VIDEO: Global Machinery Hosts Mecalac Demo Days, Features MWR Series

Wed June 14, 2023 - West Edition #13
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Global Machinery hosted a Mecalac demo day May 18, 2023, at its Denver, Colo., facility. Potential customers from across the region were given the opportunity to see each Mecalac product put through its paces, have questions answered by factory representatives and get a little seat time in for themselves.

"This Mecalac event has been a great opportunity for our staff and our customers to get better acquainted with the Mecalac product," said Jeff Brown, president of Global Machinery. "We were particularly fortunate to have them highlight their impressive line of compact wheeled excavators, the MWR series."

Global Machinery has five locations, including Denver, Colo.; Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Ariz.; and Sacramento, Calif.

"We have been a Mecalac dealer for about five years," Brown said. "We were originally attracted to the company by their innovative product offerings, like their MCR series, a tracked machine that is a combination skid steer/excavator, and they have continued to innovate since we have taken on the line.

"Many of our customers are niche companies such as utility contractors, forestry contractors and arborists. These kinds of businesses require specialized machines and because of that, the Mecalac product offering has been a great addition to our product lineup." CEG

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Crowds gather and enjoy refreshments as each machine is put through its paces.
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This is not your grandfather’s excavator, so a little bit of guidance from Mecalac’s product support specialists is appreciated.
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Jack (L) and David Nicolalde of Maxus Excavating are proud owners of a Mecalac MCR8 tracked skid excavator, which they have owned for over two years. “The machine gives us tremendous versatility and great savings; we are loading one machine instead of two,” they said. “It’s unbelievable how much time and money we save by being able to dig and backfill with the same machine.”
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The event hosts were Peter Bigwood (L), general manager of Mecalac, and Jeff Brown, president, Global Machinery.
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After testing one of the Mecalac MWR wheeled excavators, Don Bickhard of Iron Mountain Forestry said, “We do a lot of utility and forestry work. The boom design gives this machine a lot of flexibility. It’s very compact and will allow us to do heavy lifting in tight places; very similar to having a crane.”
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A Mecalac product specialist demonstrates the new Mecalac MCL8 compact loader with a hydraulic Snow Wolf snow pusher attachment. The MCL8 has a powerful 50 hp engine and a high dumping height.
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Mecalac offers dumpers in a variety of sizes with optional hydrostatic transmissions for uninterrupted power.
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The MCR series tracked machines operate as a true hybrid of a skid steer and an excavator.
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The unique boom configuration on the MCR series allows the machine to offer more versatility.
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The Mecalac MWR series wheeled excavators are very compact in design with a one-of-a-kind boom configuration, which gives it higher lifting capacity and a very low wheelbase, adding stability to the machine and giving the operator easier accessibility to the cab and service points on the machine.
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Product specialists were available to answer questions — in this case, all the way from the company’s world headquarters in Annecy, France.
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Global Machinery’s corporate headquarters at 705 West 62nd Avenue, Denver, Colo.
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Joel Cevar of the public water department in Pueblo, Colo., was very impressed after his test drive. “There are a million different options to this machine,” he said. “It’s not a typical excavator because of its unique boom and it’s a lot more than a skid steer. It takes a bit to get used to, but the versatility is like something I have never seen before. A machine like this would totally change how we lay a pipeline.”
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