The front boom on the Mecalac AS-600 "swings" 180 degrees. BUT how well does that really work? we bring it to the brickyard and test it out.
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@bouma_beunwerken_BV2 жыл бұрын
This mecalac is actully a rebranded Ahlmann. Ahlmann is a german company that already build their first swingloaders in 1952. Today, ahlmann is bought by mecalac. This AS 600 is actually an ahlmann AS 55. Also, AS stands for ahlmann schwenklader. (just swingloader in german) so now you know. Greetings from the Netherlands (Im a apprentice mechanic by ahlmann/mecalac)
@welderboy5252 жыл бұрын
We use loaders like this a lot in the locomotive industry that are fitted with high rail equipment to drive on the train tracks.
@thebeans8042 жыл бұрын
You have so much fun testing new equipment. Watching you having fun is the best.☺🙏
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Havin way too much fun out here 🤓
@technoman532 жыл бұрын
Swingloaders with hi-rail wheels are very common in the rail industry. I work as a heavy equipment mechanic at a major rail transit agency and we have a fleet of Pettibone and Swingmaster swingloaders. They’re very similar to this machine only they’re a lot bigger and have hi-rail wheels. It’s really impressive to see one of our machines handling almost 500’ long sticks of rail.
@georgestupp59522 жыл бұрын
Is cost caparable
@StevenCampbell19552 жыл бұрын
Watching them working out on the line is to see how machinery and man can come together as one. Swing loaders are the first machine to arrive at the railhead where rails are being unloaded and the last to be reluctantly returned to the workshops.
@gordowg1wg1452 жыл бұрын
I don't know if I mentioned it before, but I really appeciate the additional clarity the 4k camera brings to your videos. 👍😎😊
@stanhensley30822 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw it I thought it would be great on the farm 🚜 🙃. Really like the counter weight. Crab 🦀 steering would be super. The tires should last long then on a Skidsteer. Great find. Thanks 😊.
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Awesome point 👍 I could totally see this being perfect for farm use (among other things as well)
@ianthompson28022 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised the a series bobcat skid steer doesn't do crab walk
@johnvogel6412 жыл бұрын
A really wild machine with some unique abilities.Thanks for sharing.
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for tagging along 👊
@loerber2 жыл бұрын
We the viewers have been waiting for this video a long time, thanks for being persistent!
@keithgum59552 жыл бұрын
railroads have been using swing loaders for yrs....speed swing was the actual brand name.....and that is a suspension lock not a counterweight......rough terrain cranes have them too
@Kregorius2 жыл бұрын
For the amount of "moving conterweight" talk in the video, I would except to see the mechanism itself. Here's the thing tho. It's a 2000 kg lift. I would not swing 2000 kg on the forks on the move. Inertia is a b****. I have a real simple diesel forklift rated 2500 kg. Mast is rated 2000 kg. 2000 kg on the forks. Drive straight. Anything less than a smooth brake will get back wheels off the ground. I would assume the machine in the video has no problem swinging the boom while not in motion. I would guess there's a point in the manual about swinging with weights on the move.
@hedydd22 жыл бұрын
Never seen a swing loader on a UK farm. There may be a handful but nothing like pivot steer, skid steer and various sizes of telescopic handlers plus tractor loaders. Telescopic handlers are very common and found on probably the majority of UK farms. Not so popular on mainland Europe apparently even though most, apart from JCB brand, are made in the EU.
@robertgentile67992 жыл бұрын
Nice demonstration Stanley! As usual
@andysukosd81772 жыл бұрын
Great video, love watching.
@conanruisi2 жыл бұрын
This is one machine that I actually am in full support of Stanley. The only issue with it is some people might just prefer the regular articulated kind for their task, but thankfully mecalac makes those too!
