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Fall 2013 <strong>Publications</strong> Mail Agreement Number 41137025<br />
DEL Custom Built Bodies<br />
Solutions for Customer Applications pg 4
Fall Edition 2013<br />
Volume 3 Number 4<br />
Published by:<br />
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DEL<br />
Custom Built Bodies<br />
DEL Equipment provides a variety of<br />
custom build Computer-Aided Design<br />
(CAD) designed bodies. These are<br />
available in both steel and aluminum.<br />
DEL manufactures Crane Trucks and<br />
other products to a very high quality, at<br />
competitive pricing. It can also refurbish<br />
and reinstall Equipment and Service<br />
Bodies on current year chassis.<br />
IMI<br />
New KM Distributor<br />
Industrial Machine Inc. recently<br />
announced its appointment as distributor<br />
for KM International. KM manufactures<br />
superior quality asphalt maintenance<br />
equipment for contractors and government<br />
agencies. IMI is the sole distributor for<br />
KM in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British<br />
Columbia.<br />
Greatwest Kenworth<br />
New T880 - Vocational<br />
Custom-engineered from bumper to<br />
taillight, the T880 is the most versatile<br />
vehicle to ever roll off a Kenworth<br />
assembly line. Distinctively Kenworth,<br />
this bold new truck is as comfortable<br />
hauling 140,000 pounds over the Rockies<br />
as it is navigating city streets with a tanker<br />
full of fuel.<br />
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EMCO Waterworks<br />
ZCL Tanks<br />
With sustainable power consumption on<br />
the rise, ATCO and Siemens have teamed<br />
up to meet this ever growing demand. The<br />
Newell ATCO site near Brooks, Alberta<br />
has been a beehive of activity this year<br />
creating a convertor station that changes<br />
AC power to DC power, making the<br />
logistics of electrical transmission a reality<br />
for Albertans.<br />
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Custom Manufacturing and<br />
Dedicated Service<br />
DEL EQUIPMENT<br />
DEL Equipment Ltd. is a Canadian<br />
national truck equipment company<br />
with eight branches from coast to coast.<br />
Specializing in custom manufactured<br />
equipment, DEL Equipment’s dedicated<br />
teams and advanced facilities produce<br />
custom manufactured products designed<br />
to exceed customer expectations, and<br />
delivered on time. The company’s claim<br />
to, “Stand behind all the products we<br />
provide and service what we sell.” is one<br />
that DEL takes very seriously.<br />
In Alberta, DEL Equipment Ltd. was<br />
formerly known as CAYTEC Equipment.<br />
CAYTEC began business in 1985 in a<br />
10,000 square foot facility. CAYTEC<br />
was purchased by Diesel Equipment Ltd<br />
(DEL) out of Toronto in 2004. Today, DEL<br />
Equipment Ltd. occupies a 50,000 square<br />
foot manufacturing facility in Calgary, and<br />
a 22,000 square foot facility in Edmonton.<br />
The expansion of facilities was necessary to<br />
support the increasing amount of business,<br />
and to meet the demands of product supply<br />
and service. DEL Equipment Ltd. now<br />
employs more than sixty highly-trained<br />
staff in its Alberta locations.<br />
All of DEL Equipment’s facilities<br />
are certified under a designated<br />
National Safety Mark number (NSM)<br />
as an Intermediate and Final Stage<br />
Manufacturer. This requires that every<br />
truck up-fit performed at its facilities is<br />
done so in accordance with Transport<br />
Canada’s Standards for lighting, weight<br />
distribution and best practices.<br />
DEL’s experienced sales staff is always on<br />
hand to share its experience, knowledge<br />
and enthusiasm with customers. The<br />
company’s aim is to offer “One Stop<br />
Shopping”, with no need for customers<br />
to transport trucks to numerous locations<br />
for up-fitting. It also has a significant pool<br />
of OEM inventories of popular Ford, GM<br />
and Dodge models that are available to<br />
customers through dealers.<br />
DEL’s highly qualified technicians are<br />
committed to providing exceptional<br />
service in a timely manner. From crane<br />
re-certifications to hydraulic cylinder<br />
repairs, they are dedicated to maintaining<br />
top tier customer service. DEL has a long<br />
history of providing custom solutions<br />
for customer applications including:<br />
Construction, Oil & Gas, Landscaping,<br />
Industrial, Military, Snow & Ice Removal,<br />
Retail Delivery, Refuse Bin Movement,<br />
Rental Equipment Movement, Railroad<br />
Services, Utilities, Towing and Wrecker<br />
Recovery, and Service Industries such as<br />
HVAC, Mobile Repairs, Plumbing, etc.<br />
DEL provides a variety of custom built<br />
Computer-Aided Design (CAD) bodies.<br />
These are available in both steel and<br />
aluminum. DEL has the expertise to<br />
manufacture Crane Trucks and other<br />
products to a very high quality, at<br />
competitive pricing. It can also refurbish<br />
and reinstall Equipment and Service<br />
Bodies on current year chassis.<br />
The “EFFER” Advantage<br />
DEL Equipment Ltd. is an exclusive<br />
EFFER Dealer across Canada. EFFER<br />
is a world leader in crane manufacturing<br />
since 1965, with a highest power-toweight<br />
ratio amongst the best in the world.<br />
This enables a larger lifting capacity with<br />
less combined weight for more chassis<br />
payload, often having the ability to mount<br />
a crane with more “lift” without sacrificing<br />
safety. Lifting capacities of the EFFER<br />
cranes range from 2 txm to 300 txm, and<br />
DEL Equipment maintains a very large<br />
selection of cranes in its inventory.<br />
The company’s close relationship with<br />
EFFER has resulted in a successful<br />
combination of skills, team spirit and the<br />
delivery of many units that have more than<br />
proven their performance in the field.<br />
