the engine all night, Patterson cautions that “there is no
piece of equipment that is absolute bulletproof. However, if a
company has followed all of the scheduled maintenance and
has a good heating system in place, the best way to prevent
breakdowns is in personnel training.”
Colin Grindle, Canadian regional manager and business
development executive for American Piledriving Equipment
(APE), a global provider in research and development, production
and sales of foundation construction equipment,
says when the company rents equipment to clients, “We ask
a series of questions so we can set our equipment up according
to the environment and climate that the job is on.”
Working out of APE’s Edmonton office, he says a perfect
example of this was when the company’s excavators and helical
drills were working on a job in Northern Manitoba.
“The weather was extremely cold – minus 50 degrees
cold,” said Grindle. “We implemented a cold weather application
into our fleet that will be resistant to these severe low
temperatures, but I was there and can attest that our equipment
did function and did warm up (and stay warm) in a
timely fashion. So, from the questions we ask our client, this
will help us determine what type of oils, heaters and equipment
would best suit the needs to perform optimally.”
APE sets up equipment in its state-of-the art shops before
shipping them to the job site. The company also makes available
to clients its highly trained technicians, who can travel
to sites and assist with set up, maintenance and warranty
work, if needed.
“On every rental, we supply our customers with operator
manuals and instructions on daily maintenance checks that
must be performed,” said Grindle. “If these guidelines and
procedures are followed precisely, the client will minimize
breakdowns by a huge factor. We also have a seven-day-aweek
technical support number, and find that nine times out
of 10, we can walk them through a fix if needed. And, if there
FEATURE
“Standard equipment can
often be modified to achieve
lower operating temperatures,
depending on the type of
equipment and model.”
– Paul Sandberg, Liebherr Canada Ltd.
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LRH 100 in a snow bank in Alaska
A Liebherr LRH 100
piling rig on a project
in northern Alberta
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