Order Process and Current Status

All of our equipment comes from China and that shipment alone takes 4-6 weeks to arrive at our Boyd warehouse. So from start to finish, it’s about a 7-9 week window from the time you place your order to having it arrive and then be shipping to you.

We require 30% deposits up front. This deposit is 100% refundable until the time we place our order with Rippa. At that time if an order is canceled, there is a 10% penalty of the deposit.

We can do an exchange. For example if you ordered a a Trencher and now want Pallet Forks, we can do that so long as there is free inventory to do so and pay the difference between the costs.

Once an order is sent out, we will post updates to the shipment as we have them, see below. When the order arrives, it typically takes 2-3 days to process the incoming freight and then we start shipping out our customers orders via RL Carrier. We will provide you with tracking numbers when this happens. Since we are In Texas, average freight costs to Ohio, California or North Carolina, is around $1300 for the RS06 mini skid steer. Our zip code is 76023 so you can check fright costs yourself by going to the freight company of your choice.

As you can see from the below, there are many steps to the process so patience is key when ordering from China.

Prices on our web site are current based on expected shipping costs and current tariffs. Due to shipping costs fluctuating weekly, your order will be finalized when the equipment is loaded onto the container ship. Prices on our web site do not include shipping to you.

Current Orders & The Status:

Placed order with Rippa: May 1, 2025: Excavators

Order acknowledged by Rippa: May 2, 2025

Order fulfilled date: May 16, 2026

Order loaded into containers: May 18, 2025

Order picked up by shipping company: May 19, 2025

Container ship departs: May 21, 2025

Ship arrived at the Port of Houston: June 30, 2025

Freight unloaded and clears US Customs: July 2, 2025

Freight Loaded for Transport: Estimated July 3, 2025

Freight arrival at our facility in Boyd, TX: July 12, 2025

Freight check in: Estimated July 14, 2025

Customer orders begin to be shipped/picked up: July 19, 2025

Placed order with Rippa: May 18, 2025: Skid Steers/Excavators

Order acknowledged by Rippa: May 19, 2025

Order fulfilled date: May 19, 2026

Order loaded into containers: May 21, 2025

Order picked up by shipping company: May 21, 2025

Container ship departs: May 22, 2025

Ship arrived at the Port of Virginia: July 26, 2025

Freight unloaded and clears US Customs: July 28, 2025

Freight Loaded for Transport: July 29, 2025

Freight arrival at our facility in Boyd, TX: Estimated Aug. 1, 2025

Freight check in: Estimated Aug. 2, 2025

Customer orders shipped/picked up: Estimated Aug. 3, 2025

Placed order with Rippa: June 29, 2025: Skid Steers/Excavators

Order received by Rippa: June 29, 2025

Order fulfilled date: Estimated July 30, 2026

Order loaded into containers: Estimated Aug. 2, 2025

Order picked up by shipping company: Estimated Aug. 3, 2025

Container ship departs: Estimated Aug. 7, 2025

Ship arrived at the Port of Houston: Estimated Sept. 17, 2025

Freight unloaded and clears US Customs: Estimated Sept. 22, 2025

Freight Loaded for Transport: Estimated July 23, 2025

Freight arrival at our facility in Boyd, TX: Estimated Sept. 24, 2025

Freight check in: Estimated Sept. 25, 2025

Customer orders shipped/picked up: Estimated Sept 26, 2025