The Link-Belt 138 HYLAB 5 features a cab that offers substantially more room and is designed to be highly functional and very comfortable, 18, 000 BTU air-conditioning, 19, 000 BTU hot water heating, Six-way adjustable seat, Easy-to-read backlit gauges, Adjustable armrest console with pilot-operated single-axis controls for all hoisting functions, Full function SML-10 load moment indicator monitored by load sensing via boom hoist mounted load cell and Freefall standard.

Powered by a 182 hp (135 kW) (tier 2) Mitsubishi diesel engine, Six pump main hydraulic package provides smooth, uninterrupted performance, Matched front & rear drum performance with 32, 377 lbs (14 686 kg) line pull and line speed up to 442 ft/min (135 m/min), Remote hydraulic cooler with thermostatically controlled, hydraulically operated fan, 8' 11" (2.72 m) retracted gauge to get into tight job sites, 14' (4.26 m) extended gauge for max capacities and Optional third drum offers 15, 041 lbs (6 822 kg) line pull and 245 ft/min (75 m/min) line speed. Transportability and assembly is easy with simple and fast counterweight removal, Remove counterweights, retract the crawlers, store the catwalks, pin the live mast and gantry and be ready to load out. Reverse the process and be ready to stab boom in 13 minutes.  Transports in three loads with full boom and jib.

Big, fast and strong with greater reach and capacities; outpicks the competition virtually everywhere on the chart. Blocked over-end capacities, challenging higher rated capacity cranes and meets OSHA requirements for anti-two block and automatic brake systems on cranes used to handle personnel.  Outreaching the nearest competitor, the 138 H5 boasts a maximum tip height of 241' (73.50 m) with the tube boom and jib used in combination.

138 HYLAB 5 attachments ... versatile & strong

Tubular boom

• 40' - 200' (12.19 - 60.96 m) tubular boom

• Maximum boom & jib combination: 180' + 60' (54.86 + 18.29 m)

• Maximum tip height: 241' (79.0 m)

• Maximum 360° working radius: 200' (60.96 m)

• 15, 800 lbs (7 167 kg) maximum clamshell / dragline / duty cycle capacity

• 70' (21.34 m) maximum duty cycle boom

• 145, 149 lbs (65 838 kg) operating weight

Angle boom

• 40' - 150' (12.19 - 45.72 m) tubular boom

• Maximum boom & jib combination: 140' + 60' (42.67 + 18.29 m)

• Maximum tip height: 203' (61.87 m)

• Maximum 360° working radius: 180' (54.86 m)

• 22, 700 lbs (10 296 kg) maximum clamshell / dragline / duty cycle capacity

• 80' (24.38 m) maximum duty cycle boom

• 147, 011 lbs (66 683 kg) operating weight

Fixed jib

• 30' - 60' (9.14 - 18.29 m) fixed jib

• Used with tube or angle boom

• Offset angles at 5°, 15° and 25°

Auxiliary 5' tip extension

• Designed to use in place of jib to provide clearance between working hoist lines

• Maximum capacity is 9 tons (8.16 mt)