AJ and Paul Lorusso opened the doors to Lorusso Heavy Equipment in 2009. LHE is a full-service dealer offering sales from its fully stocked inventory, and offers services, rental and parts. Training for its customers also is available to pass on the knowledge to use their newly acquired machinery to its maximum potential.
LHE was the first dealer in the United States to carry Mecalac products from France and has since become a top North American dealer of Mecalac products. LHE began started selling Hyundai products a few years later, in 2011. When asked about how the products work together, Paul Lorusso said, "These products complement each other very well."
Lorusso also said the Mecalac 12MTX wheel excavator loader is diverse and ideal for urban work.
"There's nothing else like it — with the boom on the opposite side of the machine. It helps us to deal with traffic and visibility when in urban areas. A lot of people were receptive to this product because it is so different but it is also rugged and stout and it is reliable."
The 12MTX is a two-in-one wheel excavator and wheel loader.
Engcon was at the demo day with an information tent and an EC-Oil tiltrotator on display. Åke Johansson, product specialist/sales was there from Engcon North America in New Haven, Conn., to answer questions about the products. Dave Colageo of Colageo Construction in Stoughton, Mass., had the opportunity to test out the tiltrotator on the Mecalac 8MCR excavator and see the capabilities of the machine and attachment and how they complement each other on the demonstration field.
Lorusso Heavy Equipment holds these events one or two times a year to give its customers the chance to come out to test the technology and machinery that will make their jobs more successful and easier while on work sites.
Mecalac’s 12MTX wheel excavator loader in action at LHE Demo Day on May 11, 2019.
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Dave Colageo of Colageo Construction in Stoughton, Mass., tested out the Mecalac 15MC crawler
excavator.
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A attendee test drives the Mecalac AS 900 swing loader.
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Paul Lorusso, owner of Lorusso Heavy Equipment in Walpole, Mass., in Mecalac’s 12MTX wheel excavator loader.
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Paul Lorusso (L), owner of Lorusso Heavy Equipment in Walpole, Mass., and Frederic Laborde, Mecalac’s business manager North America in Walpole, Mass.
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AJ (L) and Paul Lorusso, owners of Lorusso Heavy Equipment, host a Mecalac Demo Day at their Walpole, Mass., location on May 11, 2019.
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The Mecalac 9WMR on display showcased the reach capabilities of this wheel excavator.
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Samantha Marchand, Lorusso Heavy Equipment’s office manager in Walpole, Mass., was present at the Demo Day to assist and answer questions. Marchand has been Lorusso’s office manager for four years.
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Tony Schwenn (L), global account manager of Pettibone in Baraga, Mich., and Eric Christophersen of HTC Landscaping in Long Island, N.Y., checked out Mecalac’s 8MCR rail road excavator.
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Michael Gruffaz (L) of Mecalac in eastern France and Dan Dwyer of Reynolds-Warren Equipment Company in Atlanta, Ga., both attended the Demo Day.
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Michael O’Shaughnessy of Michael O’Shaughnessy Construction Inc. in San Francisco, Calif., travelled across the country to attend the Demo Day.
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Åke Johansson, product specialist/sales of Engcon North America Inc. in North Haven, Conn., was ready to talk about the Engcon station with a EC-Oil tiltrotator.
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Mecalac’s 15MC crawler excavator has an impressive reach.
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Dave Colageo of Colageo Construction in Stoughton, Mass., in front of a Mecalac 8MCR excavator with an Engcon EC-Oil attachment.
(Sheila Capetta photo)