@chrisschultz1432 жыл бұрын
Cool machine. Keep them coming. 🇨🇦🥃🤙
@tonynewton79022 жыл бұрын
Nice one Stan. 👍👍🏴🏴
@Jacked97Ram2 жыл бұрын
Confused here. What’s the point of articulation in the loader arms if it can’t extend out. Example picking a pallet at 90 degree you just can’t steer the machine into the fork pockets of the pallet. Very cool design tho I see many uses with regular loader bucket
@jelinektreeservice2 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. Probably not getting the full potential out of the design with forks but a bucket would be able to drive down a trench and backfill without repositioning a bunch of times. Also maybe use the forks to move retaining wall block and lift to the height of the wall while driving along the face of it.
@mackdickson12092 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing the crab steer would turn 90deg to enable use of side swing?? But yes, telescopic would be better
@rivervalleyrealestate-cont98382 жыл бұрын
I am assuming telescoping would push it way out of CG requiring additional counterweight.
@glslawnservices19052 жыл бұрын
I thought that exact thing. Swing mode is useless with pallet forks if the boom isn't telescoping. Crab mode still won't get the tines out of the pallet.
@littlejackalo53262 жыл бұрын
@@mackdickson1209 you do realize that it would be impossible to turn the wheels 90°, right? (With that steering setup. You'd need casters.)
@johanneslaxell66412 жыл бұрын
When a paper tested this machine here in Finland they thought that it is nice. But there where two things they mentioned: when you go down on the side the tire is "in the way" and if you want to empty into a trailer/truck on the side you have to be wery close. But the possibility of swinging the boom and crab-drive makes it versatile...
@MrSaemichlaus2 жыл бұрын
So the swing really only comes in handy while you're driving through tight turns. The easiest way to pull out the forks after placing a load is when it's all straight, or you'd have to play with the steering modes to get the forks out without them binding. I think it would benefit from forks that swing horizontally on the end of the arm as well, otherwise I'm struggling to see the advantage of the machine other than driving through tight turns. But if you don't have the budget to modify a building or acquire enough space to do your job without acrobatics, I doubt you'd be able to go out and purchase this specialized machine.
@michaelmaker81692 жыл бұрын
That would probably work great on the chimney job we're working on now. Can only get to the back of building from one side and no room to turn corner. How high will that lift? What if the forks/bucket could extend out or up like a lul? Didn't see crab mode to well...? Did you get a couple exterior shots of it?
@andyrieta29952 жыл бұрын
The Navy has a forklift, that does the same thing. It pick up a missle and still be able to drive into the 8 ft wide warehouse door.
@brianmccutchan95132 жыл бұрын
This is practically in my back yard. Just waiting to see you at work. I work at the big cat house, hydraulic side.
@teamidris2 жыл бұрын
I would have said it was excessive, but I’ve seen Emile using one on MasterMilo channel and I was very impressed by it. Way better than an articulated loader in tight spaces.
@PinkyRacing2 жыл бұрын
Correct, he was using a Ahlmann AZ95f kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4LEi3SnrrWDiMU
@Sundog08112 жыл бұрын
Would have been nice to see moving and stacking pallets to actually show why it's better. I assume it would be, somehow, but struggle to really see how.
@kennethhanes54382 жыл бұрын
Tight access and precise moving jobs even loading trucks in narrows laneways
@tylerw45932 жыл бұрын
Other than some really specific applications, I'm not sure I see the point in this either. But then again, I'm not an equipment operator.
@firesurfer2 жыл бұрын
It's for tight spaces/situations where you can't position the machine lengthwise.
@robertlawler13872 жыл бұрын
Well our fork lifts are like this narrow aisles
@flo__602 жыл бұрын
@@tylerw4593 trench work in tight European urban jobs, this thing is the modern day wheel barrow, servicing the excavator bringing pipe, gravel, dirt, back and forth while the excavator do proper work for the guys laying pipe in the trench by hand. it drives along the trench swing the arm aside pouring the gravel in easily without messing the pavement at the edge.
@libertyandjusticeforall80902 жыл бұрын
Seen you guys rolling 35w South/494 exit.. cool.. I was on way to do electrical for bison range
@jackjmaheriii2 жыл бұрын
Cool! How does it compare to the mini-excavator version? How does it compare to the JBC TeleSkid? Construction, landscaper, farm? Who is it for? If your only business was being an owner operator, which would you choose? Cool products but so many questions… They need more videos!!!
