Operator's Manual

Table Of Contents
CheckingthePipeLoadGuard
SafetyInterlockFunctions
Youwillneed2peopleforthisprocedure.
1.Starttheengine.
2.Lowerthepipeloadguard.
3.Withtheenginerunning,have1personsitinthe
seatandbeginthedrillingprocess.
4.Raisethepipeloadguard.
Note:Thecamassemblyshouldnotengage.
Ifitdoesengage,thereisamalfunctioninthe
interlocksystemthatyoushouldcorrectbefore
resumingoperation.
TestingtheZap-Alert
System
DANGER
IftheZap-Alertsystemactivateswhiledrilling,
themachinewillbecomeenergized.Ifyou
stepoffoftheoperatorplatformorifsomeone
touchesthemachineorwetgroundnearthe
machineorinthebore,youortheycouldbe
electrocuted,causingseriousinjuryordeath.
TesttheZap-Alertsystembeforedrilling.
Deploythegroundingstakebeforedrilling.
Ensurethatthestakeisfullyinsertedinto
moistsoil.
IftheZap-Alertistriggered:
Stayintheseatanddonottouchthe
groundoranyotherpartofthemachine
untilthepowerhasbeenturnedoff.
Donotpourliquidsorurinatefromthe
operatorplatformontotheground.
Stopdrilling,stopthedrilling-uidow,
andretractthedrilloutoftheground.
Keepeveryoneawayfromthemachine.
Keepstandingorrunningwaterand
drillinguidcontainedclosetothe
machine.Keepwateranddrillinguid
sourcesawayfromthebrokenline.
Contacttheutilitycompanytohave
powershutofftothebrokenline.Do
notresettheZap-Alertsystemuntilthe
powerhasbeenturnedoff.
TheZap-Alertsystemisanelectricstrikesensing
deviceonthemachinethattriggersastrobelightand
audiblealarmintheeventthatthedrillbit,reamer,
orstakebreaksintoanenergizedpowerline.Inthe
eventofanelectricstrike,themachinebecomes
energized,settingoffthealarm.
TesttheZap-Alertsystembeforeusingthedrilleach
day,asfollows:
1.Removethegroundcablefromitsstorage
positionattherearofthemachine(Figure49).
2.Laythegroundingstakeatonthegroundaway
fromthemachine.Donotdrivethestakeinto
theground.
Important:Donotallowthestaketotouch
anypartofthemachine.
3.Openthefronthood;refertoOpeningtheFront
andRearHoods(page67).
4.ConnectanalligatorclipfromtheZap-Alert
testertothegroundingstudontheZap-Alert
system(Figure46andFigure47).
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Figure47
5.Connecttheotheralligatorcliptoametal
componentofthemachineframe.
6.PushtheTESTbuttonontheZap-Alerttester
(Figure48).
TheZap-Alertalarmshouldsound,andthe
strobeontopofthefronthoodshouldash.
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