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CUBEX<br />
Henke’s FVX-12 Folding Vee Plow<br />
For Mid and Heavy Duty Trucks<br />
Henke has combined two of its most<br />
innovative truck line products; the FVX<br />
multi- directional folding vee plow, and<br />
the industrial-style parallel lift plow to<br />
produce their latest in snow fighting<br />
equipment - the Henke Parallel-lift FVX-<br />
12 plow for mid and heavy duty trucks.<br />
The FVX-12 is designed to be used<br />
anywhere operators need to carry snow,<br />
with applications that include bridges,<br />
overpasses, bus stops, intersections,<br />
driveways, and more.<br />
The FVX-12 includes a center hinge<br />
that allows independent control of the<br />
left and right moldboards. This allows<br />
configurations such as the “Drift Buster”,<br />
where both moldboards have the cylinders<br />
retracted into a ‘Vee’ position, and the<br />
“Stacker”, where both cylinders are<br />
extended to Full Stroke configuring the plow<br />
in a scoop position. This allows the operator<br />
to stack the snow load, or where complete<br />
removal of snow is required the scoop<br />
position will help prevent side discharge.<br />
Henke undertook exhaustive testing and<br />
development in producing the FVX-12.<br />
A key operational plus is that when the<br />
operator is driving and lowering the unit<br />
the plow front cannot dive into the asphalt,<br />
as the rear must hit the surface initially.<br />
This was an extremely difficult function<br />
to design, and required all of Henke’s<br />
experience and expertise to perfect.<br />
Another key feature is the Industrial-style<br />
parallel lift. Very similar to that of an<br />
industrial grade, the parallel lift keeps the<br />
unit parallel to the road surface while still<br />
allowing for changes in the road contour.<br />
This is accomplished though adjustable<br />
oscillation tension screws. The flat plat<br />
hitch design is easy on trucks as it positions<br />
the plow closer to the truck, thus relieving<br />
some stress from the frame. The FVX-12<br />
requires less off season maintenance by<br />
eliminating the lift arm.<br />
Other features include an anti-swivel<br />
mechanism. When the unit is lifted<br />
a mechanical device is activated that<br />
prevents the unit from swiveling. This<br />
keeps the plow in place while lifting and<br />
allows it to follow the road contour while<br />
plowing. The lift cylinder and the reversing<br />
cylinders are identical parts, helping to<br />
reduce inventory in cases where operators<br />
want to carry stock replacement parts.<br />
The FVX-12’s rugged design is 41” tall with<br />
a 147” long moldboard and compression<br />
trip edge safety trip device. Vee mode width<br />
is 125.5”, angled is 121” wide, and scoop<br />
mode is 116” wide. An additional 28 bar of<br />
down pressure can be applied to the unit,<br />
this allows for removal of packed ice and<br />
also for removal of the hitch.<br />
An impressive display of Epokes pictured<br />
recently at the CUBEX Calgary facility.<br />
These units were awaiting delivery to the<br />
City of Calgary, along with an order of 15<br />
Henke Folding Vee Plows.<br />
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• Remove bird baths, lower high spots,<br />
repair catch basins<br />
• Eliminate potholes, remove oil spots<br />
• Correct asphalt imperfections &<br />
alligator cracking<br />
• Thermoplastic installation<br />
• Printing Asphalt<br />
• Asphalt repairs can be made year-round<br />
• All units available Propane or Diesel<br />
When new asphalt is unavailable, stockpiled<br />
or used material can be loaded<br />
for reclaiming, resulting in hot mix<br />
availability year-round.<br />
will produce a quality batch (2,600 lbs.<br />
every 20 minutes) of asphalt from recycled<br />
pulverized asphalt, millings, or saw-cut<br />
materials to produce a patching material<br />
that will (according to KM) exceed<br />
Department of Transportation asphalt<br />
specifications and standards.<br />
IMI Appointed Distributor for<br />
KM International Industrial Machine<br />
Once softened and scarified, hot mix is<br />
added to bring the recycled area back<br />
to proper grade. Compacting produces<br />
a permanent hot patch level with the<br />
existing asphalt, and water seepage is<br />
eliminated because the repair is seamless.<br />
The procedure described can be used<br />
to repair large areas by sequentially<br />
moving the KM 4-40 or KM 4-48 over the<br />
damaged area.<br />
Features and benefits<br />
Four independent heating zones produce<br />
a very high yield of infrared energy per<br />
amount of propane expended. Utilize KM<br />
repair equipment for permanent yearround<br />
repairs. Save time and money by<br />
only visiting the jobsite once.<br />
Asphalt Hot Box Reclaimers<br />
KM 4000 / KM 8000<br />
The KM 4000 2-ton Hotbox is designed<br />
to slide into pick-up trucks. The KM 8000<br />
4-ton Hotbox is designed to fit on the back<br />
of a flat bed truck or trailer.<br />
Teamed with the KM Infrared and Asphalt<br />
Recyclers, KM Hotbox Reclaimers offer<br />
permanent asphalt repairs year-round.<br />
• Extend the working seasons with KM<br />
repair equipment.<br />
• The KM 4000 and KM 8000 allow<br />
work when plants are closed and are the<br />
perfect match to the Asphalt Recycler.<br />
• Operators no longer need to discard old<br />
asphalt.<br />
• Teamed with a KM Asphalt Recycler,<br />
operators can stockpile and recycle with<br />
a KM Asphalt Hotbox Reclaimer.<br />
Asphalt Recycling<br />
KM T2 Asphalt Recycler<br />
The KM International Asphalt Recycler<br />
The KM T2 Asphalt Recycler will<br />
produce:<br />
• Approx. (2.5) tons per hour using either<br />
broken, chunk, or milled asphalt<br />
• Using reclaimed asphalt and used<br />
asphalt shingles is not just “Green” but<br />
also “’Smart”<br />
• The cost savings are immediate<br />
• Operators can perfectly customize their<br />