@johnmiller75442 жыл бұрын
Meca leca lac … meca hiney ho Sorry had to Cool machine…keep the vids rolling sir Thank you
@royfrank71012 жыл бұрын
It is similar to the old Pettibone Rail Roaders I used in a selvage yard I worked at
@emiliotosto16822 жыл бұрын
Hey Stan, great video as always!! super impressive machine for its size and the way it can handle the weight on the side while driving to. Continue the hard work have a great one
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah, love this piece! Thanks for the support and I hope ya have an awesome day
@CZAnthonyX2 жыл бұрын
Good evening Stan! I hope you have had an awesome week so far! I have had a long, strenuous, but good week! always good to be productive! keep up the great work!
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
You got that right. Keep up the great attitude, it'll get you through anything 👍
@robertvannicolo44352 жыл бұрын
Stan I guess it has its uses would be nice to back fill trenches if you did alot of pipe installation 👍hopefully you are having a great spring
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Yessir you got it. I'm having an awesome spring especially with spending as much time up north as I can. Love being outside and not freezing my arss off 😅 Hope you're having a good one too!
@robertvannicolo44352 жыл бұрын
@@Dirtmonkey glad to hear it you have a beautiful place up there and close enough to the mayhem of your work to get away from it easier
@ianunderwood58582 жыл бұрын
Love the videos
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Thanks brotha!
@ArtietheArchon15 күн бұрын
i can see how that crab mode might be useful for fine lateral placement in a confined space
@imchris50002 жыл бұрын
if they added a 10 or 20 ft telescoping boom it would be a great yard forklift being able to go down a row and grab from the side. as for being a loader I dont see any advantage to this vs center articulation
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Not arguing there
@bouma_beunwerken_BV2 жыл бұрын
They actully have one. The ahlmann az 95 tele. (Its actully an rebranded ahlmann) but because of the extension, it has an very long boom. Even if its all the way in. So it is not as viable as this one (sorry for my bad english)
@Faulpelz552 жыл бұрын
They are originally Ahlmann machines from Germany and were rebranded after Mecalac acquired Ahlmann. They now have the AS900 Tele in their lineup. In Germany these machines are quite common in road construction. Especially if you can’t close all lanes and have to queue all machines on one lane but work on the next lane.
@jameyparks33102 жыл бұрын
i wish you would have shown the machine load and unloading from the side. it looks to swing 90 degrees . the question is can you get the forks in\out of a pallett at 90 degrees?
@skliros92352 жыл бұрын
That's what I'm wondering. If you swing to the side, it looks impossible to back the forks out
@bouma_beunwerken_BV2 жыл бұрын
That is true, you cant get a pallet in or out from the ground, then the wheels are in the way but they wanted this loader to be compact as possible. Its not ideal for pallets. But for dirtwork its ideal
@andrewstruthers83652 жыл бұрын
Hey Stan , Look for cheap construction safety fence , to make a storage bunker for your plows and other gear .For your off site location before the snow falls. Keep those thieves away . I think this is going to be a bad year for theft. Also there is a chemical called max mileage from Pittsburgh power it has nothing to do with fuel mileage its to keep your Dpf and Scr clean. Phone Pittsburgh power and have a talk with them . Love you KZbin videos
@Quarry4x42 жыл бұрын
I didn't feel the jerk but I could see him. Nice machine crab walk I'm not sure of. Thanks for sharing
@lesransom29642 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Professor Dirt Monkey ! Keep ‘em coming
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Professor Dirt Monkey 😂 love it.
@lesransom29642 жыл бұрын
@@Dirtmonkey Well, you’re always teaching us something and in a blue collar way. Take the recent video where you explained the how to’s and why’s of getting grass started in a bare spot. Well detailed at every step. Loved it. So, thanks
@JoeHTX3 ай бұрын
I kept hoping to see him demonstrate the usefulness of this swing loader, but all he did was drive around with a load and swing it side to side and never put the load down at the side and pull the forks out from the pallet. As far as I can see there isn't any way to do that. So, what use is it if you can't set down, or pick up, a pallet at the side? What is the use of being able to swing side to side if you can't put the forks into a pallet and pick up or set down a load?
