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Moffett Truck-Mounted Forklift Facilitates Paper Recycling
The paper recycling industry requires heavy bales of scrap paper and cardboard to be moved, the more efficiently the better. Moffett truck mounted forklifts have proven to be just the right tool for this job. An article in the most recent edition of HIAB Method magazine notes that conventional collection vehicles are not as fast […]
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Latest Method Magazine, Hot Off the Presses!
The latest issue of HIAB Method magazine is now available. The issue focuses on the impact of global trends on HIAB’s refined strategy for addressing customer needs. Look for an interesting article HIAB safety systems. There are also some great news items: a Multilift Hooklift used by a Swedish fire department to carry a range […]
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HIAB On Show in Toronto in 1967
Get a Quote on a Knuckle Boom Crane Seeing Atlas Polar and a bevy of HIAB cranes at provincial and national trade shows is a regular occurrence today but how about back in 1967? The seventh edition of HIAB Method magazine highlights a trade show held in Toronto at which Atlas Polar “put on show […]
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HIAB Raises the Roof
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Our previous post talked about the beginnings of pre-fabricated housing in the late 1960s and the important role HIAB Speedloader cranes played in erecting the walls of pre-fab homes. Other areas of the building industry also benefited from HIAB technology, as the attached edition of HIAB Method magazine […]
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Assembly Kit Houses Erected by the HIAB Method
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Mounted Crane Assembling houses using pre-fabricated sections is commonplace today but back in the late 60s this method of home building was in its infancy. An article in HIAB Method number 7 talks about the housing market at the time, citing the housing shortage, a lack of labour, […]
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HIAB in Forestry
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Crane In our continuing look back at the history of the HIAB company, we see how HIAB truck mounted cranes were adapted for use in specific industries. Although HIAB now has specialty forestry cranes, when the companies working in the forestry industry were in the early stages of […]
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Dateline 1966: HIAB Speedloader 177 Uses a Hydraulic Winch
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Imagine trying to lower 500 kg (1,100 lb) transformers thirty feet below ground 44 years ago. That is exactly the problem an Australian power company faced in 1966. They also had to handle installations close to buildings, with shop signs and overhangs from buildings obstructing their work. Other […]
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HIAB Speedloader 174 a Success back in 1966
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Looking back with HIAB Method magazine, we turn our attention to the year 1966. An article entitled “HIAB 174 a Success Right From the Start,” outlines how quickly the HIAB 174 Speedloader gained a foothold in the marketplace. A mere six months after introducing the 174, HIAB had […]
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HIAB – A Long Record of Safety
Most people probably assume that employee and workplace safety are fairly recent innovations, but volume 4 of HIAB Method magazine proves that this is not the case. As far back as 1963, the idea of training and safety aids for drivers of large trucks was being discussed in Sweden, and by 1966, a Road Transport […]
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The Development of the HIAB Hi-Tilt
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 435K In an earlier post we said we would put a spotlight on some of the ways the “HIAB method” transformed construction methods used in the 1960s. The development of the HIAB Hi-Tilt is one example. As the editors of HIAB Method magazine noted in 1966, larger building […]