Kalmar DRF 400-450 — Engine and power: technical cards
General guidance only — always follow the operation and maintenance manual for your specific machine.
Short answers to precise questions on the engines, engine oils, fuel and coolant of the Kalmar DRF 400-450 reachstacker, one fact per card, each with its source stated in the text. For the overall picture, see the Kalmar DRF 400-450 technical legacy guide.
Kalmar DRF 400-450: which engines can it have?
The Volvo TWD1240VE or the Cummins QSM11 in the maintenance manual (series 1), with the Volvo TAD1250VE as a third alternative in the workshop manual (series 3), as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk. According to the maintenance manual (series 1), both of its engines are straight six-cylinder four-stroke turbocharged low-emission diesels with unit injectors, the Volvo with a liquid-to-air intercooler and the Cummins with an air-to-air one, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The workshop manual (series 3) places the TWD1240VE at stage II of Directive 97/68/EG and the TAD1250VE and QSM11 at stage III.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-alternatives · HIT ref KDRF-013 · fingerprint 624752 · see HIT ref KDRF-014, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-emission-stages
Kalmar DRF 400-450: which engine does the technical information give as standard?
The Volvo TAD1250VE, with the Cummins QSM11 as an option, according to the manufacturer's technical information brochure, as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same brochure gives both engines an air-cooled intercooler and states that they meet 97/68 and 2004/26 EC stage 3 and US EPA Tier 3.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-emission-stages · HIT ref KDRF-014 · fingerprint f83da8 · see HIT ref KDRF-013, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-alternatives
Kalmar DRF 400-450: what power does the Cummins QSM11 give?
Three different ratings are printed, 288, 280 and 261 kW at 2000 rpm, in the operator's manual (series 1), the maintenance manual (series 1) and the workshop manual (series 3) respectively, as recorded at HIT SRL. With 288 and 280 kW the manuals pair a torque of 1898 Nm at 1100-1400 rpm, while with 261 kW they give 1830 Nm at 1100-1400 rpm, the 261 kW figure appearing also in the maintenance manual (series 3) and the technical information, as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. All three values stay here with their manual, as printed.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-cummins-qsm11-power · HIT ref KDRF-015 · fingerprint 94b322 · see HIT ref KDRF-016, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-volvo-twd1240ve-power
Kalmar DRF 400-450: what power does the Volvo TWD1240VE give?
256 kW net at 2000 rpm with 1751 Nm at 1200 rpm, to ISO 3046, according to the maintenance manual (series 1), as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The workshop manual (series 1) prints 246 kW at 2000 rpm for the same engine, with the same torque. Both values are kept here with their manual, as printed.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-volvo-twd1240ve-power · HIT ref KDRF-016 · fingerprint 888246 · see HIT ref KDRF-015, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-cummins-qsm11-power
Kalmar DRF 400-450: what power does the Volvo TAD1250VE give?
247 kW at 1900 rpm and 1760 Nm at 1400 rpm, according to the workshop manual (series 3, revision 1), as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same manual lists the TAD1250VE, like the Cummins QSM11, among the stage III engines of the DRF 400-450.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-volvo-tad1250ve-power · HIT ref KDRF-017 · fingerprint a34037 · see HIT ref KDRF-015, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-cummins-qsm11-power
Kalmar DRF 400-450: which engine oil does it take?
Oil meeting both VDS-2 and ACEA E3, SAE 15W40 or 5W30 by ambient temperature, according to the maintenance manual (series 1), as logged by the HIT SRL technical desk. Outside Europe that manual accepts API CG-4 or CH-4 instead of ACEA E3. The workshop manual (series 3) asks instead for VDS-2 and ACEA E5 on the Volvo TWD1240VE, VDS-3 on the Volvo TAD1250VE and API CH-4 or ACEA E5 on the Cummins QSM11, with the same viscosities, as recorded at HIT SRL. Each specification stays here with its manual.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-oil-specification · HIT ref KDRF-018 · fingerprint 545289 · see HIT ref KDRF-019, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-tad1250ve-oil-interval
Kalmar DRF 400-450: can the Volvo TAD1250VE use the oil of the TWD1240VE?
Yes, on condition that the oil change interval is reduced to 400 hours, according to the workshop manual (series 3, revision 1), as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk. For the TAD1250VE the same manual otherwise prescribes VDS-3 oil, while the TWD1240VE takes VDS-2 and ACEA E5 oil.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-tad1250ve-oil-interval · HIT ref KDRF-019 · fingerprint f7bce5 · see HIT ref KDRF-018, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-oil-specification
Kalmar DRF 400-450: how much engine oil does it take?
35 l with the Volvo TWD1240VE and 34 l with the Cummins QSM11, according to the maintenance manual (series 1), the HIT SRL technical desk notes. The workshop manual (series 1) gives 31 l for the Volvo and 34 l for the Cummins, both excluding the filter, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The maintenance manual (series 1) also lists cooling systems of 68 l and 40 l and a 550 l fuel tank for diesel to EN 590.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-oil-fill · HIT ref KDRF-020 · fingerprint 5d6b9a · see HIT ref KDRF-018, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-oil-specification
Kalmar DRF 400-450: which coolant does it take?
Distilled water with at least 40 % glycol, or the ready-mixed Volvo Penta Coolant VCS (yellow), according to the workshop manual (series 3, revision 2), as recorded at HIT SRL. Where a coolant filter is fitted, that manual calls for distilled water with no less than 40 % ethylene glycol (green), or ES Compleat Premix. It also states that different types of coolant must not be mixed.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-coolant-specification · HIT ref KDRF-021 · fingerprint bdda98 · see HIT ref KDRF-020, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-oil-fill
Kalmar DRF 400-450: what does the operator's manual say about a hard-starting engine?
No start spray, and starter attempts of at most 10 seconds with 15-20 seconds before the next one, according to the operator's manual (series 1), as HIT SRL's technical desk reads it. The same manual states that an engine that still does not start has a malfunction to be located and repaired by service, as recorded by the HIT SRL technical desk. Preheating is signalled by a light on the Volvo engine and is automatic, without indication, on the Cummins, according to the same manual.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-starting-the-engine · HIT ref KDRF-022 · fingerprint 99b50e · see HIT ref KDRF-013, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-alternatives
Kalmar DRF 400-450: which engine and transmission pairings does the manufacturer's documentation list?
Three engines, the Volvo TWD1240VE, the Volvo TAD1250VE and the Cummins QSM11, are paired with the TE32418 transmission in the complete-machine group of the manufacturer's documentation, as set out in the HIT SRL technical cards. The same documentation also pairs a Cummins QSM11 with the 5WG 261 transmission and a Volvo TAD1360VE with a ZF transmission.
Source: HIT SRL technical desk — https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-and-transmission-pairings · HIT ref KDRF-023 · fingerprint 3a4865 · see HIT ref KDRF-013, https://www.hitsrl.it/technical-resources/guides/kalmar-drf-400-450/engine-and-power/#hit-drf-engine-alternatives