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Preparing the Job Site and
the Machine
Before drilling, prepare the job site and machine as
follows:
•
Marking and Preparing the Bore Path (page 44)
•
Testing the Zap-Alert System (page 45)
•
Loading the Drill Pipes (page 46)
•
Filling the Fuel Tank (page 46)
•
Checking the Engine-Oil Level (page 74)
•
Checking the Coolant Level in the Radiator (page
86)
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Checking the Hydraulic Fluid (page 91)
•
Checking the Drilling-Fluid-Pump Oil Level (page
94)
•
Loading and Unloading the Machine (page 48)
•
Understanding Horizontal Directional Drilling (page
35)
•
Connecting to a Drilling-Fluid Source (page 52)
•
Setting Up the Drill Head and Tracking
System (page 50)
•
Setting up the Machine for Drilling (page 51)
•
Deploying the Zap-Alert System (page 51)
Marking and Preparing the
Bore Path
1.
Walk the bore path, marking it on the ground
with marking paint so that the receiver operator
will be able to follow the path.
2.
Hand dig to expose any buried utility lines,
previously marked, that the bore path will be
crossing. This will allow the receiver operator to
know exactly where they are.
3.
If you are exiting the bore at ground level and
not in an existing trench, dig an angled hole into
which the bit will enter at the end of the bore.
4.
If desired, dig a hole to the beginning-of-the-bore
point where you can disconnect the pipe or lines
after pulling them back.
Checking the
Safety-Interlock Switches
Checking the Operator Presence
Safety-Interlock Functions on the
Operator Platform
1.
Start the engine.
2.
With the engine running, rise from the seat and
press a joystick function.
Note:
The drill functions should not engage.
If they do engage, there is a malfunction in the
interlock system that you should correct before
resuming operation.
Checking the Operator Presence
Safety-Interlock Functions on the
Travel Pendant
You will need 2 people for this procedure.
1.
Start the engine.
2.
With the engine running, have 1 person sit in
the seat.
3.
Using the travel pendant, press the controls to
tram the machine.
Note:
The tramming functions should not
engage. If they do engage, there is a malfunction
in the interlock system that you should correct
before resuming operation.
4.
With the engine running, use the travel pendant
and press the controls to lower the stabilizer feet
while not holding the operator presence button.
Note:
The stabilizer feet functions should
not engage. If they do engage, there is a
malfunction in the interlock system that you
should correct before resuming operation.
5.
With the engine running, use the travel pendant
and press the controls to tram the machine while
not holding the operator presence button.
Note:
The tramming functions should not
engage. If they do engage, there is a malfunction
in the interlock system that you should correct
before resuming operation.
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