Grove GMK5150L-1

 Just in from the factory in Europe and now on a rail car and ready to head out, this Grove GMK5150L-1 All Terrain crane is an impressive sight.

The riggers are readying the unit to board the flatcar.

The GMK5050L-1 is a 150 tonne (175 US ton) capacity rig and with a 6 section main boom, swing away and various boom and jib extensions may have a maximum tip height of 88m (288 ft.).

Grove is one of the Manitowoc brands, along with Potain, National Crane and Shuttle-Lift.

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More HRFE+S

 Halifax Region Fire and Emergency Service serves a population of 430,000+. Spread out over an area of 5577 square kilometers, which includes some very sparsely populated rural areas and a fairly densely populated urban centre, the HRFE+S has 51 fire stations with about 1,000 personnel, of which 489 are career firefighters and more than 600 are volunteers.

There are nineteen stations in the urban core and three on the old Halifax peninsula (where I live). Station 2, University Ave, Station 3, West Street and Station 4 Duffus Street. [There is no longer a  Station 1]

The rigs seen exercising yesterday are based on the peninsula, and Platform 3, the 2020 Pierce Arrow, 20-618P is brand new to the West Street station. [The "20" on the apparatus number represents the year the unit was ordered]. The previous Aerial 3 was active earlier in September, but has since been removed from service and is currently unassigned:

A 2009 E-One Cyclone II it had 1750 gpm pump, 250 gallon tank and 114 ft Bronto aerial platform. It carried the number 09-498P.

On September 7, when it was exercising, it had a companion pumper, Engine 3 (which is still in service):

A 2017 Spartan ERV with 1250 GPM pump and 625 gallon tank, it is number 17-585E. It looks very much like most of the current engines in Halifax which have Spartan cab/chassis but came from Carl Thibault in various years including 2011, 2012 and 2020. 

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