@brandonbowser54872 жыл бұрын
I actually have a question and Iknow u Would definitely know , when it comes to hard work like lots of back dragging , making roads wider , making trails or small paths throw woods , etc what does better a skid steer or small loader like this size , and Ik the conversion comes up about skid steer s have tracks and stuff but I mean with the ground conditions aside and with the opinion to put any skid steer up against any small loader of equal size , what would u say is the better machine for that type of work ? And thanks and let me know I ask to much stuff lol
@imchris50002 жыл бұрын
wheel loaders can do those things but they are made for loading trucks on hard ground. a tracked loader is the bigger version of a skid steer
@janwillemaltena42492 жыл бұрын
These machines are built by Ahlmann sinds 2012 mecalac in Germany they sel it as a ahlmann in Netherlands , I have driven the az14 for 10 years. The machines was 10000kg it was a great machine.
@scottaylward36702 жыл бұрын
Impressive totally awesome
@jun1977i2 жыл бұрын
dang! I love that machine
@charleschristiansonii7182 жыл бұрын
Super cool!!!
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Yeeeah buddy
@beaumershon30662 жыл бұрын
Need a full blown dealer with 20 plus units, a parts room fully stocked, service techs, and sales guy that knows the unit better. Four units sold in four years? lol...
@ironwolfgamingyt2 жыл бұрын
He said he just sold 4 which makes me think they had 4 at the time but had sold them.
@jamesmerkel94422 жыл бұрын
12;13 & 6:02 nice codes synk up this morning too.
@tsmith38162 жыл бұрын
pretty cool it steers like a lull
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
You betcha 😁
@drewtravis35442 жыл бұрын
How well would a skid bucket work on it ?
@fredysjosuemendozasanchez90212 жыл бұрын
I have a question and it's the next in what kind of work can uses that machine ? And another it's U buy that kind of machine?
@AH-up8zh2 жыл бұрын
6:34 wow absolutely ridiculous... Warranties should follow the machine!
@Dogonatree2 жыл бұрын
This would be great for an alternative to an articulating Georgia buggy. All in one machine
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Ooo heck yeah
@loerber2 жыл бұрын
Did you get any crab walk footage from outside the machine?
@seandonaghy92242 жыл бұрын
Did that come with a bucket attachment and a PTO option
@drich68162 жыл бұрын
So with the forks on it and you swing to the side you can't off load the pallet. So the bucket would really be the only use for the swing?
@solorsix2 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. Seems like even with a bucket you could only really dump sideways.
@randomsteveh83732 жыл бұрын
Hi Stan, do the forks move in & out? Can you straight pick up a pallet, turn it to the side 90deg, set it down and then pull the forks in to leave the pallet there and drive away?
@imchris50002 жыл бұрын
it would not be a perfect 90 but it could crab in and out of a pallet sideways
@littlejackalo53262 жыл бұрын
@@imchris5000 crab steering only goes at an angle. So you'd drag the pallet
@anthonybennallack90872 жыл бұрын
Would have been nice to see other attachments and dump capacity.
@bouma_beunwerken_BV2 жыл бұрын
4:12 that is the boom supspension. It will smooth out the boom if your on the road so your load will not shake as much. That another one I dont know eather
@chrismader36892 жыл бұрын
The lack of a telescoping boom really holds it back in my opinion. If it could run a brush hog it would be great in orchards and vineyards to mow under trees and vines.
@angus42022 жыл бұрын
euro manufacturer paus makes a telescopic swing loader designed to put a brush hog on it
@racerx92232 жыл бұрын
Yeah even like 3 feet of extension would make a huge difference but then everything has to be engineered to handle the added stresses of changing the load dynamics.. 1000lb at 1 foot of distance will multiply with added distance but a moving counterweight could help alot too.
