Bigfoot Just Got Twin Liebherr 81 K.1 Self Erecting Tower Cranes
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new cranes to our fleet! Bigfoot has just acquired two of Liebherr’s 81 K.1 Fast-Erect self-erecting tower cranes. These cranes have been carefully selected to meet the growing demand of the mid-rise building…
Boscaro Self-Dumping Bins Assist with Clean-up of Mine
Built back in 1889, during Washington State’s short-lived mining boom, the Pride of the Woods mine was abandoned by the 1920s, leaving behind mine tailings laden with toxic metals like arsenic and lead. These tailings had been leaching into the soil and nearby groundwater, posing serious health and environmental threats to both man and nature. […]
Our Role in Building Tomorrow
In 2014, we bought the self-erecting, full-sized tower and training divisions of Eagle West Cranes and renamed ourselves the Bigfoot Crane Company. Since then, we have been an integral part of many construction projects in Western Canada, either selling or renting cranes. When the market collapsed in 2008, the construction industry slowed down and therefore […]
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 […]
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. […]
