Rippa R13 PRO

R13 PRO is a mini excavator designed for jobs where a large machine simply will not fit: trenches for water and sewerage in yards that are already landscaped, foundations for outbuildings and fences, digging in greenhouses and orchards, clearing ditches or reshaping access paths. It slips between buildings and through ordinary farmyard gates, and the front blade stabilises it when working on uneven ground.

The engine makes the difference: a Kubota D722 diesel, with three cylinders and water cooling, in the Euro 5 approved version for the European market. It is the same engine used on professional compact machines, with low fuel consumption and spare parts that are easy to find, unlike the generic engines fitted to many mini excavators in the same price class. The rubber-tracked undercarriage does not damage paving and does not leave deep ruts in the lawn.

It suits small construction and landscaping firms working in town, farmers and households with land to maintain, and installation crews that dig often but over short stretches. As a machine under 1.5 tonnes, it is transported on an ordinary car trailer, without oversize transport and without the cost of moving between sites.

The 40 cm toothed bucket comes as standard, and the auxiliary hydraulic circuit lets you fit buckets of other widths, a grapple, a grading bucket or a quick coupler later on, as new jobs come up.

Standard equipment

• Kubota D722 diesel engine, 3 cylinders, water-cooled, Euro 5 approved
• 400 mm toothed bucket included as standard equipment
• Front blade for levelling and stabilising
• Rubber tracks, ground pressure of only 28 kPa
• Auxiliary hydraulic circuit with quick couplings for attachments
• Boom swing up to 120°, for digging along walls

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