@williambrooymans2 жыл бұрын
People really interested in the capability of this machine should watch the mecalac channel or search for ahlmann loader. In the Netherlands we have a lot of them and they are awesome.
@iceroad4162 жыл бұрын
that would be handy around some small pipe jobs in town
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
For sure
@matty2helpfull2 жыл бұрын
That would also be a great tool for my farm
@MJF402 жыл бұрын
That’s insane 😮
@wayneakins36442 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a hyster 3 wheel forklift
@kinnybingman86662 жыл бұрын
just curious, will it run a forestry Mulcher or a brush hog?
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
I didn't get a chance to try that out so I'm not sure if it'll do that effectively or not
@willheffly78342 жыл бұрын
Good evening Stan! I could use some advice for my buissness. One of my foreman's has had some complaints brought to my attention from the people that work with him. They are saying he's lazy, and dosent put in an even and fair amount of work (Mowing and Landscaping). I'm not really sure how to handle this in a fair way. Any advice?
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Hmm can you check in on the person being complained about and see if this is true for yourself?
@petersmart19992 жыл бұрын
Give him specific jobs to do and see if they get done! Ask him to do ABC,while the other guys are doing DEF.
@Poksutin2 жыл бұрын
now i want to see some dirt moved with this :)
@luukvandenieuwenhuijzen04132 жыл бұрын
Hey stan here in Holland they still call the swingloader an ahlmann and the excavator the mecalac but i swear and iam An lover of the ahlmann swing loaders the funconalitie is gigantic they opperate so smoot iDeal compact work and road work and groundwork you can also attach An level blade I Works fenomonal bud thake bigger tires for grip in the sand they plow quick idk the new types 100% good machine
@travisfoos78812 жыл бұрын
It's like a smaller version of a pettibone speedswing
@jimmymasseau59562 жыл бұрын
Stan please make a snow plow video with that
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Good thinking, we'll see 😏
@richardgooding4982 жыл бұрын
Kinda looks like a tough sale without multiple attachments. Wonder what the shipping on parts would be. Great concept though.
@beaumershon30662 жыл бұрын
Need a full blown dealer with 20 plus units, a parts room fully stocked, service techs, and sales guy that knows the unit better. Four units sold in four years? lol...
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Can't argue there
@richardgooding4982 жыл бұрын
@@beaumershon3066 that's the way I would do it as well. Customers probably would like to know where and when they can replace the parts needed to keep going.
@dskofich2 жыл бұрын
YOU SHOULD HAVE PICKED UP THE CAR STAN
@Frank-bh3cm2 жыл бұрын
So are you considering to buy any Mecalac Stan?
@gsyguy12 жыл бұрын
As a plumber and central heating eng and lead man (old skool here) i have zero need of this machine, just thought id put that out there 😆🤣😂
@wolverine898932 жыл бұрын
I want a Mecalac Sketchavator LOL 😂
@petersmart19992 жыл бұрын
Red button is for the ejection seat!
@ExeQtd2 жыл бұрын
Ok. So. I operated a bigger one for years. It can literally do anything. The red switch is a load compensator, when you drive it will smoothen the ride.. Search for youtube "Ahlmann az95" or "Ahlmann az150". Ahlmann is the original manufacturer for this machine, Mecalac took it over a few years ago. It is a very popular machine in the Netherlands for road building and infrastructure.
@ExeQtd2 жыл бұрын
4:04 This is the button to keep the machine running for longer then 5 minutes. If no one is sitting on the seat the machine will turn off after 5 minutes. If you push that button its extended to 1 hour. This is because of the exhaust gas cleaning system, it can take up to 45 minutes and the machine may not turn off in that time to prevent serious damage.
@ExeQtd2 жыл бұрын
I find it funny that a guy that doesnt know how this machine works is explaining to you how this machine works =)
@jsuperman76722 жыл бұрын
That is so cute.
@gowithbazza2 жыл бұрын
Would it make a good snow blow 🤔 😁
@alexshuparski2 жыл бұрын
You can tell a Polack from a distance, you just can’t tell him much.