asphalt blend by adding more or less<br />
asphalt shingles to every load<br />
For further information contact Industrial<br />
Machine at 780-944-6986, or visit:<br />
www.industrialmachine.ca<br />
Industrial Machine Inc.<br />
recently announced<br />
its appointment as<br />
distributor for KM<br />
International. KM<br />
manufactures superior<br />
quality asphalt<br />
maintenance equipment<br />
for contractors and<br />
government agencies.<br />
IMI is the sole distributor<br />
for KM in Alberta,<br />
Saskatchewan and<br />
British Columbia.<br />
Infrared Asphalt Heaters<br />
Why infrared?<br />
Why waste perfectly good asphalt when<br />
you can “Recycle and Repair”? Infrared<br />
provides a permanent repair with seamless<br />
welded edges and no saw cut joints that<br />
allow water seepage to quickly deteriorate<br />
repairs. It also avoids freeze/thaw issues<br />
that occur from traditional methods.<br />
Infrared is cost efficient and time saving<br />
as much less new asphalt required. With<br />
no unnecessary equipment, less manpower<br />
per repair, infrared is a green process that<br />
makes sense - and money. Operators can<br />
eliminate saw cutting, jack hammering,<br />
loading, trucking and disposal. According<br />
to KM, the Infrared Process takes one-half<br />
the time of traditional methods of Asphalt<br />
Repair. There is only one trip to the<br />
jobsite, with less noise and less mess.<br />
Typical Uses<br />
Trip hazards, paving “cold” seams,<br />
isolated failures, catch basins, manhole<br />
repairs, bird baths, potholes, utility cuts,<br />
decorative imprints and thermoplastic<br />
markings.<br />
These versatile infrared asphalt recyclers<br />
are designed for common occurring<br />
asphalt problems - repair improper seams,<br />
sunken utility cuts, lower elevated or<br />
buckled surfaces, refinish manholes,<br />
potholes or other broken areas.<br />
The penetrating infrared rays of the<br />
recyclers quickly soften the existing<br />
asphalt without burning. Typically the top<br />
1 1/2” to 2” of asphalt is ready for raking<br />
within 7 - 10 minutes.<br />
Thermostatically controlled heat allows<br />
minimum propane consumption while<br />
keeping asphalt at working temperature<br />
for up to 3 days.<br />
• Reclaim asphalt within 8 to 10 hours,<br />
material is ready for use<br />
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Alberta Traffic Supply<br />
SnowEx’s New Rotary Broom<br />
Provides Versatile Solution for<br />
Sidewalk Applications<br />
By Jeff Adolf, Alberta Traffic Supply<br />
SnowEx has recently introduced a<br />
versatile new walk-behind rotary broom<br />
with a plow attachment for snow removal<br />
and other cleanup applications. Powered<br />
by a 160cc Honda GXV Series engine, the<br />
SS-4000 is designed to provide maximum<br />
productivity for sidewalk applications.<br />
The SS-4000 features a floating pivotal<br />
broom head with five angle settings<br />
to adjust the trajectory of snow and<br />
other materials. The 16-inch-diameter<br />
broom is centrally driven, allowing the<br />
unit to work against curbs, walls and<br />
other obstacles from either the left - or<br />
right-hand side. Brush rotation speed is<br />
infinitely adjustable, and down pressure<br />
can be increased or decreased by raising or<br />
lowering the pneumatic support wheel.<br />
For heavier snow conditions, the operator<br />
can install a front-mounted blade<br />
attachment, which comes standard with the<br />
SS-4000. The 40-inch blade uses a unique<br />
pin system for easy installation and removal.<br />
Operation is simple, thanks to userfriendly<br />
controls and seven-position height<br />
adjustment of the handlebars. The unit<br />
offers three forward gears and one reverse<br />
gear, and a locking differential helps<br />
the machine drive in a straight path. A<br />
freewheel feature is also included to allow<br />
easy 360-degree turning.<br />
The frame of the SS-4000 folds for<br />
easy storage, and the wheels are easily<br />
removable. Other standard features include<br />
winter-tread tires and a corrosion-resistant<br />
paint finish. Optional equipment includes<br />
a debris collector box for catching material<br />
during cleanup applications.<br />
The SS-4000 is backed by an industryleading<br />
two-year warranty.<br />
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SnowEx SP-8500/8550:<br />
Snow & Ice<br />
Control<br />
Solutions for<br />
Municipal<br />
Supervisors<br />
Designed for use with pickups (8-foot<br />
beds or larger), flat-bed trucks and<br />
dump-bed trucks, the V-Maxx 8500 from<br />
SnowEx features a patented multi-angle<br />
hopper combined with an inverted “V”<br />
salt/sand baffle and attached vibrator<br />
that allows for continuous material flow,<br />
no matter what is being spread. From<br />
100-percent salt to 100-percent sand, the<br />
V-Maxx can spread a combination of<br />
material effectively and efficiently.<br />
The V-Maxx 8500 comes with a 2.2<br />
cubic yard capacity polyethylene hopper<br />
to eliminate corrosion concerns and<br />
constant maintenance. It is powered by a<br />
½-horsepower, high-torque commercial<br />
continuous-duty 12-volt electric drive<br />
system, and it produces an impressive<br />
1,800 inch-pounds of torque at the auger<br />
transmission output shaft. This fully<br />
electric design means there are no engines,<br />
pulleys, sprockets, belts or chains, which<br />
provides for low-maintenance, worry-free<br />
operation. The only difference between the<br />
SP-8500 and SP-8550 is the 8550 spreads<br />
295 to 680 pounds of material per minute,<br />
double the rate of the V-Maxx 8500.<br />
The independent spinner/auger controller<br />
makes the SnowEx V-box-style spreader<br />
user-friendly. The cab-mounted controller<br />
allows for both independent spinner speed<br />
and an infinitely adjustable ratio between<br />
the spinner and auger, maximizing material<br />
