49
INTERNATIONAL AND SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
■
AUGUST 20
13
Specialist lifting
contractor Hubert
Wiemann Autokrane faced
numerous challenges
when refurbishing a
swimming pool and spa
complex in Sinsheim,
Germany.
IC
reports
SITE REPORT
In at the deep end
separated two of complex’s large outdoor
pools. The width of the MK 88 meant that
there were only millimetres of space on
either side of the crane.
Once the driver had carefully navigated
the crane through the ford, the MK 88
travelled along an access route that was
submerged in 600 mm of water. From here
the crane worked in a tight working area
of 10 m, of which the crane supports
took up 7.5 m.
To travel through the water, its depth
meant that the hydraulic suspension
was extended to achieve greater ground
clearance. This part of the process
involved working in extremely restricted
visibility due to the surface of the water, a
company spokesperson added.
With all access and set up challenges
and other complications overcome,
the glass panels were positioned by
installation personnel.
Commenting on the refurbishment
project, a company spokesperson said,
“The use of a mobile construction
crane was ideal for this job since it
was able to be positioned close to the
building and its large radius was
able to extend a long way into the
roof area.”
■
H
ubert Wiemann Autokrane chose
a Liebherr MK 88 mobile folding
construction crane to help carry
out refurbishment work at a swimming
pool complex in Germany.
Owner and operator Hubert Wiemann
Autokrane from Dortmund used the
crane to replace glass panels on the roof
of the Badewelt Sinsheim swimming pool
and spa complex. Challenges during the
refurbishment project included a small
working area and almost inaccessible sites.
To carry out one of the refurbishment
tasks, the 2.75 metre-wide MK 88 had
to travel through a 3 m wide ford that
Spectacular night view of a Liebherr
MK88 mobile folding construction
crane lifting glass roof panels on a
refurbishment project in Germany
Travel through the pool to the set up
position was done with the MK88’s
hydraulic suspension raised to
increase “ground” clearance
