Bigger than Big and just big

 Another big load coming out of the port today was this giant transformer.

It took a tri-axle dolly/trailer/dolly rig built by Temisko to carry the unit.

Total Transport + Rigging used their big International HX to haul it out of the port area.

I expect it will be handed over to a Quebec truck at some point, since the trailer had Quebec plates.

Although it is difficult to see in the top photo, the lead escort truck had a clearance pole mounted on its front bumper. (There was a trailing escort too).

The transformer was not the only unusual load leaving the port. A pair of Swedish-built Dynapac vibratory rollers got a ride behind an interesting Peterbilt.

The Pete had a large low rise sleeper and was carrying a Day + Ross sticker. Day + Ross may be better  known for LTL, dry van and temperature controlled hauling but has a substantial flatbed business too.

And to round off the big truck show today was this day cab Kenworth hauling what I believe is scaffolding and deck components. The truck's owners, A.W.Leil operate large cranes, but also run crane equipped semi tractor / boom trucks.

And yes he did make it around that corner without spilling anything, but I hope he checked his straps before going too much farther.

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Machinery rolling in - and out

Numerous pieces of construction, agricultrual and mining machinery have arrived in Halifax by sea in the past few weeks. They soon rolled out again by truck - several pieces a day. In no particular order here are some examples:

An unusual looking piece of Schmidt equipment was hauled away by an orange colured Quebec truck (I will not name the company since I got into trouble when I mentioned them once before). I have always liked their trucks - including this able Western Star.

The load is a TJS -C630 jet sweeper for snow clearing at airports. It has a 6.3 meter sweep broom.

A lot of Sandvik mining equipment arrives through the Port of Halifax.

This straight pipe Peterbilt is working hard to haul a Sandvik Leopard "down the hole" drilling rig. The Pete could still be heard when it was well out of sight and "down the road".

 A much smaller Sandvik Commando was a much easier haul for this Western Star:

The rig came with some crates of parts and pieces.

There seems to be no end in demand for JCB backhoes and other diggers. These ones are outbound for a dealer in Quebec:

Bossé et Frère, from Montmagny, QC, run a low rise Freightliner and step deck to haul this pair of telescopic boom units.

This "through the fence" shot shows three crane trucks imported for Sarens crane rentals (believed to be Liebherrs). They are being lashed down on rail cars for the inland leg of their delivery trip. (The ship Oberon in the background is not the ship that brought them to Canada.)

 The big load of the week is an unidentified piece of equipment hidden from prying eyes by a blue tarp - but seemingly a Caterpillar due to the colour of one end sticking out of the tarp. (I may be in trouble again). New models arrive before they are officially announced and the company does not like people "scooping" them, so are known to threaten them, and their truckers, with legal action. The last time this occurred I suggested that tarps are cheper than lawyers (and reusable at no charge) so perhaps they got wise. 

The big multi-axle Aspen dolly/trailer/dolly was a good haul for the Western Star (I have not named the truckers - see above).

 Even the slight "lump" of the railway crossing resulted in a bit of bottoming, so some care will be needed on the rest of the journey. You can guess what is under the tarp - it is a tracked vehicle and it is painted yellow:

Local readers will know the name of the trucker from the company number on the trailer, and in fact the unit may be for their own quarrying or road construction operations. Their transportation and logistics arm runs nice equipment like the flat top Western Star.

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Are we there yet

 Halifax is the port of entry for many oversize and odd loads from overseas. They are then trucked to points all across the country - even as far as British Coumbia at times. 

A nice white Freightliner with drop deck trailer had an unusual load on July21. The truck was running for Blairco Transportation, a small operator from Aldergrove, British Columbia. The load appears to be a section of a truss structure, but as it was not labelled that is only a guess.

If the truck was in fact returing to BC, it might be there by now.

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Odd Load

 The variety of loads coming out of Halifax ship terminals seems endless. The constant stream of mining, agricultural, and construction equipment is impossible to keep up with, but occasionally somehting truly unusual pops up.

BJ's Transport from Brampton, ON had a fairly typical Freightliner with a four axle trailer the other day, but the little "truck" on the back required some research.

It is a Normet Spraymec, which turns out to be (and I quote from the company's web site) "an electro-hydraulic, self-propelled, mobile concrete sprayer". For use specifically in lining tunnels, it is part of a large range of mining and other equipment built by Normet from Finland.

I could not set myself up  to take a wider and closer view, which would have shown the extendable spray arm in more detail.

Normet's website contains much more detail: Normet

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Big and Red

 Navistar International seems to be selling more big trucks recently, after years of being mostly invisible in that segment of the business. Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack and Western Star had that territory to themselves. 

This morning I happened to spot two big Navistars, and by coincidence both were painted red.

Total Transport and Rigging had this three axle job hauling a step deck trailer. The Cummins powered tractor had some nice shiny stuff.

Atlantic Tiltload is running this three axle rig which is dressed up a bit more. It was hauling a four axle Trail King trailer with a Liebherr truck crane, fresh off the boat, for the Sarens Canada crane rental fleet.

That unit, Number 19, is not their only Navistar. I saw another one, Number 301, a few weeks ago:

It was hauling a giant piece of farm machinery, a Grimme Veritron 470 self-propelled harvester. 

Gone are the days when International Harvester was the company name of Navistar International and its trucks were (affectionately?) called "corn-binders".

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All sorts

 The European RVs keep rolling in. They range in size from a BMW station wagon (I saw it today, but there were people with it and I didn't mant to invade their privacy) to full scale Dakar Rally inspired expedition trucks. Here's a sampling, just from today:

 

Mercedes / Bimobil

Citroen / Bürstner Ixeo Time 30 Edition
 

 

There is a crawl through from cab to container style cabin...

...and a crane to unload the bikes.

Iveco AWD cab chassis

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Big Box Story

Another big load through the Fairview Cove port terminal today, May 25. This time it is a large crate from Austria. With a 35,000 kg weight it took an extendable Temisko trailer and dolly and a beefy Western Star to haul it away.  

The rig belongs to Transport Chainé from Shawinigan, QC.

From markings on the crate it seems to be a piece of plastic bottle recycling machinery, destined for a custom injection and extrusion molding manufacturer in Vaughan, ON.

Due to its size it is likely the rig is restricted to late night moves only.

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