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Another Look Back at HIAB – Introduction of Hydraulically Foldable Truck Cranes
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane The headline on the article says it all: “Hydraulically foldable”. This innovation in truck cranes was announced in HIAB Method No. 3, published in 1966. The article was introducing the new 16-ton-foot model of the HIAB Speedloader 174, which was the lightest in its class and “without any […]
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Looking Back with HIAB Method – A Woman Blazes a Trail as A Truck Driver and Crane Operator
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Given the way we live these days, it is hard to imagine a time when a woman driving a truck would be news, but back in 1966, it was. The idea of a female haulage contractor with four trucks got a lot of attention back then, as an […]
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52-ft. Atlas Polar Telescopic Concrete Conveyor Extends Central Supply’s Placement Range
Get a Quote on a Mixveyor A recent article on the Concrete Products website highlighted the first-ever 52-ft. Atlas Polar truck-mounted telescopic concrete conveyor to be used in the U.S. (The conveyor can be seen in the photograph that accompanies the article.) With the 52-ft. conveyor and the seven-axle spec on its mixer, the West […]
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Private Disposal Systems Does Multilift
Get a Quote on a Multilift Hooklift Want to see a Mulitlift hooklift in action? Watch the video on the home page of Private Disposal Systems (PDS). The video demonstrates just how easy the hooklift is to operate. The driver simply backs up his truck and pushes a button and the hooklift does the rest—he […]
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Demo Multilift and Isuzu NRR Truck Package
New in our demo and used equipment, we have an XR5N Multilift Hooklift and Isuzu NRR truck. The XR5N hooklift is a proven performer that can move 11 to 14 ft. containers up to 12,000 lbs. With its low operating radius, it is ideal for moving containers in areas with low heights. And with a […]
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HIAB is the “Ace” Up the Sleeve for Ace Tyres Services
Get a Quote on a HIAB XS 211 How do you change tires that weigh up to 2.5 tonnes? You use a HIAB truck-mounted crane, of course. (Take a look at the attached pictures to see this happen.) Ace Tyres Services is a UK-based firm that services heavy equipment, like earthmovers that carry […]
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Only a Moffett can “Topp” that
Get a Quote on a Moffett Truck-Mounted Forklift I thought I’d share this great picture of a Moffett forklift in action across the pond. Topps Tiles is Britain’s biggest tile and wood flooring specialist. They have 250 stores throughout the UK, and open about 20 new stores each year. Moffett demountable forklifts are ideal for […]
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HIAB Helps the RNLI Save Lives
Get a Quote on a HIAB Truck Crane It’s always interesting to me to discover the many ways HIAB cranes are used. One such use is the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). RLNI is known in Great Britain as the “charity that saves lives at sea”. They provide a 24-hour lifeboat search and rescue […]
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Atlas Polar, HIAB and the Canadian Forestry Industry
Back in 1966, HIAB product manager and timber transportation expert, Erik Forsgren, visited Canada to study the methods used to transport timber from logging operations around Canada. He was “given the opportunity through the good offices of [HIAB’s] representative in Canada, Atlas Polar of Toronto.” At the time, trucks were often loaded by hand—not the […]
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Looking Back at HIAB – Making Short Work of Long Beams
Get a Quote on a HIAB Crane Today we take another look back at some of the innovations made by HIAB. This time, we are looking at the second edition of HIAB Method magazine, published in 1966, to see how the long concrete beams that were “increasingly coming into use in present-day building” were transported. […]