MiniTrencher redesigns GeoRipper, launches new attachments

MiniTrencher has unveiled new products and attachments, including a horizontal auger, a new electric battery-powered division and new GeoRipper trenching attachments for the Milwaukee and Echo powerheads. It also has a redesign of its flagship product, the GeoRipper.

In April of 2023, MiniTrencher bought the American company SiBore Drill, adding horizontal boring technologies to MiniTrencher’s current product offerings. The SiBore Drill is a portable horizontal auger that digs underneath concrete, asphalt or any other hard material without worrying about breaking the surface.

The SiBore Drill uses a waterless-boring method leaving no mud to deal with and making cleanup easy. With a shipping weight starting at 54 pounds, the SiBore Drill can be transported in the trunk of a car or bed of a small pickup. It's powered by a Honda multi-position, 4-cycle engine, or a Makita 40V MAX XGT battery-powered motor the auger chews through soil quickly and efficiently. 

SiBore Drill has three models: the SB216 comes standard with 2-inch and 4-inch diameter earth drilling bits reaching up to 12 feet and the SB215 MicroBore comes standard with a 1-inch drilling bit for fiber optic and other direct-bury electrical/wire reaching up to 24 feet. 

Contractors can choose both models with the SB431, which comes complete with all the accessories from both the SB215 and SB216, but with only one engine or motor and the SiBore Drill lower unit. Every SiBore Drill can be converted to a single-person post-hole digger for added benefit. Accessory earth drilling bits come in ranges from our 1” drill tip, or 2” – 8” augers and 36” MicroBore drill rods or 32” extensions are available as an accessory purchase. Pair with GeoRipper handheld trencher for the fastest, safest production.

With the market’s push towards battery and electric-powered equipment, MiniTrencher is also introducing the battery-powered GeoRipper: GeoRipperE/B. Utilizing a Greenworks or Makita XGT electric battery motor, the GeoRipperE/B includes a battery-powered motor, battery and charger, as well as MiniTrencher's digging chains, bars, and accessories. 

MiniTrencher also has the SiBore/GeoRipper Combo Pack. This package deal includes the multi-tool of outdoor power equipment. Any SiBore Drill option along with the GeoRipperE/B. Now with the Makita 40V MAX XGT battery-powered motor, landscapers can have a GeoRipperE/B and SiBore Drill horizontal auger with one powerhead.

MiniTrencher is also unveiling its redesigned core product, the GeoRipper. The GeoRipper is now a complete trenching system from MiniTrencher.

“The benefits of using a retail, name-brand engine like Husqvarna or Stihl are many. However, the biggest issue was going to be price," says JJ Harris, general manager. "The name-brand engines were not built specifically for trenching in the ground. Features of these name-brand concrete saws were detrimental and expensive for our customers. Developing a specific, gas-powered engine for our all-new GeoRipper allowed us to pass incredible savings on.”

All-new and redeveloped, The GeoRipper is available in three different model sizes digging a maximum depth of up to 16 inches, 20 inches and 27 inches deep at a starting price of $1999.  That is $1000 less than its predecessor, the Original GeoRipper 620.

MiniTrencher also added on to its GeoRipperT/A Trenching Attachment product line and its compatibility with other larger well-known brands of concrete saws. This year, MiniTrencher added the E and MX Series models to work with Echo and Milwaukee cut-off saws. The GeoRipperT/A launched in 2021 with the latest trenching adapter technology. The GeoRipperT/A allows users to go from a cut-off saw to a GeoRipper minitrencher in five minutes for dual functionality.