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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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Unearthed Video Shows Historical Look at HIAB Products
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 1055 Can you imagine my surprise when surfing the Internet I came across a video showing a HIAB truck crane erecting the original Stonehenge, a Multilift hooklift delivering the famous Easter Island statues, and a Moffett forklift handling stone for the famous pyramids of Chichén-Itzá! Well, with a bit […]
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HIAB Used for London’s External Lighting
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 122 External lighting firm David Webster Lighting relies on a HIAB XS 122 remote control crane to carry out its work on the streets of central London. The company has contracts to remove and erect street lamps, including cast-iron heritage columns. According to an article on the autoevolution […]
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HIAB Crane Used in Special Rescue Operation
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane It’s not every day we hear about a HIAB truck crane being used in a rescue operation, especially an animal rescue. But that is exactly what happened last week in Corringham, England. The story begins with reports of a missing donkey named Heidi. When she went missing Heidi […]
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Siemens Wind Power Orders over 100 HIAB Cranes
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Needing a solution for service and maintenance of its wind turbines, Siemens Wind Power A/S turned to HIAB cranes. Siemens needed a crane that could be operated effectively and dependably in the very tight space of a wind turbine nacelle. The nacelle sits on top of the tower […]
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HIAB Québec Invitation to BMR Buying Show
Get a Quote on a Moffett Mounty Forklift Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane HIAB Québec recently exhibited at the BMR Buying Show in Place Forzani, Laval, Quebec on March 24 and 25th. They were invited as a select BMR supplier and brought with them displays and equipment like HIAB truck cranes and […]
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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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The Versatility of HIAB Cranes Apparent over 40 Years Ago
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Taking a look back to Canada’s centennial year of 1967, we see that the innovators at HIAB had discovered many new applications for the versatile Speedloader, as HIAB cranes were then known. The seventh edition of HIAB Method magazine, attached here, describes some very interesting uses of HIAB […]
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Used HIAB Truck Cranes & Trucks Available from Atlas Polar
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane In case you haven’t checked our used equipment listings in a while, here are two recently added packages featuring HIAB cranes. One package includes a HIAB 031 truck mounted crane with two hydraulic extensions. The crane has a lifting capacity of 5′ 6″ 3,674 lbs at 5’ […]