to be a little higher quality.

THE PLAN

- Place an order with the manufacturer, covering about 33 attachments already requested by customers, with a quick turnaround since attachments are all this company does.

- Visit the factory on his China trip and show the process on video.

- The attachments are listed on the website under mini skid steers.

He also mentions two attachments he's curious about: a vertical grapple that grabs a tree or moves concrete, and a vibratory roller, which suits the RS06 because it weighs roughly 450 to 500 lb. Questions? Call or email us from the site.

Questions? Call Rippa USA Sales at 817-382-3201 or visit RippaUSASales.com. We deliver nationwide with flat rate shipping, and you get 50% off attachments when you buy a machine from us.