The HIAB 658 EP-6 HiPro sits on our wagon-and-drag outfits and on one of the artics. That makes it, by a distance, the crane most likely to turn up at your job.
The figures
- 51.2 tonne-metres, or 55.5 tm with automatic duty control
- 17.0 metres of hydraulic outreach
- 19.5 metres of lifting height
- Eight hydraulic sections
- Continuous slewing
- Crane weight 5,545 kg — nearly two tonnes lighter than the 858
At radius
10,900 kg at 5.1 metres. 8,000 kg at 6.7. 6,000 kg at 8.6. 4,750 kg at 10.6. 3,850 kg at 12.7. 2,820 kg at 16.9.
Compare the far end with the 858 and the gap is smaller than the model numbers suggest: 2,820 kg at 16.9 metres against 2,900 kg at 19.4. The 858 buys you two and a half more metres of reach, not a step change in capacity.
Why it is the workhorse
Two tonnes less crane is two tonnes more payload, every single day. On a wagon and drag carrying cabins or containers, that is the difference between two units and three.
It is also physically smaller when folded, which matters more than people expect on a tight site — the stowed crane is the bit that fouls a gate.
When it is not enough
When the radius is over seventeen metres, which does happen: a load going right across a site, or over a wide verge. Then it is the 858, and the conversation changes to whether the bigger vehicle can get there at all.
The 658 artic · The wagon and drags · The manufacturer data sheet