use. Spread width is variable between 5 to<br />
40 feet. A digital system LED display with<br />
status monitoring and system protection<br />
is standard as well as an auto-reverse<br />
function in the event of auger jams.<br />
Furthermore, as with all SnowEx V-boxstyle<br />
spreaders, the V-Maxx 8500 is built<br />
with a Quick-Pin hitch for fast and easy<br />
spinner assembly removal. Compared<br />
with some competitive models that require<br />
the spreader assembly to be unbolted<br />
or for the entire spreader to be removed<br />
from the truck’s bed before being able<br />
to tow, the Quick-Pin hitch allows the<br />
conversion to take place in a matter of<br />
seconds. The feature effectively makes the<br />
service vehicle more useful, not having to<br />
be dedicated to one function, while also<br />
simplifying off-season spreader storage.<br />
Product Highlights:<br />
• Patented polyethylene hopper to<br />
eliminate corrosion<br />
• Longitudinal auger for superior material<br />
flow<br />
• Independent spinner and auger controls<br />
• Quick-connect drop chute spinner assembly<br />
SnowEx, an authority in ice control, has a<br />
full line of salt spreaders, sand spreaders,<br />
de-icing sprayers, and snow brooms with<br />
capacities to meet any size and need.<br />
Salt-Traxx Digital Job Tracker<br />
SnowEx’s new Salt-Traxx is an innovative<br />
tracking device that works with select<br />
models of V-Maxx spreaders, including<br />
the SP-8500. It plugs into the spreader’s<br />
existing controller and records useful<br />
jobsite data, such as time spent and amount<br />
of salt used. This information is saved to<br />
a standard removable USB memory stick,<br />
and at the end of the day, all information<br />
can be uploaded to a personal computer<br />
in a format compatible with Microsoft<br />
Excel. With the Salt-Traxx, snow and ice<br />
professionals can closely evaluate their<br />
operations and create better documentation<br />
for billing and liability purposes.<br />
SnowEx is a product division of TrynEx<br />
International. Other TrynEx brands<br />
include TurfEx turf care equipment and<br />
SweepEx broom attachments.<br />
For more information, contact Alberta<br />
Traffic Supply, an authorized SnowEx<br />
dealer, or visit www.AtsTrafficGroup.com<br />
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Greatwest Kenworth<br />
The New<br />
Kenworth<br />
T880<br />
Vocational<br />
A balance of form, function<br />
and flexibility<br />
Custom-engineered from bumper to taillight,<br />
the T880 is the most versatile vehicle to<br />
ever roll off a Kenworth assembly line.<br />
Distinctively Kenworth, this bold new<br />
truck is as comfortable hauling 140,000<br />
pounds over the Rockies as it is navigating<br />
city streets with a tanker full of fuel. It’s<br />
a sound choice as a dump truck, lowboy,<br />
logger, concrete mixer, refuse transporter,<br />
construction or oil field service vehicle. The<br />
T880 can shoulder maximum payload with<br />
minimum tare weight, and move loads over<br />
terrain and through job sites operators could<br />
not negotiate with other vehicles.<br />
With a low sloped hood and wide open<br />
visibility, the T880 sports a do-anything,<br />
go-anywhere attitude that takes it easy<br />
on the driver. Available in 122.5-inch and<br />
116.5-inch BBC models, operators can select<br />
from a variety of specialized options to get<br />
exactly what they need for specific payload<br />
and operating requirements. There’s even a<br />
sleeper option to enhance flexibility, comfort<br />
and lifestyle.<br />
Keeping the driver informed,<br />
in control and on schedule<br />
If knowledge is power, according to<br />
Kenworth, this is one of the most powerful<br />
work truck users have ever seen, featuring<br />
groundbreaking technology that clarifies<br />
and enriches the driving experience like<br />
never before. Kenworth’s exclusive leatherwrapped<br />
SmartWheel multifunction<br />
steering wheel puts the most frequently<br />
used controls right under the driver’s<br />
fingertips. High-definition instrumentation<br />
includes crisply detailed virtual gauges that<br />
deliver real-time information at a glance<br />
in all lighting conditions. And Kenworth<br />
NavPlus — a revolutionary driver interface<br />
and productivity tool — seamlessly<br />
integrates vehicle navigation, entertainment,<br />
diagnostics and cutting-edge communication<br />
into a single intuitive full-color touchscreen.<br />
A quiet, spacious, state-ofthe-art<br />
control center<br />
Inside the handsome exterior of the T880 is a<br />
quiet, spacious, state-of-the-art control center<br />
that fits professionals of every shape and<br />
size. The superior quality, craftsmanship, fit<br />
and finish of the wide and wide-open interior<br />
is easy to see, but it’s the driving experience<br />
that truly distinguishes the T880.<br />
The Paccar MX-13 Engine<br />
At the heart of the T880 is a fully optimized<br />
and integrated drivetrain featuring the<br />
quality and proven reliability of the<br />
PACCAR MX-13 engine. These highly<br />
efficient, clean running engines deliver up to<br />
500 hp and 1,850 lb-ft of torque. In addition<br />
to exceptional fuel economy, the PACCAR<br />
MX-13 employs innovative high-strength<br />
yet lightweight components and premium<br />
materials to achieve superior durability and<br />
power-to-weight performance.<br />
The technologically advanced design<br />
reduces in-cab noise levels significantly for<br />
a more comfortable driving environment.<br />
Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) in<br />
combination with exhaust gas recirculation<br />
(EGR) enables the PACCAR MX-13 to<br />
boast near-zero emissions. The bottom line<br />
is Kenworth claims longer service intervals,<br />
increased uptime, lower operating costs and<br />
higher resale value.<br />
For further information contact your local<br />
Greatwest Kenworth branch, or visit:<br />
