Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
PreparingtheJobSiteand
theMachine
Beforedrilling,preparethejobsiteandmachineas
follows:
MarkingandPreparingtheBorePath(page44)
T estingtheZap-AlertSystem(page45)
LoadingtheDrillPipes(page46)
FillingtheFuelTank(page46)
CheckingtheEngine-OilLevel(page74)
CheckingtheCoolantLevelintheRadiator(page
86)
CheckingtheHydraulicFluid(page91)
CheckingtheDrilling-Fluid-PumpOilLevel(page
94)
LoadingandUnloadingtheMachine(page48)
UnderstandingHorizontalDirectionalDrilling(page
35)
ConnectingtoaDrilling-FluidSource(page52)
SettingUptheDrillHeadandTracking
System(page50)
SettinguptheMachineforDrilling(page51)
DeployingtheZap-AlertSystem(page51)
MarkingandPreparingthe
BorePath
1.Walktheborepath,markingitontheground
withmarkingpaintsothatthereceiveroperator
willbeabletofollowthepath.
2.Handdigtoexposeanyburiedutilitylines,
previouslymarked,thattheborepathwillbe
crossing.Thiswillallowthereceiveroperatorto
knowexactlywheretheyare.
3.Ifyouareexitingtheboreatgroundleveland
notinanexistingtrench,diganangledholeinto
whichthebitwillenterattheendofthebore.
4.Ifdesired,digaholetothebeginning-of-the-bore
pointwhereyoucandisconnectthepipeorlines
afterpullingthemback.
Checkingthe
Safety-InterlockSwitches
CheckingtheOperatorPresence
Safety-InterlockFunctionsonthe
OperatorPlatform
1.Starttheengine.
2.Withtheenginerunning,risefromtheseatand
pressajoystickfunction.
Note:Thedrillfunctionsshouldnotengage.
Iftheydoengage,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystemthatyoushouldcorrectbefore
resumingoperation.
CheckingtheOperatorPresence
Safety-InterlockFunctionsonthe
TravelPendant
Youwillneed2peopleforthisprocedure.
1.Starttheengine.
2.Withtheenginerunning,have1personsitin
theseat.
3.Usingthetravelpendant,pressthecontrolsto
tramthemachine.
Note:Thetrammingfunctionsshouldnot
engage.Iftheydoengage,thereisamalfunction
intheinterlocksystemthatyoushouldcorrect
beforeresumingoperation.
4.Withtheenginerunning,usethetravelpendant
andpressthecontrolstolowerthestabilizerfeet
whilenotholdingtheoperatorpresencebutton.
Note:Thestabilizerfeetfunctionsshould
notengage.Iftheydoengage,thereisa
malfunctionintheinterlocksystemthatyou
shouldcorrectbeforeresumingoperation.
5.Withtheenginerunning,usethetravelpendant
andpressthecontrolstotramthemachinewhile
notholdingtheoperatorpresencebutton.
Note:Thetrammingfunctionsshouldnot
engage.Iftheydoengage,thereisamalfunction
intheinterlocksystemthatyoushouldcorrect
beforeresumingoperation.
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