Background / History:

Honnen's philosophy of integrity and not just meeting, but exceeding, customers’ expectations, has made it Colorado & Wyoming's oldest and largest John Deere Construction and Manitowoc Crane Group (Manitowoc, Grove and National) dealer. Now operating out of ten locations - Commerce City (Denver), Grand Junction, and Durango, CO, Casper, Gillette, and Rock Springs, WY, Salt Lake City, Ogden and St. George, Utah, and Idaho Falls, Idaho - we cover the entire Rocky Mountain Region.

Some key landmarks in Honnen's 46-year history include:

  • 1963 - Pete Honnen opens Honnen Equipment as a John Deere Construction & Forestry distributor in Commerce City (Denver), Colorado. 
  • 1965 - Grand Junction, Colorado branch opens.
  • 1970 - Honnen takes on Grove Hydraulic Crane line.
  • 1972 - Durango, Colorado branch opens.
  • 1985 - Honnen adds National Boom Truck line.
  • 1987 - Honnen adds Hamm Roller line.
  • 1995 - Honnen Equipment continues as a family-owned and operated business when Pete's son, Mark, becomes President and General Manager and Pete ascends to become Chairman and CEO.
  • 1998 - Honnen adds Lull Variable Reach Forklift line.
  • 1999 - Honnen adds John Deere Commercial Worksite Products.
  • 2002 - Honnen acquires state of Wyoming territory for John Deere Construction & Forestry and opens new store in Mills, (Casper) Wyoming.
  • 2005 - Honnen adds Manitowoc Crawler Crane line. 
  • 2005 - Honnen takes on the Hitachi line in Wyoming.
  • 2006 - Honnen adds Wirtgen Milling machines and Vogele Pavers to compliment our Hamm Asphalt Roller line.
  • 2006 - Gillette, Wyoming branch opens.
  • 2008 - Rock Springs, Wyoming branch opens.
  • 2009 - Honnen acquires state of Utah and southern Idaho territory for John Deere Construction & Forestry and Hitachi and opens stores in Salt Lake City, Ogden, and St. George, Utah and Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Key Products:

John Deere Construction Equipment, including a full line of backhoes, loaders, excavators, articulated dump trucks, dozers, motor graders and scrapers, plus forklifts, forestry equipment, diesel engines, and skid steer loaders. John Deere is a national leader in construction equipment.

Hitachi Construction Equipment, including Excavators and Rigid Dump Trucks, produces world class products for the mining and construction industry.

Manitowoc Crane Group consisting of Manitowoc, Grove and National Cranes, which include lattice boom cranes, rough-terrain, all-terrain, truck cranes, and industrial cranes, ranging from 11 tons to 550 tons. Manitowoc Crane Group is the market-share leader in North America.

Wirtgen Group, including Wirtgen Milling Machines, Vogele Asphalt Pavers, and Hamm Asphalt Rollers.  The Wirtgen Group products maintain market leading positions worldwide.

Additional Products:

Lull, Variable Reach Forklifts from 9,000 - 10,000 lbs.

Trail-Eze Trailers, featuring a full line of Construction and Equipment Trailers.

Breaker Technology, including Soil Compactors, Concrete Breakers, Crushers and Shears.

Alamo Mowing Group, makers of commercial mowing equipment, and the largest manufacturer of mowers in the world.

Honnen also represents a variety of allied manufacturers that feature buckets, quick couplers, snow removal equipment, hydraulic thumbs, and numerous other equipment specialties.