www.greatwestkenworth.com<br />
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Prairie Hydraulic Equipment<br />
Viking-Cives Winter Maintenance<br />
Equipment and Accu-Cast Sand<br />
and Liquid Systems<br />
Viking-Cives Group has<br />
been manufacturing<br />
Snow and Ice Equipment<br />
for forty years. With<br />
manufacturing facilities<br />
in Canada and the<br />
United States, Viking-<br />
Cives continues to bring<br />
innovative solutions<br />
to an ever changing<br />
industry. Prairie<br />
Hydraulic Equipment,<br />
having the same focus<br />
and values, has been<br />
representing these<br />
products and systems<br />
for almost fifteen years.<br />
Prairie Hydraulic Equipment Ltd. (PHE)<br />
has been manufacturing and distributing<br />
Sanding and Liquid controls for road<br />
maintenance applications for over twenty<br />
five years. PHE started developing its own<br />
control systems in the early 1990’s and<br />
continues to introduce products under the<br />
Accu-Cast brand name.<br />
Together Viking-Cives and PHE combined<br />
their innovative products and systems to<br />
provide road maintenance solutions to<br />
municipal and rural customers, as well as<br />
large highway contractors - from light duty<br />
applications to large highway requirements.<br />
From concept to delivery commitment to<br />
its customers is total, as well as aftermarket<br />
product and technical support. Shop and<br />
field technicians are fully trained and<br />
experienced on all its products and systems.<br />
Plows and Plow Harnesses<br />
Viking manufactures and distributes a full<br />
line of plows from light-medium duty to<br />
heavy duty:<br />
One-way plows, Power Reversing<br />
Two-way plows, Underbody Scrapers,<br />
Underbody Salt Saver Finger plows, Flex<br />
plows, Extendable Front plows, and Sidemounted<br />
Wing plows and Airport plows.<br />
Front plows are available with various<br />
cutting edge lengths from 10ft to 24ft.<br />
These are available in full trip and trip<br />
edge configurations. Side mounted wings<br />
from 8ft to 12ft cutting edges.<br />
Viking manufactures numerous Plow<br />
Harness systems that are designed to meet<br />
regional and application standards with<br />
mounting hardware designed specifically<br />
for each type of truck chassis.<br />
Kuper Plow Blades<br />
PHE distributes Kuper Plow Blades<br />
offering a variety of Carbide and Rubber<br />
options coupled with advanced Kueper<br />
blade technology. These blades come in<br />
standard lengths and bolt patterns to fit all<br />
North American manufactured plows.<br />
Tow Plows<br />
Viking has over 450 Tow Plows in service<br />
going into the 2013-2014 winter season.<br />
There will be 8 units working in British<br />
Columbia amongst three of the province’s<br />
highway contractors. In Alberta there<br />
are 7 units working on the ring roads<br />
around Edmonton and Calgary along with<br />
additional units on major highways.<br />
The Viking Tow Plow is available in left or<br />
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ight hand configurations and with options<br />
including an 8yd Sander or Anti-Ice System.<br />
The Tow Plow greatly increases plowing<br />
capability while reducing operational<br />
costs, allowing for clearing path widths of<br />
26ft and higher - depending on main tow<br />
vehicle plow configuration.<br />
“V” Hopper Sanders<br />
Viking manufactures a full line of Front or<br />
Rear Discharge sanders. Slide-in sanders<br />
or Fame-mount sanders from 6 cubic yard<br />
to 20 cubic yard capacity in Stainless Steel<br />
or Corten Steel.<br />
Various options tailored to customers’<br />
needs are available such as different<br />
lighting options specific to regional<br />
requirements, tarp systems, vibrators,<br />
cab shields, discharge chute and spinner<br />
configurations<br />
Combination Sanders (“U”<br />
Body)<br />
Viking’s Proline Series bodies offers<br />
features such as Full Radius Design,<br />
Auto Chain Adjustment, Front or Rear<br />
discharge, with capacities from 6 cubic<br />
yards to 20 cubic yards and available in<br />
Corten Steel, Aluminum, Hardox and<br />
Stainless Steel.<br />
Also, various options tailored to<br />
customers’ needs are available such as<br />
different lighting options specific to<br />
regional requirements, Tarp systems,<br />
Material Screens, Vibrators, Cab<br />
Shields, Discharge Chute and Spinner<br />
configurations, Cross Conveyors, Side<br />
mounted Discharge Conveyors, Belt and<br />
Conveyor Chain options, etc.<br />
Roll-Off Systems<br />
Viking manufactures multi-use roll-off<br />
systems with options including Sanders,<br />
Liquid Tanks, Flat Decks and Refuse Bins.<br />
Accu-Cast Products<br />
Under the Accu-Cast Label, PHE offers<br />
a variety of in-cab controllers from on/<br />
off manual through to full proportional<br />
closed loop systems with one of the most<br />
comprehensive list of standard features in<br />
the market. Other products such as Accu<br />
-Cast Power Float, Hydraulic Valve and<br />
Tank Packages, Prewet Packages, Anti-<br />
Ice Packages, Road Temperature Sensors,<br />
Guidance Lasers, AVLS (GPS) Solutions<br />
and many more are available.<br />
For further information contact Prairie<br />
Hydraulic Equipment.<br />
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PROJECT PROFILE: EMCO Waterworks<br />
ZCL Tanks Provide the Solution<br />
for ATCO/Siemens Project<br />
“…making the<br />
logistics of electrical<br />
transmission a reality<br />
for Albertans.”<br />
By Chad Placsko, Water Management<br />
Specialist, EMCO Waterworks, Calgary<br />
With sustainable power consumption on<br />
the rise, ATCO and Siemens have teamed<br />
up to meet this ever growing demand. The<br />
Newell ATCO site near Brooks, Alberta<br />
has been a beehive of activity this year<br />
creating a convertor station that changes<br />
AC power to DC power, making the<br />
