The mobile crane on the construction site weighs 96 tons. He assembles the modules, which weigh up to 18. tons.
Heavy transport fleet and AC 500 mobile crane in use for timber module construction
UNUS project Brauerstrasse in St. Gallen by Krattiger Holzbau AG
On the road with our heavy transport fleet and the AC 500 mobile crane in the service of Krattiger Holzbau for the UNUS project Brauerstrasse in St. Gallen.
In the first stage alone, 40 units were transported from the plant in Amriswil to St. Gallen
The wooden modules, weighing up to 18 tons, are assembled using an AC 500 mobile crane
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