CANADA Ӏ COUNTRY FOCUS
Gijs Verdeijen is CRAC’s current past chairperson. He is originally from The
Netherlands and is VP of Mammoet Canada Western
Michel Riverin, director of
operations at Guay, is CRAC’s current chairperson
j representation for the crane rental industry at a national level and a regional level when help is needed.
PILOT PROJECT Thus began the creation of the Boom Dolly Research Committee (BDRC) to address the weight and dimensions challenges restricting the movement of all terrain cranes in Western Canada, beginning with the Province of Alberta. With the leadership and investment of multiple companies, CRAC was quickly allotted 12,500 kg/axle for winter travel and prepared the ground to launch a two-year pilot project allowing AT cranes to travel boom over front with the following seasonal increases: Increase from 7,500kg/axle to 9,500 kg/axle in spring ban season Increase from 9,000 kg/axle to 10,500 kg/axle in summer Increase from 9,400 kg/axle to 11,500 kg/axle in fall
Then Covid changed the world and several stakeholders from both teams, CRAC and government
representatives, left for various reasons. Even so, the pilot project was launched September 1, 2020, and regardless of the roadblocks necessitating an amendment, the pilot project will provide industry and government the data analysis required to make decisions on road and bridge infrastructure for years to come.
The education and
understanding of the dynamic suspension and axle spacing of all terrain cranes is instrumental in working with government. Canada’s geological formation goes from rock, to clay, to sand even within a single province. In order to protect their infrastructure, these provinces are often sub-divided by regions with different gross vehicle weights, lengths, width and axle weights, not to mention the multiple challenges when entering city limits. As the BDRC works with
government officials in Alberta, another committee has been formed in British-Columbia. In the next six months, committees will f
The First Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 all terrain cranes in Canada go to Guay
Crane and heavy haulage contractor Guay has taken delivery of two Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 cranes. They are the first cranes of this type in Canada. According to Liebherr, the 60 metre (197 ft) telescopic boom and lifting capacities of the Liebherr 110 tonne (125 ton) machine were important criteria behind the Québec-based company buying the cranes. The new cranes will replace ageing 120 tonne (135 ton) cranes in Guay’s fleet, which comprises more than 500 cranes of different types. The design of the Liebherr LTM 1110-5.1 has some features which are perfect for the Province of Quebec. “In our market, a 110 tonne (125 ton) crane is the largest mobile crane in which an apprentice can work as the second man in the crane alongside the operator,” explains Guillaume Gagnon, vice-president at Guay. “In addition, the axle loads and the weight distribution of the LTM 1110-5.1 are absolutely perfect and mean that we don’t have to use a boom dolly.” A long boom system twinned with high
lifting capacities was also one of the reasons for Guay to make the purchase. “We can cover a similar range of work with the LTM 1110-5.1 as with our 120 tonne (135 ton) crane, and its main boom is 60 metres (197 ft) long, which is normally one that only larger cranes can match. Its capacity of 110 tonnes (125 tons) makes this the perfect crane for us to recruit new apprentices for our team,” says Gagnon. One of the first jobs Guay is planning to use one of its new cranes for is hoisting work involving great heights and ranges in the centre of Montreal.
From left to right: Lee Spalding, Kyle Jardine (both from Liebherr-Canada), Jean-Francois Houde, Michel Riverin, Eric Beauvais, Guillaume Gagnon (all from Guay)
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