logistics of electrical transmission a reality<br />
for Albertans.<br />
The project itself was an exciting challenge<br />
for the owners, the engineers working on<br />
the system, and the contractor that was<br />
hired to make this plan a reality. As the<br />
location of the site was remote, each aspect<br />
of the project needed to be calculated<br />
carefully. EMCO Waterworks in Calgary<br />
was charged with the responsibility to<br />
“Project Manage” the purchasing and<br />
supply of most of the project items<br />
required, including twelve large ZCL<br />
Fiberglass tanks. ZCL tanks were<br />
chosen for a variety of reasons. They are<br />
watertight, lightweight, easy to install, and<br />
corrosion resistant. ZCL’s unique outside-in<br />
fabrication process and fully integrated rib<br />
structure result in tanks that can withstand<br />
the pressures of being submerged in water<br />
to grade while empty with simultaneous<br />
H-20 traffic loads. Being underground these<br />
tanks don’t take up valuable land space<br />
and eliminate concerns relating to frost and<br />
freezing. Unlike above-ground tanks that<br />
can create a negative visual impact, the<br />
ZCL tanks also make the property more<br />
aesthetically pleasing.<br />
Seven of the ZCL tanks were used as part<br />
of the project’s fire suppression system - a<br />
holding tank system allowing for nearly<br />
a million liters of emergency and fire<br />
suppression water to be pumped through<br />
almost a kilometer of IPEX pipe. The<br />
system creates a fire loop that feeds eight<br />
separate hydrants. The largest of the tanks<br />
measures over 70 feet long and 10 feet in<br />
diameter. Using a trombone trailer, Spruce<br />
Valley Carriers transported the tanks<br />
which were delivered to the site and then<br />
craned into place. The tanks are connected<br />
through a header system that feeds a 16”<br />
pump that pressurizes the system, on<br />
standby and ready for usage as required.<br />
Two of the remaining five tanks were<br />
designed for both a potable water holding<br />
system and a centralized septic holding<br />
tank, and three of the tanks were designed<br />
to handle the septic drainage associated<br />
with individual buildings around the site.<br />
The ZCL tanks are anchored to the ground<br />
with an engineered system of precast<br />
concrete anchors and specially fabricated<br />
fiberglass straps allowing them to stay in<br />
place after backfill, even when empty. The<br />
fourteen straps holding down the largest<br />
of the tanks are attached to the concrete<br />
anchors with turnbuckles. The tanks<br />
themselves are a single-walled design,<br />
fabricated with vents and “manways” to<br />
allow access and entry if needed. The grid<br />
of seven tanks is tied together with a header<br />
to equalize the levels as well as to drain<br />
them evenly if needed in an emergency.<br />
Water is a growing concern for many<br />
projects such as this. The ability to be<br />
self-sufficient in this regard was of vital<br />
interest to ATCO and Siemens. The ZCL<br />
tanks allow each water-related step of this<br />
project to be maintained and sustained for<br />
years to come.<br />
PROJECT PARTNERS<br />
Owner: ATCO Electrical<br />
Prime Contractor: Siemens Canada<br />
Electrical / Civil General: Black &<br />
McDonald, ON<br />
Civil Contractor: Four Season Site<br />
Development, ON<br />
Tank Supplier: EMCO Calgary<br />
For more information on this project or the<br />
tanks shown, contact your local EMCO<br />
Waterworks location.<br />
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Commercial Truck Equipment<br />
MONROE WINTER ROAD<br />
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT<br />
The Monroe Truck Equipment Snow & Ice Division has been manufacturing quality equipment since<br />
1983. It markets and services products throughout the world and has an international network of<br />
distributors in the USA and Canada. Monroe manufactures a complete line of winter road maintenance<br />
equipment and is represented in western Canada by Commercial Truck Equipment.<br />
Specifications include all those listed<br />
for the straight reversible plows with the<br />
main difference of a ‘No Trip’ feature,<br />
heights of 30” and 39”, and discharges<br />
of 47”, 52”, and 66”. One Way plows are<br />
also available in fixed angle or reversible<br />
with an adjustable moldboard pitch. They<br />
are manufactured in 100% continuouslywelded<br />
moldboard and with heavy duty,<br />
4-point hinged push-frames.<br />
SPREADERS<br />
PLOWS<br />
Full Trip Straight Reversible Plows<br />
Monroe straight reversible plows feature a<br />
full list of advanced specifications. Slotted<br />
Trip, Compression Trip Edge, and Torsion<br />
Trip Edge plows are available in 10’, 11’,<br />
and 12’ lengths, with available heights of<br />
36”, 41”, and 48”. Durability is provided<br />
with horizontal bracing and a heavy duty<br />
3/4” x 4” x 4” bottom angle.<br />
The cutting edge is 5/8” x 8”, AASHTO<br />
top punched. Durable compression<br />
springs, heavy duty 4-point hinged<br />
pushframe, various light packages, two<br />
double-acting 3” x 10” reversing cylinders<br />
with adjustable Chevron packing,<br />
crossover relief valve, ship and car<br />
channel A-frame, and abrasion-resistant<br />
hoses with steel clamps complete the long<br />
list of standard features.<br />
Monroe’s Full Trip One Way Plows<br />
One way plows incorporate the same<br />
rugged design characteristics as straight<br />
reversible plows.<br />
Pickup V-Box<br />
The Monroe Pickup V-Box Spreader is<br />
available for light duty vehicles including:<br />
3/4-ton pickups, 1-ton and HD-Super<br />
Duty with flatbed or dump body, and<br />
Pull-behind trailer mount. Spreaders are<br />
available in mild steel, and 304 stainless<br />
steel. A choice of engine-driven or<br />
hydraulic-driven units are available.<br />
