Atlas Copco Hydraulic Pick Hammers & Spike Drivers — LH11 & LH 280 E
For crews already running hydraulic: the 34-lb LH11 pick chips, digs, and drives at 2,300 BPM off any 5.3-GPM class-C circuit, and the LH 280 E spike driver puts breaker-class iron behind rail spikes — both quieter and smoother than their air equivalents.
The short version
Light picking, chipping, and spade work off a small pack: the LH11. Driving rail spikes with hydraulic power: the LH 280 E Spike Driver. Air crews use the TEX pneumatic picks instead.
The Two Tools
LH11 Hydraulic Pick Hammer
Light enough to lift, strong enough to matter: 2,300 BPM on 5.3 GPM (20 lpm) breaks light concrete and brickwork, digs, and chases — with no exhaust blast, no freeze-ups, and noise levels an occupied building tolerates.
Choose it when: a class-C pack already runs your site and the work is light breaking and picking.
Key specs
LH 280 E Hydraulic Spike Driver
The 72-lb vibro-reduced platform fitted for spike driving: 1,350–1,750 BPM through a spike-set tool seats rail spikes in hardwood ties without the air compressor tagging along the right-of-way.
Choose it when: hydraulic hi-rail or pack-equipped rail crews drive spikes at volume.
Key specs
Questions
What powers these tools?
Any EHTMA class C (LH11) or C/D (LH 280 E) hydraulic source — an LP power pack or matched machine auxiliaries.
Why hydraulic instead of air for rail work?
No compressor on the ballast, no hoses across live track, much lower noise, and tools that never freeze in winter tamping season. If a pack already rides your hi-rail, the hydraulic versions complete the set.
Can the LH11 do breaker work?
Light breaking — brick, block, thin slab, chasing — yes. For real concrete demolition step up to the LH breaker range.
How fast do they ship?
In stock — free UPS Ground, same day on orders by 4 PM Eastern.
Quiet Iron for Track and Light Demo
One pack, every tool — call and we will build the hydraulic set.