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HIAB Crane Used to Rescue Horse from Cesspit
While HIAB cranes are known for their high performance in a number of industries, they are also increasingly being used for animal rescue operations. Just this week, a HIAB crane came to the aid of a hapless horse stuck in an out-of-use cesspit in the village of Wendens Ambo, Essex. The brick-lined cesspit, in this […]
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HIAB Cranes with VSL and Analog Sensors – Delivering the Right Balance Between Capacity and Stability
Stability is a crucial feature of any crane, and crane manufacturers must provide stability regardless of the application(s) . Unfortunately, in their attempt to ensure stability, they end up restraining capacity. The resultant is a crane that stops because it thinks that the stability is not good enough. HIAB has successfully tackled this problem with […]
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HIAB Sea Crane – Versatility and High Performance in Marine Environments
HIAB has been a popular name among businesses with varying lifting requirements for over 60 years. The company, which invented the first hydraulic crane the world had ever seen, is today known for the reliability, quality, and sheer precision of its products. One of the best line of cranes from HIAB, called the Sea Crane, […]
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HIAB and Rally Racing in Comfort
Ford Motorsport has inaugurated a new kind of hospitality facility for use at racing events, and they relied on a HIAB crane to assemble this unique building. At racing events, factory teams need places to sleep. Teams also play host to media and other guests, and have staff to house. Ford Motorsport designed a new […]
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HIAB XS 622 Featured in HIAB Method Magazine
The HIAB XS 622 truck crane is front and centre in the latest issue of HIAB Method magazine. The cover story on the crane focuses on the great features that we outlined last month in a blog post about the XS 622: improved, smoother movement thanks to redesigned full sequence cylinders; new side supports on […]
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The Best Crane HIAB Has Ever Invented?
The product brochure for the new HIAB XS 622 truck mounted crane says that this crane is “probably the best crane” ever invented by the company. We think that all of HIAB’s cranes could be given that lofty designation, but it’s true that the XS 622 is a pretty impressive machine. We talked about the […]
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Introducing the New HIAB XS 622 Truck Crane
Even though HIAB cranes are the best in the industry, the company has found a way to make improvements. The new 58 tm HIAB XS 622 truck mounted crane incorporates the latest in HIAB technology and boasts many innovations: The design of the full sequence cylinders has been refined to prevent jerky movements when the […]
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Peel Region Waste Management Adds a Hooklift and HIAB Crane to Its Fleet
When the team at Peel Region’s Waste Management Division began looking for equipment to transport and place mobile signage, they chose a Multilift hooklift and HIAB truck crane. The job requires workers to move and place signs in all kinds of weather. To carry out this task, the Region chose the HIAB XS 044 truck […]
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New HIAB 055-2 CLX with Ford F550 XL 4×4 Truck
We have another great package on our Demo & Used Equipment page: a HIAB 055-2 CLX truck mounted crane with a Ford F550 XL 4×4. The crane is new, with a lifting capacity of 4,010 lbs at 23’ 7”. Its maximum outreach is 23’ 11”. Among the accessories included on the crane are: same sequence […]
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UK Firefighters Use HIAB Cranes for Animal Rescue
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane It seems that use of HIAB truck cranes in animal rescue is becoming more common. In a blog post in April we talked about the rescue of Heidi the donkey in Corringham, England. Now we have news that Avon Fire and Rescue also employs HIAB cranes in its […]