Mining equipment arrives in Halifax by ship, moslty from the Sandvik company from Sweden. However that is not the only Swedish manufacturer. I have now noted a mine truck built by Epiroc.
It is a MT42 model, an articulated Mine Truck with a 42 tonne capacity. Full specs are available here: Epiroc MT 42
Epiroc was spun off from the Atlas Copco company as of January 1, 2018 and is now a stand alone, offering a full range of mining equipment and operates world wide.
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If you need to haul big, you need more wheels. That is certainly the motto of Atlantic Tiltload Ltd, when they had a Terex Finlay J-1175 Tracked Jaw Crusher to transport.
The Western Star, fleet number 78, had a spare axle not in use, but the Trail King trailer rig had all its wheels on the ground, including a three axle jeep and two axle booster. According to the Finlay web site, the operating weight of a J-1175 rock crusher is 113,096 lbs / 51,300 kg. I expect shipping weight might be a little bit less.
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European RVs are rolling in to Halifax in record numbers. Whether it is arriving en route to spend the winter in the warmer part of the continent or heading back to Europe after a summer of roving, it is hard to tell, sincd I rarely see any people nearby. Here is a sampling of this week's crop:
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Linde Canada Inc, the large industrial gas distributor, has entered into a one-time pilot program with Volvo North America to operate five LNG powered trucks. I was a little surprised to see that the truck model they will be using is the European built Volvo FH 460, a standard LNG powered vehicle, but perhaps built to Canadian (North American) standards. The five tractors arrived in Halifax by ship last week.
The trucks are rated for 60 tonnes GCW with up to 500 hp and a 1,000 km range. The high-pressure direct injection LNG system is reported to provide performance similar to conventional diesels, but the use of LNG reduces CO2 emissions considerably.
Expect to see these on the road somewhere near where they can refuel.
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Total Transport and Rigging's HX model Navistar International hauled an aircraft tail section out of the PSA Fairview Cove terminal today (October 4). The extra-wide component had a red and white painted steel guard around the overhang, and was followed by an escort pickup truck.
Normally these European built components, destined for a Bombardier assembly plant, are hauled by trucks from the Quebec based Transport Watson heavy haul specialists. The TTL rig looked more than capable, so it may be going the distance this time.
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Within less than an hour I clocked about a dozen trucks, most of them heavy, either coming out of PSA's Fairview Cove terminal or from the port's other Roll On Roll Off pier in the Richmond Terminal - and that was just the loads, there were numerous barebacks arrriving for loads too. Here's a sampling:
The company also has a similar tandem axle F'liner (sorry I missed the number) that picked up a flatrack container with some extra wide crates.
TDR Transportation (trucking division of Municipal Contracting) was moving some crane components for J.D.Irving Ltd. They had a Navistar International with mid-rise sleeper on the job:
J.D.Irving Ltd, for their part, had an interesting Western Star equipped with a beefy Manitex TM 200 20 ton crane to lift off the counterweights and other gear.
Back to the heavies:
Killingeck Transport of Selby, ON (northeast of Kingston) had this Kenworth T680 to haul a piece of Sandvik drilling equipment:
Also carrying Sandvik machinery, Earl Paddock from Stoney Creek, ON had their Kenworth number 546 with a LH410 model underground loader:
We used to see Earl Paddock trucks frequently carrying military vehicles for export from General Dynamics in London, ON. But the Saudi Arabian shipping company moved its operations to Saint John so that I could not photograph them.
D.Dumais et Fils trucks (from way up in Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC) are regulars in Halifax hauling away forestry equipment. Their Kenwoth number 53 had a Komatsu 901 harvester this time:
Closer to home Valley Flatbed of Aylesford, NS had two rigs for similar loads. First was a flashy red Peterbilt with flat top sleeper.:
and second was a plain vanilla Peterbilt with a low rise sleeper:
Each had the Mercedes Arocs tractor portions of a pair of Øveraasen airport runway snow sweepers that arrived last week from Norway (via Sweden) on the ship Don Carlos.
Unlike some similar (but red painted) units that arrived a few weeks ago (see August 7, 2023 post) these yellow rigs were not marked with an airport code. Perhaps they are headed for the Canadian military base in Greenwood, NS - close to Valley Flatbed's home.
There is no end to the odd looking loads coming out of the port. Brookville Carriers Flatbed from Truro, NS had these rubber ship fenders. Although not especially heavy, they do require some good lashing (not sure why they need blue protective pads) . Commonly called Yokohama fenders, after the Yokohma Rubber Co which first built these low pressure "cushions", that is a trade name however and several other companies manufacture similar products under their own names. The Port of Halifax has many of these in service to protect ships from scraping and damage when tied up alongside. Cruise ships are particular about the condition of their hull paint, and they require several of these fenders for protection.
The Navistar International LT features red fuel tanks.
JDI Logistics had an unusual looking 20 foot Ritzy International Transportation tanktainer on a long chassis (for protection?) marked for tetrafluroethane (HazMat code 3159) - a non flammable (but hazardous) refrigerant gas.
And finally CFL Heavy Haul of Milton, ON was not hauling anything heavy when it passed my position and its step deck trailer appeared better suited to extra high container hauling, but I liked the look of the Kenworth T680 with high rise sleeper even if it was a stark refrigerator white. (The driver was headed for the container terminal but had apparently taken a wrong turn somehwere.)
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The European RVs keep rolling through the Port of Halifax. A couple of interesting ones showed up today.
This big Merc has some extra Rally lights and dual rear tires. The RV unit is from Neismann + Bischoff's Clou line. Access through the side door may be a little awkward parked that close to a light pole, but it has a walk though cab.
The German plate "PB" is from Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia.
The name badge on this unit says Bürstner, with the model being IXEO:
The chassis and running gear is likely FIAT as far as I can tell.
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