@Lee-At-Green-Pheonix-Rc2 жыл бұрын
Be cool if u could have rear steer only too be like a forklift truck the ram that does the counter weight u will find on the rear piviot steer axle on SAS (System Active Stability) forklift trucks we use to use them u could corner at faster speeds with a load in the travel position and if machine is of balance due to load or terrain the machine would automatically retract or extend the ram and makes the load more stable even when mast was at full exstention while slowly maneuver with a full load up high
@russellpetrie1192 жыл бұрын
4 wheel steer it seems like the start ignition is over thought out
@randywilson6869 Жыл бұрын
I hate to say this.. excuse me I haft to clear my throat but man those people across the pond is so many years ahead of us.. just look at their cranes. They have been using tilt/rotators for years even on a backhoe
@alexfrankl78612 жыл бұрын
They used to build traxcavator/trackloaders the same .
@wcooman16942 жыл бұрын
Had a matchbox toy like this 50+ years ago.
@ammartinplays2 жыл бұрын
This feels like a version of the Paus 8.7
@1965ace2 жыл бұрын
Summary, learning curve and unknown buttons .... hold my beer!
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Basically 😂👍
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Basically 😂👍
@1965ace2 жыл бұрын
@@Dirtmonkey Looks like fun!
@nashcobb30562 жыл бұрын
here to help
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
👍👊
@ianunderwood58582 жыл бұрын
Should I buy an echo leaf blower or a Stihl Leaf blower
@bikes77772 жыл бұрын
Maruyama bl9000
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
They all break. It's all about the best supplier in your area
@subarutime50892 жыл бұрын
sometimes it's a hit but not all the time
@diandykoolman47692 жыл бұрын
You should demo one stan you would really like it on tight jobs
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
That'd be sweet 🙏
@anthonysharpfish91082 жыл бұрын
A lil carried away Tonka toy in a good way tho I like it
@fordmanfinis2 жыл бұрын
I'm curious to know what other vehicles Mecalac has made. Show them my money if they make a hay baler that can unjam itself.
@nathanjones56532 жыл бұрын
Call it the Skidvator.
@firesurfer2 жыл бұрын
3:21 This is a kill switch. Notice the little line is outside the circle. This means no power. A regular power switch has a line inside the circle, indicating power on/off. 4:11 The translation I got was Hitch suspension. (on/off?) I think this is for the fancy counterweight system.
@ExeQtd2 жыл бұрын
This is not true. The red switch is load compensating.
@firesurfer2 жыл бұрын
@@ExeQtd That's the same thing.
@ExeQtd2 жыл бұрын
@@firesurfer No its not, has nothing to do with counterweight.
@firesurfer2 жыл бұрын
@@ExeQtd It moves the counterweight.. so what's the diff?
@ExeQtd2 жыл бұрын
@@firesurfer it doesnt lol
@flo__602 жыл бұрын
front wheel steer is a legal obligation (years ago hydraulic steering could be realy jerky and way to direct for road speed on four wheel steer) four wheel steer is what the machine is on 99.99% of the time (my liebherr telehandler does 50 kph and its manageable with modern steering) and crab steer is for not getting stuck against a wall and to do some tricks like grating with normal booms
@ledebuhr12 жыл бұрын
Stan,, Does MeCalac have a patent on that swing loader? I have never seen another company make something like that.
@Dirtmonkey2 жыл бұрын
Good question but I'm not sure 🤷♂️
@Guds7772 жыл бұрын
Now put a telescoping boom and outriggers on it...
@mommagoody42 жыл бұрын
Dude I want to be you best friend!!! Just so I can play with all of your equipment and I'd even take care of your thieves for no charge lmbo
@donald10562 жыл бұрын
Never heard no price on that machine - why you didn't include the price is more than i know
@ShootnTexasStyle2 жыл бұрын
I don't see the point or the use. Why change something that's not broke.
@jimp.45312 жыл бұрын
kid in a candy store. when do you take delivery, hehehe.