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MacGregor Self-Loading/Unloading Systems
For fifteen years now, Atlas Polar has been distributing conveyor systems for trucks to handle ready mix concrete. In an interesting parallel, Cargotec (parent company of Hiab, Moffett, and Multilift) has announced the sale of MacGregor cement self-loading/unloading systems to Shin Yang Shipping of Malaysia. The systems will be installed on two 7,000 dwt barges. […]
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Multilift Hooklift XR14
Get a Quote on a Multilift Hooklift XR14 Multilift hooklifts have long been a part of the Atlas Polar product line-up. Today, I’d like to highlight one of the newer models. The XR14 hooklift is designed for 2-axle 19 GVW trucks. It comes in 5 different models, each with a lifting capacity of 14 tons. […]
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New Stop Log Lifter Ad in Canadian Dam Bulletin Magazine
Get a Quote on a Stop Log Lifter Did you know that Atlas Polar is well recognized as a leader in the stop log lifter equipment business? Our company installed the first Stop Log Lifter system way back in 1972. We now have many happy customers with systems across the country in Alberta, Northern Ontario, […]
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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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Extra Long Reach with Atlas Polar Telescopic Mixveyor Conveyor
Get a Quote on a Mixveyor With some innovations in truck design and the addition of a 52’ telescopic Mixveyor, the Central Supply Company of West Virginia has extended the reach of its ready-mix trucks to compensate for the uneven terrain frequently found on building sites in the state. The attached article describes how the […]
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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 […]
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The HIAB Method of Building Site Deliveries
Looking back with HIAB Method magazine, we feature another issue from 1966. The first article, called “HIAB on site,” discusses some new challenges that builders were facing at the time. The article notes that many of the resources on a building site were dedicated to moving materials around, so any efficiencies that could be realized […]