Rippa R10 ECO

The R10 ECO is a one-tonne-class mini excavator, designed for jobs where large machines simply do not fit: digging foundations for houses and outbuildings, trenches for water, sewerage or cable, fence installation, yard and garden landscaping, and maintenance work in towns and villages. With a transport width under one metre, it fits through an ordinary gate and can move between buildings, fences or greenhouses without dismantling anything and without damaging the surrounding ground.

What sets it apart from cheap compact machines is the undercarriage with extendable tracks: you retract them to get through narrow spaces and extend them on site for stability when digging to the side and lifting. The articulated boom adds an extra degree of freedom, useful when you are digging next to a wall or fence and cannot reposition the machine, and the joystick controls make fine manoeuvres easier to learn for a new operator. The dozer blade lets you level ground and backfill the trench without changing machines.

The engine is chosen according to how intensively the machine will be used. The version with the single-cylinder Yoop engine is the entry-level option, suited to households, workshops and companies that dig occasionally. The version with the two-cylinder water-cooled Kubota Z482 engine is the choice for daily work: it starts better in the cold, vibrates less and runs quieter, and spare parts and service are available anywhere in the region. Both versions are also available with an enclosed cab, for working in the rain and in the cold season.

It is a machine for small builders and plumbing crews who want to stop digging by hand, for farmers and households doing their own landscaping work, and for plant hire companies that need a machine that is easy to transport on an ordinary trailer behind an off-road vehicle.

Standard equipment

• 300 mm toothed bucket and mechanical quick coupler for changing attachments without tools
• Tracks with adjustable gauge 912–1,212 mm, for narrow access and stability at work
• Articulated boom and joystick controls, for digging next to walls and fences
• Dozer blade for levelling and backfilling, across the full width of the tracks
• 18 l/min hydraulic system, with 18 MPa working pressure and an auxiliary circuit
• Choice of diesel engine: single-cylinder Yoop or two-cylinder water-cooled Kubota Z482
• Low fuel consumption, 0.8–1.2 litres per hour in normal operation

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