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Operational Demonstration: Steering and Stability

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Weird & WILD the "SWING LOADER " by Mecalac

What happens here

Monty and Stanley move outside the machine to demonstrate its operational capabilities. The operator starts by using the front-wheel steer mode to move pallets of blocks. Next, he switches to the coordinated (all-wheel) steer mode, showcasing its ability to make incredibly tight turns while moving the load. The video emphasizes how the rigid frame combined with this steering mode provides stability and maneuverability. Finally, the crab steer mode is engaged, allowing the machine to move almost entirely sideways, useful for positioning in very narrow spaces. Throughout the demonstration, the active counterweight system is visible, automatically adjusting to maintain stability as the load is swung, which the operator notes helps the machine feel balanced and smooth.

Goal: Observe and understand the practical application of the different steering modes and the active counterweight system.

Tools and materials

  • Mecalac AS1000 Swing Loader Mecalac — Performing the operational demonstration
  • Pallets of Blocks Unspecified — Serving as a load to demonstrate the machine's lifting and maneuvering capabilities

What they say

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look at that she just goes just all right let's let's go differential mode now okay so now i'm gonna be steering with all four tires at this point we'll get away from that manhole cover out there let's see how tight she can go [Music] everything goes goes really smooth okay so as i'm as i'm turning the machine doesn't feel out of balance i can feel whoa whoa whoa bad dirt monkey they warned me about that uh i can feel i can feel the machine the counterweight's jerking a little bit but that's the counterweight in the machine so as i'm swinging what that's doing is that counterbalances the mode to keep it from feeling like it's off at this point [Music] okay so let's go into crab mode now so now if i want to crack i'm going to crab box all four tires turn in the same direction so now all four are turning this way all four will turn see that see i'm not actually steering right i am technically steering but i'm not turning now i went into differential mode now you see how i turn the same way i'm going in a circle right now if i go crab mode and i turn the same way i should go sideways across the property we're not incredible again we have to give it a moment now we're in grandma so now i'm turning and i'm going sideways you guys see that [Music] this is too fun this is too fun and let's let's go tight turn radius wait for my screen to show me what we're doing now we're in differential mode or i don't know what you guys technically call it but this allows me to uh [Music] this is actually pretty cool uh i was gonna say i do like how this handles it handles really nice it's really sharp really smooth better than i thought it was going to for something like this [Applause] [Music] and this this pal these pallets are blocked these are uh this is a good amount of weight on the front for this machine it's only a 50 horsepower unit but you know it's really not about the horsepower as much as it's about the torque i learned that with my kubota i bought that kubota 54 horsepower and now i'm just front steering yep just just steering like a regular car at this point that handled really nice really nice [Music] right there you can feel it watch feel that you guys see that jerk hydrostatic transmission i kind of like that [Music] [Applause] [Music] so [Music] but i think that's going to call it for this video you guys [Music] parking brake is on turn her off so she stops beeping at me and that's it for this well there you guys are what were you what was so interesting…

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