Hitachi ZX210LC-5N and ZX225USLC-3 fronts and clearance

Short-tail clearance and a long-front conversion solve different jobs

The ZX225USLC-3 uses a weighted counterweight to make its short rear swing practical. Hitachi's European brochure gives a 1,680 mm rear radius and a 2,370 mm minimum front swing radius. Those describe different ends of the machine.

A confined excavation still needs room for the bucket and attachment. The same publication identifies HIOS III hydraulics, boom recirculation and an arm boosting circuit; the short counterweight does not mean a simplified hydraulic system.

Regional power ratings need their original labels. The European sheet prints 122 kW/164 HP, while the North American specification gives 159 hp net under ISO 9249. Keep the engine identification and market with the rating.

Track gauge also differs from outside width: the European dimensional drawing places the track centres 2,390 mm apart and gives 2,990 mm overall with 600 mm shoes. Wider shoes change the outside envelope.

Read the US refill and attachment conditions together

The North American ZX225 sheet separates the hydraulic tank from the complete system: 33 gallons versus 60.8 gallons. Its two main pumps each deliver a rated 56 gpm; the separate gear pilot pump is rated 7.9 gpm. These are different circuits.

A service order needs the tank quantity, system quantity or pump specification identified explicitly.

The headline operating weight uses an operator, full fuel, the longer arm, wide shoes and a stated counterweight. Its lifting tables then distinguish the shorter and longer arms and front versus side lifts. A headline weight alone cannot select a lifting chart.

Bucket selection also depends on material density; Hitachi excludes optional thumbs and couplers from its general bucket recommendations.

The ZX210LC-5N H15 is a separate working arrangement

Hitachi's Super Long Front operator supplement describes an H15 attachment for the ZX210LC-5N. Its range drawing lists 15,340 mm maximum digging reach and 11,980 mm digging depth. These do not replace the conventional-front figures below.

The supplement restricts that long front to soft-ground excavation and directs general excavation back to the standard attachment. An oversized bucket can twist the front. Bucket mass and the material inside it must both fit the permitted loading weight, so added reach is not permission to fit a conventional digging bucket.