Rippa R319

The R319 is the smallest machine in the R3xx series and is designed for jobs where what matters is where it fits, not how much it moves: service trenches for water, sewerage or cable in gardens that are already landscaped, holes for posts and fence footings, digging in greenhouses, polytunnels and orchards, and clearing gutters and drains around the house. At 917 mm transport width it gets through gates and along paths that a two-tonne machine would not even attempt, while the 885 mm front dozer blade stabilises it and restores the ground behind it.

What sets it apart from the rest of the series is its weight and footprint: 910 kg in working order and 25.53 kPa ground pressure, which means few marks on paving and lawns. The engine is a Kubota D722 diesel, three-cylinder, 0.719 litres and water-cooled, delivering 10.2 kW at 2,500 rpm — the same engine used on professional compact machines, with a rated fuel consumption of 1.1–1.5 litres per hour. The hydraulics match the machine: a 20 L/min main pump and an 8-section control valve, at 17 MPa working pressure and 18 MPa maximum.

It suits plumbing and utility crews who dig often but over short runs, households with land to maintain, and small landscaping firms working in town. Being under one tonne, it loads onto an ordinary car trailer and moves between jobs without oversize transport, and with transport dimensions of 2,256 × 917 × 2,215 mm it does not block your yard when parked. It climbs slopes of up to 30%.

The standard equipment includes the 300 mm bucket and the front dozer blade. The 1,477 mm boom and 800 mm arm give a digging reach of 2,823 mm, a depth of 1,563 mm and a dump height of 1,826 mm, while the max. digging force is 9.2 kN — enough for earth, compacted soil and fine gravel, but not for rock.

Standard equipment

• Kubota D722 diesel engine, 3 cylinders, 0.719 L, water-cooled, 10.2 kW at 2,500 rpm
• 300 mm bucket and 885 mm front dozer blade
• Rubber tracks, ground pressure of 25.53 kPa at an operating weight of 910 kg
• 1,477 mm boom and 800 mm arm: reach 2,823 mm, depth 1,563 mm
• Max. digging force 9.2 kN, gradeability 30%
• 20 L/min main pump, 8-section control valve, 17 MPa working pressure
• Transport dimensions 2,256 × 917 × 2,215 mm, rated fuel consumption 1.1–1.5 L/h