Did You Just Purchase a New Knuckle Boom Crane?

We often are asked about our picker training for brand new cranes. If you are in Alberta or Saskatchewan and just bought a new HIAB, Palfinger or any type of knuckle boom crane, you may already have experienced operators in your company and that’s great if you do (how much experience do they have?), or you got a contract with another company and are looking to add a knuckle picker to your fleet but are not sure of the regulations, standards, laws, etc.  That is where we come in and will help you through the “stuff” out there.  We cut through the noise in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories to get you what you need…INFORMATION! This is what we also

HIAB Crane Training – Wabasca

I’ve had the pleasure of working with many folks over the past 7 years and in Wabasca if you have ever been there, well it’s got great fishing lakes, really great people and well, for me it’s got light duty HIAB cranes to instruct on. The HIAB-055-CLX is a pretty darn good little crane, with 3 hydraulic extensions on it it picks near 880 KG at 9.3m.  One of the biggest complaints I point out and see all the time is that when this crane or the larger HIAB 077CLX -3 is mounted on a Ford F550 regular cab chassis, these cranes in Alberta are typically installed directly in front of the rear axle, which you may or may not

Light Duty Picker Training Locations in Alberta

Your company will have one of the best trained operators by one of the best trained instructors in Canada. We have our light duty picker instructor based in Edmonton, as well as Calgary, Saskatoon and Regina. So we cover both provinces and come right out to your shop, office, lay down yard.  We’re also providing crane training in conjunction with a strong safety company in Bonnyville and with the Alberta Construction Safety Association in Edmonton for open classes. These are generally held once every 2 months as right now there is less demand in our provinces than there once used to be. That said if you have a HIAB, FASSI, PALFINGER or any brand of picker, UNDER 8-tons in either

Knuckle Picker Stability Issues

One of the concerns I see is that while “overall” issues with the knuckle boom crane have fallen, it’s still #1 on the list around the world. STABILITY – SAE J765 test code is one that is required, oddly in Alberta it is not mandatory as it is in BC.  Many good dealers will bring in a 3rd party engineering company that will test your crane after an install. The issue we see is the accidents NOT during the testing but once an operator has been on the crane for awhile, complacency is king here and unless you are an engineer yourself, why, just why bother short-jacking the picker?  Don’t have the room, move, don’t have the reach, move or

On-Site Picker Truck Certification & Training

Alberta based picker training company with locations in Edmonton & Calgary to serve you better. Truck mounted knuckle boom cranes, or pickers and boom trucks and most know them as, with a lift capacity of under 8 tons are all covered in this course. In our on site picker truck training course, operators will learn how to properly assess the lift site, set up the picker truck for the safest lift, inspect the structure of the picker itself and then the actual frame work or sub-frame of the truck they are mounted on, including their safety systems and familiarizing participants with the crane limitations. We take all of your operators through best practices, safety legislation and the core fundamentals of