Self-Erect Crane – Deep Cove Solution
Self-Erect Crane – A Rough Terrain Solution With one of our more scenic jobs in picturesque Deep Cove, Eagle West Equipment (acquired by Bigfoot Crane Company) installed a 35 meter self erect crane with luffing jib on a really interesting residential job. The photos illustrate some of the problem solving scenarios that our self erect cranes […]
Amtrak Utilizes Boscaro Spreader Bar
Amtrak runs more than 300 trains on a daily basis. When the American passenger train company needed valuable train car components lifted for transport to the Midwest, a Delaware based company, Active Crane Rentals, Inc. was hired to perform the hoists. But Active Crane relied on the Boscaro EZ spreader bar system from Bigfoot Crane […]
CRC/ICHC Conference 2013
Crane & Rigging Conference | Industrial Crane & Hoist Conference CRC/ICHC is an independent crane, rigging, and hoist conference for safety and risk managers, crane and rigging supervisors, fleet managers, and other people working with cranes in construction and heavy industry. Launched in 2010 by MCM Events, the conference has been held in both the […]
Boscaro Self Dumping Bin Product Review
The A-D Series Self Dumping Crane Bucket Bigfoot Crane Company is your one-stop shop from the smallest of self erectors to some of the largest tower cranes in the market today, all complimented with the accessories you need to maximize on-site crane performance. Bigfoot Crane is the exclusive North American distributor of Boscaro Crane Attachments. Crane accessories […]
EZ Spreader Bar Lifting System by Boscaro
Revolutionize Your Use of Crane Spreader Bars The use of spreader bars has many advantages; they protect your load from rigging materials, enable multi pick point lifts and ensure a maintained sling angle throughout your hoist. Although the typical spreader bars of the industry have these benefits, their use comes with some drawbacks. Typical spreader […]
Case History: Haebler Construction Chooses Tower Crane for Gastown Site in Historic Vancouver
When Haebler Construction was assigned with the task of reconstructing the historic Garage Building on Water Street in the Gastown district of downtown Vancouver, Canada, they faced a unique challenge, in terms of extra tight working conditions. The solution was a tower crane, namely the San Marco SMT 551 City Crane. The SMT 551 was installed […]
Case History: Westridge Discovers Tower Crane Efficiency
Westridge Construction of Regina, Saskatchewan (westridge.ca) faced an interesting challenge. They were under contract to build a $12 million, three-story office complex. Each floor was 20,000 square feet and there was a partial basement of 9,500 square feet. The project was to be a cast-in-place concrete structure with three staircase shafts and one elevator shaft. […]
The Key to Great Customer Service: Follow-Up
How do you feel when… …a week after your car has been repaired, you get a call from the service manager just to make sure everything is okay? …the evening after your medical procedure, you get a call from your doctor just to check up on you? …hours after going out for dinner, you get […]
Top Ten Ways to Prevent Crane Accidents
The most common cause of crane accidents is human error, whether that means crane operators, signalers, or those responsible for maintenance and safety procedures. Safe work practices and procedures are absolutely essential for the prevention of crane accidents. While a crane may appear to be a simple device, its operation involves complex physics. You […]
Case History: Paric Corporation Weighs Tower Cranes vs Mobile Cranes
Your choice of crane type makes a big impact on construction performance. When Mike Brys, Site Superintendent for the Paric Corporation, was about to embark on a massive construction project in Kirkwood, Missouri, he was aware of the general preference in the area for using mobile cranes, like a rough terrain crane or the standard […]