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Pickup V-Box Features:<br />
• 4-bolt relubeable bearing<br />
Options:<br />
• Inverted V<br />
• Hold down kit<br />
• Vertical hopper extensions<br />
• 7’ and 10’ lengths<br />
• Electric throttle control<br />
• Battery<br />
• Center high-mount stop light<br />
• Hydraulic drive auger in lieu of chain<br />
MSV and MV V-Box Spreaders<br />
The Monroe V-Box Spreader is designed<br />
and built for long lasting, heavy duty,<br />
reliable service. Both models, MSV and<br />
MV, are available in mild steel, and 304<br />
stainless steel with 100% continuouslywelded<br />
construction. A choice of slidein<br />
or chassis-mount is offered, in sizes<br />
ranging from 8’ to 17’.<br />
MSV Features :<br />
• Tip-up spinner assembly<br />
• 4-bolt flange bearings<br />
• 2” idler shaft<br />
• Spring-loaded chain take-up bearing<br />
• Front and rear wipers<br />
• Rear diverter chute<br />
• Replaceable chain shields, 10 gauge<br />
• 3/8” x 1-1/2” bar flights<br />
• 50:1 or 25:1 gearbox with 2” drive shaft<br />
• Top screens<br />
MV Features :<br />
• Bolt-on spinner assembly<br />
• 4-Bolt flange bearings<br />
• 1-1/2” idler shaft<br />
• Spring-loaded chain take-up bearing<br />
• Front and rear wipers<br />
• Rear diverter chute<br />
• Formed chain shields, 10 gauge<br />
• 1/4” x 1-1/2” bar flights<br />
• 50:1 or 25:1 gearbox with 1-1/2” drive<br />
shaft<br />
• Top screens<br />
Pre-wetting Systems<br />
Pre-wetting is increasing in popularity<br />
with up to 40% savings in granular<br />
materials being reported when pre-wetting<br />
with liquids deicing chemicals.<br />
Pre-wetting Systems Features:<br />
• Hydraulic and electric systems available<br />
• 15 to 400 gallon tank capacities<br />
• Simple on/off systems to closed-loop<br />
system<br />
• Mounting hardware available in powdercoated<br />
mild steel or stainless steel<br />
For more information contact your local<br />
branch of Commercial Truck Equipment,<br />
or visit: www.comtruck.ca<br />
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Komatsu’s “Intelligent<br />
Machine Control”<br />
Dozer<br />
The D61EXi/PXi-23 is Komatsu’s first<br />
intelligent Machine Control model to the<br />
North American market. Due to its first<br />
fully automatic blade control, the D61i-23<br />
dozer can perform not only finish grading,<br />
which has been possible with conventional<br />
Machine Control, but also rough dozing.<br />
As a result, it achieves outstanding<br />
improvement in productivity. According<br />
to Komatsu, this is the first machine using<br />
this new innovative technology, and it is<br />
scalable to other products manufactured<br />
by Komatsu.<br />
Longer track-on ground standard (EX)<br />
and low ground pressure (PX) models are<br />
available to offer customers flotation and<br />
weight distribution options that best match<br />
their applications. Operating weights range<br />
from 39,441 lbs. to 41,381 lbs. depending<br />
on the configuration with a net 168HP<br />
at 2200 rpm. The D61i-23 also features<br />
the integration of Komatsu’s proprietary<br />
KOMTRAX (Komatsu Machine Tracking<br />
System) and TOPCON’s construction<br />
management system. In the near future,<br />
this integrated system will enable highefficiency,<br />
unified management of<br />
construction work through access to realtime<br />
machine data, via its web service, to<br />
track work progress including the amount<br />
of soil dozed at jobsites.<br />
Fully Automatic Blade Control for<br />
Rough and Fine Dozing<br />
While crawler dozers have been able to<br />
perform high-precision finish grading<br />
after installing an add-on machine<br />
control system, the D61i-23 can perform<br />
rough dozing as well as finish grading<br />
in automatic mode, thanks to its fully<br />
automatic blade control. When rough<br />
dozing, the automatic blade control<br />
monitors blade load and adjusts blade<br />
elevation to minimize track slip and<br />
perform high-efficiency dozing. As work<br />
progresses closer to the target finish<br />
grade, the automatic blade control adjusts<br />
accordingly to provide finish grade<br />
performance with high-level precision.<br />
Komatsu claims that improvement in<br />
combination rough dozing efficiency is<br />
up to 13% higher compared to add-on<br />
machine control systems.<br />
Standard Factory-installed Integrated<br />
Machine Control System<br />
With the D61EXi/PXi-23, typical addon<br />
machine control system components<br />
mounted on the blade have been replaced<br />
with factory-installed cab top GNSS<br />
(Global Navigation Satellite System)<br />
antenna, enhanced inertial measuring unit<br />
(IMU+), and stroke sensing hydraulic<br />
cylinders. These components along<br />
with the machine control monitor and<br />
controllers mounted inside of the cab are<br />
installed at the Komatsu manufacturing<br />
facility during machine assembly, ensuring<br />
a quality installation with reliability.<br />
Intelligence: Enhancements for<br />
Optimized Performance<br />
Inside the cab, customer selectable dozing<br />
modes allow system response to be tailored<br />
to the current machine operation for<br />
optimized performance. Similarly, blade<br />
load settings are adjustable between pre-sets<br />
to match actual material conditions. Pass to<br />
pass, the intelligent Machine Control system<br />
can be left with the automatic blade control<br />
engaged because of its ability to precisely<br />
automate the lowering of the blade at the<br />
start of a pass and raise it at the end of a pass.<br />
When the machine travels around the job<br />
site, the cab top GNSS antenna collects<br />
accurate surface data by measuring actual<br />
elevations. The stroke sensing angle<br />
cylinder measures the actual angle of the<br />
blade for high precision grading accuracy<br />
on cross-slope, blade angled or not.<br />
KOMTRAX<br />
The D61i-23 crawler dozer is equipped<br />
