Order Process and Current Status

All of our equipment comes from China and that shipment alone takes 4-6 weeks to arrive at our warehouse in the Ft. Worth, TX area. 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 50% deposits up front. This deposit is 100% refundable until the time we place our order with Derette. 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 $1200 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.

Order process: April 30, 2025

Place order with Rippa: May 1, 2025

Order received and 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 arrives at the Port of Houston: Estimated July 8th, 2025

Freight unloaded and clears US Customs: Estimated July 15, 2025

Freight Loaded for Transport: Estimated July 17, 2025

Freight arrives in Dallas, TX rail hub: Estimated July 19, 2025

Freight arrival at our facility in Boyd, TX: Estimated July 21, 2025

Freight check in: Estimated July 22, 2025

Customer orders begin to be shipped: Estimated July 23, 2025