Tyler Equipment hosted an open house event Sept. 11, 2019, at its Berlin, Conn., location.

Attendees were invited to see Volvo's new special edition Discovery Gold Rush EC 200E excavator. Volvo's new special edition Gold Rush EC 200E excavator is touring the country in celebration of Discovery's Gold Rush television series 10th anniversary.

This new EC200E, 20-ton size class excavator, features a one-of-a-kind custom gold paint job that took 140 hours to complete. It has a custom premium air-conditioned and heated leather seat with embroidered logos, and Superior Tire and Rubber Corp. CUSHOTRAC Clamp-On track pads.

The excavator is being hauled by the new Volvo VNX 740 8x4 tractor and rides on a Rogers 3-axle 110,000-lb. capacity front load trailer.

Attendees were invited to enjoy lunch and climb in the Gold Rush excavator. They could also test drive Volvo's EC 200L excavator and the ECR88 excavator with the Steelwrist tiltrotator attachment.

Steelwrist and Allied were set up with display tents and representatives ready to answer any questions.

Tyler Equipment is a family business founded by M. Brooke Tyler Sr. in 1922. Its two locations in Berlin, Conn., and East Longmeadow, Mass., serve Southern New England. With approximately 60 employees between both locations, the company offers sales, rentals, parts and service. CEG

Part of the Tyler Equipment’s team in front of Volvo’s special edition Gold Rush excavator (L-R) are Joel Fuffish, Matt Tyler, Doug Ryan, Jasper Diers, Bruce Tuper, Jackie Nageotte, Shirley Worlund, Roland Mason, Sean King and Peter Gaj.  

Roland Mason, account coordinator of excavators of Tyler Equipment, demonstrates the new Volvo EC200L excavator.  

A Volvo ECR355E excavator with Hartl Screener HBS 1600.  

Tyler Equipment is located at 1980 Berlin Turnpike, Berlin, Conn.  

Steelwrist representative Andrew Perkins.  

Jackie Nageotte, marketing manager, and Jon Grant, municipal sales, both of Tyler Equipment, welcome guests at the sign-in table.  

Jon Grant (L), municipal sales of Tyler Equipment, and Mike Flynn of Rogers in front of the 3-axle 110,000-lb. capacity front load trailer, which is carrying the Gold Rush excavator around the country.  

Larry Drapeau (L), CFO and account coordinator of road construction equipment, and Roland Mason, account coordinator of excavators, both of Tyler Equipment, stand in front of a Volvo ECR88 excavator.  

Bill O’Keefe, sales representative of Tyler Equipment, stands in front of a Sennebogen 818 crawler.  

Guests enjoy lunch while others check out the Gold Rush excavator on display.  

Kenny Burns of Kenny Burns Construction, Stratford, Conn., inside of the Gold Rush excavator.  

Various Volvo equipment on display at Tyler Equipment in Berlin, Conn.  

(L-R): Brooke Tyler IV of Tyler Equipment; Glenn Korner and Noah Korner, both of Midstate Site Development; and Doug Ryan of Tyler Equipment.  

Allied Construction product representative Scott Scholz.  

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