Is it a skid-steer or an excavator, no it’s a Mecalac

American You Tube plant and machinery internet sensation Chris Guins aka letsdig18 has been checking out the French built Mecalac 6 and 8 MCR models and has made an interesting video of his experience on them.

There is no doubt that the high speed Mecalac MCR machines are very impressive bits of kit. The multi-purpose machines could be called a skid steer on steroids, or is that an excavator on steroids? Either way they bring a whole new way of doing things on site and once mastered, very rapidly as I witnessed some years ago when I visited my friend Graham P Sandercock down here in Cornwall who as well as running a number of them, is now a main dealer for these innovative pieces of kit.

Chris puts the machines to the test along with a pal and its interesting to hear his thoughts on the machine in a country that is a big user of dedicated skid steers. The Mecalac however brings you the best of both worlds in a very powerful, compact and dynamic package. Its also very interesting to read the comments below the video on the You Tube account, with many not really grasping the concept.

We thank Chris for the share of the video, I for one enjoyed it and am looking forward to spending more time with the Mecalac products in the future.