HIAB loaders
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Did You Know that the HIAB 174 Speedloader was Also an Elephant Feeder?
If you already know that present-day HIAB cranes have been used for animal-rescue operations, this blast from the past won’t come as a big surprise to you: the HIAB 174 Speedloader was used to feed wild beasts in a Swedish zoo. Yes, even forty years ago, HIAB cranes came to the aid of animals, and […]
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HIAB Loaders Help Undersea Oil Prospects
Looking back over 40 years ago, there were initiatives by the Western Geophysical Company to find oil off the US west coast. And, of course, the efforts were supported by HIAB, with HIAB loaders becoming an integral part of this process. What does the oil exploration job entail? Back in the Sixties, it started with […]