with the latest KOMTRAX technology,<br />
which is fully integrated with Komatsu’s<br />
Tier 4 technology and sends machine<br />
operating information to a secure website<br />
utilizing wireless technology. Hour<br />
meter, location, cautions, load ratio, fuel<br />
consumption and maintenance alerts – to<br />
name a few of its features – are relayed to<br />
the web application for analysis.<br />
For further information contact your local<br />
SMS Equipment branch.<br />
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Polar Mobility Research<br />
Polar on<br />
the<br />
Expansive new facility meets growing<br />
demand for products and services<br />
Since 1981 Polar Mobility Research has<br />
been dedicated to the design, manufacture<br />
and distribution of Air Conditioning,<br />
Heating and Ventilating systems for<br />
heavy-duty mobile equipment including<br />
highway trucks, off-highway vehicles,<br />
oilfield equipment, boom trucks,<br />
logging machinery, military and mining<br />
equipment. Polar specializes in custom<br />
design and manufacture of unique and<br />
special purpose HVAC solutions.<br />
Due to the continued growth experienced<br />
by Polar a dramatic expansion in service<br />
and manufacturing capability was<br />
required. As of November, Polar will be<br />
moving to a new, custom designed facility<br />
in Calgary. Providing more than double<br />
its existing capacity, the new building will<br />
provide Polar with a significant increase<br />
in office and warehousing space, along<br />
with a similar expansion in shop floor<br />
area. The facility also features a 2-acre<br />
secured fenced yard for customer vehicle<br />
storage. The expanded manufacturing<br />
and warehousing area will allow Polar<br />
to warehouse more product and parts<br />
inventory, and better service customer<br />
requirements. It will also facilitate the<br />
research, development and manufacture of<br />
Polar’s own custom line of HVAC products.<br />
With increased parking, easier access<br />
and the capacity to handle future growth<br />
Polar is excited to announce this major<br />
investment in the company’s future.<br />
The new facility is located at 7860-62<br />
Street, South East in Calgary.<br />
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SINGLETON EQUIPMENT<br />
Can you hunt squirrels with<br />
an elephant gun?<br />
By John Singleton, Singleton Equipment, LLC<br />
Whoever coined the phrase, “Out of sight,<br />
out of mind” must have been thinking<br />
about water distribution systems. Most of<br />
us take our water provider for granted -<br />
we turn on the tap, water comes out. No<br />
big deal, right? For water professionals,<br />
it’s a very big deal. Underneath the very<br />
ground we walk on is a vast network of<br />
water pipelines. Even in small cities it’s<br />
not usual to find water pipelines large<br />
enough for a man to crawl through. In<br />
large cities, those pipelines are literally big<br />
enough for a car to drive through. Water<br />
distribution systems must have provisions<br />
to isolate a particular section of pipeline<br />
for maintenance purposes. That’s where<br />
valves come in. After a valve has been in<br />
service for a few years, mineral deposits<br />
and rust (technically called tuberculation)<br />
can bond to the internal parts of the valve,<br />
causing operational problems. The easiest<br />
way to make sure these critical valves will<br />
operate is to exercise them.<br />
Exercise?... Yes! Valves need exercise<br />
just like people. Sadly, we have a limited<br />
desire to exercise our bodies, and even<br />
less desire to exercise water distribution<br />
valves. Why? It’s hard work and takes<br />
precious time.<br />
Generally speaking, valve exercising<br />
equipment has been an expensive<br />
and cumbersome endeavor. Several<br />
companies offer truck or trailer mounted<br />
valve exercising equipment capable of<br />
generating huge amounts of torque. Those<br />
with valves big enough for a car to drive<br />
through may need machines like that,<br />
but what about the vast majority of small<br />
water departments around the globe? Our<br />
research suggests the average small city<br />
water system generally has valves from 4”<br />
to 16”. In addition, they usually don’t have<br />
a huge equipment budget that can handle<br />
a valve exerciser which could easily cost<br />
more than $30,000. If, and when, they<br />
exercise their valves, it’s usually done<br />
by an unlucky guy with a T-handle valve<br />
wrench. There’s another very important<br />
factor to mention as well. Even if your<br />
water crew never exercises a valve, they<br />
will absolutely have to close valves,<br />
sometimes large valves, to do maintenance<br />
downstream. I remember going out to do<br />
a demonstration in a medium sized city<br />
that had a 36” valve and two 30” valves<br />
that had to be shut down one morning for<br />
maintenance. Their crew had manually<br />
closed the 36” valve the day before, but it<br />
took 10 guys an hour, taking turns, to close<br />
the valve. I closed the same valve, working<br />
alone with a Valve Boss Model 70, in 11<br />
minutes. Needless to say, the prospective<br />
customer is now a Valve Boss owner.<br />
The agility of a handheld, totally portable<br />
valve operator/exerciser can make an<br />
overburdened water tech’s job much easier.<br />
Can you hunt squirrels with an elephant<br />
gun? Sure, but why not use a .22? It’s all<br />
about using the right tool for the job. Even<br />
water departments that have large truck<br />
or trailer mounted valve operators might<br />
quickly find out they can save precious<br />
time by using a portable, handheld machine<br />
to exercise and operate their valves before<br />
dragging out the elephant gun.<br />
For further information on Valve Boss<br />
Valve Operation Equipment visit:<br />
www.valveboss.com<br />
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