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HIAB Method Magazine #8
The HIAB Method Magazine No. 8 from 1967 shone the spotlight on a simpler day and age when faced with fewer effective loading solutions, workers would lift loads manually or use ropes and other rudimentary tools to discharge and move loads at job sites. The improved HIAB 174 Speedloader ushered in greater load-handling efficiency and […]
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HIAB Testing in Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Imagine this, testing a customer’s crane in temperatures down to -14°C, winds and sleet that could scour a frying pan clean, and watching a snowstorm brewing. Those are the conditions that two of our brave employees found themselves a couple weeks ago in Northern Quebec. Two of our experienced technical experts, Stirling Robertson and Marc […]
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HIAB is the Top Choice
In yet another instance where HIAB truck mounted cranes have come to the rescue, a billboard-delivery company has purchased the XS 622. Bordbusters BV, a Dutch company, has added the HIAB XS 622 to its line-up. The choice was a no-brainer as Bordbusters is aware of the reliability and excellent service associated with all HIAB […]
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Stability is No Longer an Issue for VSL-Equipped HIAB Cranes
The stability versus capacity concern has been duly addressed by HIAB with VSL or variable stability limit. The solution maximizes the capacity of the crane relative to its stability, delivering efficiencies in both departments. It is able to achieve this by accurately registering the distance to which the stabilizer extensions are extended. This makes the […]
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Quality Assurance from the Outset
As the exclusive distributor of HIAB equipment in Canada, Atlas Polar is the go-to destination for quality HIAB cranes, Moffett truck-mounted forklifts and Multilift hooklift systems. The company has gone from strength to strength over the years, with a fairly healthy economy and a flourishing energy sector contributing to greater optimism. Customer demand has also […]
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HIAB’s Truck Mounted Cranes Now in Iraq
HIAB’s truck mounted cranes are everywhere, including Iraq. Last week, Cumberland Industries completed its order for ten HIAB XS 377 cranes. Mounted on a MAN 8×4 chassis, the loader cranes will be put to work in Iraq. The XS 377 is part of the company’s XS 422, XS 322, XS 288 and XS 244 intermediate […]
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Mexico’s PEMEX Orders Eighty HIAB Loader Cranes
Mexican national oil company PEMEX (Petróleos Mexicanos) recently ordered 80 HIAB loader cranes from Cargotec. PEMEX has an existing fleet of more than 500 HIAB cranes, and a 20-year association with Cargotec. This USD 5 million dollar order from the world’s second largest non-publicly listed company is yet another testament to the high-quality and superior […]
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New ARW Truck Equipment Website Launched
Anyone looking for truck-mounted equipment from Alberta’s factory-authorized sales and service outlet ARW Truck Equipment, can now visit www.arwtruck.com to get a wealth of information. ARW offers equipment from top manufacturers, like HIAB cranes, Moffett forklifts, Multilift hooklifts and Elliott stiff booms. The company’s new site lists and explains all the available truck mounted equipment […]
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A Great HIAB Crane for Concrete Forming
Concrete forming is an integral segment of the concrete construction industry, the other two being concrete finishing and material handling. It is aided by cranes that lift and place concrete forms that are required in the construction process. Now, builders have a safe, fuel-efficient and high-performance crane from HIAB that is specifically targeted at Canadian […]
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HIAB Crane Makes Slurry Spreading No Longer a Chore
A custom pumping unit comprising a HIAB truck crane has come to rescue of a spreading contractor in East Riding. Neil Buckton found what he was looking for when he turned to Wox Agri Services to make available a customized pumping unit that could manage to spread over 200cu.m of pig and chicken slurry per […]