never seen them but this is cool
https://www.mecalac.com/en/machine/10mcr-mk2.html

 

I saw them at Conexpo. They are cool and I would like to own one, but there is a lot going on with those machines and reliability and support would be a concern.

 

There is a lot going on for sure. There's a dealer near me that's been carrying them for about a year now, haven't made it in to run one yet. I'll report back if I make it up there to demo one.

 

I am Dutch, and they are the goofiest excavator to come out of Holland. We have one working in our area and it is always a joke to see it.

 

French made I believe, at least according to them at Bauma, if my memory is right haha

 

That is what I thought I learned at ConEx is that they were French made.

 

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they had a pretty impressive show at bauma, they seem to make machines that are unlike any others, loaders are different, excavators are different, they seem to make what they think is going to work vs just following the standard route. It's pretty cool you can order different boom configurations on the same machine depending on your use. They have high hp for their size, 75hp in a 6 ton machine, and they just came out with a quick change that will allow hands free hyd attachment hookups, I know companies that make that for larger machines, and it's creeping down to the smaller ones, but theirs is a bit different, and super simple. I can't wait to check them out at Conexpo

 

My job just rented one for 4 months with a brush hog attachment to clear the guard rails along the highway. Pretty cool machine but seems like to much goin that could break (like the pivoting boom) we have the 6MCR. I'll try an update if we have any issues. Are guys are hard on equipment

 

I had a brief tutorial on one at a show. I think they're kind of like a backhoe, jack of all trades, master of none. They do kind of replace a SS and mini in one machine

 

We're demoing one now. I've been watching this machine for a few years now. We love it so far. It's a 6MCR with counterweight.

 

We're demoing one now. I've been watching this machine for a few years now. We love it so far. It's a 6MCR with counterweight.
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Looks good, I had read about them being tippy, I'm sure the counterweight helps. What does the machine weigh with counterweight? Does it seem gimmicky or does it do everything just fine. The build quality on the ones I saw looked great, they were stout and the boom allows them to get pretty small for transport and tight spots

 

It's no swiss army knife that's does everything half as good as a stand alone . It's a transformer that can do everything one does but does each one them better but adding versatility in movement and added strength in those movements.