FAUN ATF 220G-5
Hup Hin
This fine FAUN ATF 220G-5 of Hup Hin from Singapore (SG) replaced the Sany SAC1600S during the erection of a steel structure. It is a 220-tonne crane mounted on a 5-axle carrier.
The 5-axle carrier is powered by a Mercedes-Benz OM 502 LA, an 8-cylinder diesel engine with an output of 390 kW (530 hp). Axles 1, 2, 4 and 5 are driven and steerable. The third axle can be lifted.
In transport condition, the crane is 15.1 metres long, 3 metres wide and 3.94 metres high. The transport weight of the crane is approximately 75 tonnes. A frame is mounted at the rear of the chassis on which the outrigger pads are carried.
Here, the crane was deployed with the basic ballast of 12 tonnes, which is the maximum amount of ballast the crane can geometrically carry itself. The ballast can be increased to a maximum of 71 tonnes, with the remaining sections then having to be delivered by truck. The ballast has a swing radius of 4.98 metres.
This crane has largely been retained in the factory colours used by FAUN; the red accents (such as the ballast) were added by Hup Hin.
The outrigger base measures 9.045 x 8.3 metres, or 9.045 x 5.6 metres when half extended.
The seven-section main boom has a base length of 13.2 metres and telescopes six times to a maximum length of 68 metres. Here, the main boom is telescoped to a length of 50.9 metres. In this configuration, the crane could lift a maximum of 28.5 tonnes at a radius of 8 metres or 1.1 tonnes up to a radius of 42 metres if the correct reeving is applied. In this case, the maximum capacity is limited to the single-line pull of the rope: 10 tonnes.
The crane was deployed to lift steel sections for a new industrial building.
A few weeks later, I came across the crane again; this time it was standing idle on another construction site.
Here, the crane was erected with the full ballast of 71 tonnes.
This time, the main boom was extended with a 13.2-metre-long folding jib, which was mounted at an angle of 20 degrees. An interesting crane from Hup Hin; unfortunately, this crane is no longer operating in Singapore nowadays.