At Verhelst Machines, we are proud of our recent project with Van Roey, where we delivered an impressive crane solution for the Capital One building on Belliard Street, Brussels.
The Wolff 7032
For this project, the Wolff 7032 Clear was selected, a machine known for its power and flexibility. The crane was assembled with a jib length of 55 meters and a height under the hook of 66.3 meters. The maximum lifting capacity of the crane is 12 tons, while the maximum lifting capacity at the end of the jib is 4.8 tons.
The crane is mounted on a city portal CP 690. The portal has a corner distance of 7 meters and consists of a standard chassis of 6 meters, extended with components to create a portal. The ballast is placed on the portal, which is chemically anchored into concrete blocks in the ground. The clearance height is 4.5 meters and the clearance width is 6.2 meters.
Additionally, the standard built-in zoning system of Wolff was set here to prevent the crane hook from swinging over the nearby track.
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A challenging assembly and location
The location of the crane was an important factor in this project. The Belliardstraat was not allowed to be closed for the assembly of this crane. Therefore, everything had to happen on the Pascalestraat. To ensure through traffic, it was decided to place the crane on a portal.
The Pascalestraat has a slope of more than 5 percent, which presents significant challenges. To secure the portal, concrete blocks were poured into the street, and then the portal was assembled on top of them. Additionally, there are large trees in the street and the street is quite narrow, which provides limited maneuverability for our telescopic cranes. But thanks to our craftsmanship and experience, we still managed to carry out the assembly smoothly.
The assembly was carried out with two telescopic cranes from Verhelst Machines:
- Our 300-ton Grove GMK 6300L-1 performed the assembly.
- Our 120-ton Grove GMK 5120L supplied parts, preassembled the boom, and unloaded the transport.
