Quick Start Guide

calleddrillinguidor“Mud”,throughthepipeandintothe
bore.Thisdrillinguid,or“Mud”,doesthefollowingfor
yourbore:
•Lubricatesthedrillhead
•Loosensthesoilintowhichthedrilliscutting
•Penetratesandbindsloosesoiltokeepthemfrom
collapsingontheborepipe.
Thespecicmixtureyouneedwillvarydependingonyour
soiltypeandtheoperationyouareperforming;refertoyour
mixingsystemOperator’sManualfordetails.
Conversely,forsomejobs(dependingonthesoiltypeand
distance),youcanpumpscreenedwaterfromanaturalwater
source,suchasalakeorriver,throughthedrillinlieuof
mixeddrillinguid.
•Toconnectthemachinetoamixingsystem,referto
SettingUptheMixingSystem(page24)
•Toconnectthemachinetoanaturalwatersource,refer
toSettingUpthePumptoUseaNaturalWaterSource
(page24)
SettingUptheMixingSystem
Setupyourmixingsystemnearthedirectionaldrilllocation,
preferablydownwindsofumesfromthemixingsystem
enginewillnotbotheryouwhiledrilling.Followthe
instructionsprovidedinthemixingsystemOperator’sManual
forsettingitupandusingit.
Completethefollowingtoconnecttheexithosefromthe
mixingsystemtothedrilling-uidpumponthemachine:
1.Raisethecam-lockleversonthepump-inletcapand
removethecap(Figure25).
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Figure25
1.Cam-locklevers
2.Pump-inletcap
2.Insertthehosefromthemixingsystemoverthepump
inletandsecureitwiththecam-locklevers.
SettingUpthePumptoUseaNaturalWaterSource
Tosetupapumptouseanaturalwatersource,youmust
ensurethatyouusetheY-screentolterallmaterialsother
thanwater.
ToinstalltheY-screenperformthefollowingtasks:
1.Removethepump-inletcap(Figure26).
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Figure26
1.Pumpthreads3.Y-screen
2.Pump-inletcap
2.AligntheY-screenwiththethreadsonthepump
(Figure26).
3.RotateandtightentheY-screenontothepump.
4.AttachthehosetotheY-screen,andbeginpumping
fromthenaturalwatersource.
DeployingtheZap-AlertSystem
TheZap-Alertsystemisanelectricstrikesensingdeviceon
themachinethattriggersastrobelightandaudiblealarmin
theeventthatthedrillbit,reamer,orstakebreaksintoan
energizedpowerline.Intheeventofanelectricstrike,the
machinewillbecomeenergized,settingoffthealarm.The
operator’splatformiselectricallyisolatedfromtherestof
themachinetoprotectyou.
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