Hitachi KH230-3 - Van 't Hek
Van 't Hek from Z.O. Beemster (NL) is operating multiple Hitachi KH230-3 for pile driving job. This is the fourth crane of Van 't Hek and stood parked on their yard in Amsterdam (NL).
It is a 60-tonne crane that is powered by a HINO EM100 diesel engine with a power of 110 kW (150 hp).
The undercarriage is 5.72 meters long and 4.5 meters wide. For the transport over the road is it possible to move the tracks inwards to reduce the breadth to only 3.5 meters.
The crane is fitted with two hoist winches with each 22 mm hoist cable.
The A-frame has a total height of 5.28 meters and can be folded down for the transport over the road. The transport height is then only 3.3 meters.
The full counterweight weights 22.8 tonnes and has a 4.25 meter tailswing.
The main boom has a 13 meter base length and can be extended in 3 meter steps to a full length of 52 meters.
Here stood the crane fitted with a 31 meter long main boom. In this configuration is the crane able to hoist maximum 29.7 tonnes on a 6.6 meter radius or 3.65 tonnes on a 27.9 meter radius. A very sharp crane of Van 't Hek!