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France · founded 1974

Mecalac: compact urban machines with clever designs

Mecalac designs compact, highly versatile machines for urban sites, including wheeled excavators that also work as loaders, and the former Terex site dumpers.

Alexey Puzanov ByAlexey Puzanov Updated 1 min read
Mecalac wheeled excavator

Photo: Alexandre Prevot, CC BY-SA 4.0 · license

Headquarters
Annecy, France
Founded
1974
Ownership
Private
Speciality
Compact urban construction equipment
Official site
www.mecalac.com

Model guides

Mecalac machines we cover

Mini Excavators

Mecalac 8MCR skid excavator

Mini excavator

Mecalac 8MCR

Weight
8 t
Undercarriage
Tracked
Feature
Works as excavator and loader

Wheeled Excavators

Mecalac 12MTX wheeled excavator-loader

Wheeled excavator

Mecalac 12MTX

Weight
12 t
Steering
4-wheel, crab and 2-wheel
Travel speed
up to ≈30 km/h

Site Dumpers

Terex site dumper (the former Terex dumper range is now built by Mecalac)

Site dumper

Mecalac TA9

Payload
9,000 kg
Drive
4WD
Built in
Coventry, UK

Mecalac models compared

3 models · click a column to sort

Mecalac 8MCR Mini excavator 8,000 kg —
Mecalac 12MTX Wheeled excavator 12,000 kg —
Mecalac TA9 Site dumper — —

Mecalac was founded in the Haute-Savoie region of France in 1974 and has always focused on compact machines for urban construction. Its excavators use a three-piece boom and short tail so they can work in a single lane of traffic, and many models double as loaders.

In 2017 Mecalac took over the former Terex compact equipment business in the UK and Germany, adding site dumpers and backhoe loaders.

Lineup

Wheeled excavators like the 12MTX, skid excavators such as the 8MCR, swing loaders, site dumpers and backhoe loaders.

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