Rippa RS 04

RS 04 is a skid steer loader designed for work in tight spaces: inner courtyards, paths, greenhouses, stables, building sites for individual houses or landscaping jobs where a conventional loader simply will not fit. It handles soil, gravel, ballast, manure, bags of cement or rubble, and with a transport width under 1.2 m it passes through ordinary gates and along ordinary paths.

What sets it apart is the ratio between its size and its real working capacity: the water-cooled Kubota Z482 diesel engine delivers steady power on less than 1.2 litres per hour, and the quick-attach system lets you change the working attachment in a few minutes, without tools. It is operated with a single joystick, with high and low speed ranges, so a new operator gets used to it in a few hours, not a few days.

It is supplied on rubber tracks or on wheels. The tracked version is the right choice for soft ground, mud, slopes and farm work, thanks to its low ground pressure; the wheeled version is faster and better suited to concrete surfaces, industrial buildings and warehouses.

It is a machine for small construction firms that want to stop loading by hand, for households and farms with material to move every day, and for landscaping and municipal maintenance crews that often travel from one site to another — it is transported on an ordinary trailer, without special permits.

Standard equipment

• Kubota Z482 diesel engine, 2 cylinders, water-cooled
• Quick-attach system for changing attachments
• Single-joystick control, with two speed ranges
• 1,150 mm standard bucket included
• Rubber-track or wheeled version, as you prefer
• Compatible with a forestry mulcher, hydraulic auger, hydraulic breaker and other attachments

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