Quick Start Guide

disconnectfromeachotherandmaybedisconnected
underground.
1.Whentheareaisclearofpeople,disabletheexit-side
lockoutusingtheexit-side-lockouttransmitter
(theOK-to-Drilllightonthecontrolpanelshould
illuminate);presstheexit-side-lockout,resetswitchon
thecontrolpanel.
2.Turnonthedrillinguidpumpswitchandallowthe
uidpressuretobuildto200to300psi.
3.Rotatethedrillheaduntilthebitisatthe6o’clock
position.
4.Movethecarriageforwarddrivingthebitstraightinto
thegrounduntiltheentiredillhousingisunderground.
5.Continuepushingforwardandbeginrotatingthedrill
spindleclockwisetoinitiatethedrillingaction.
6.Drillforwarduntilthecarriagereachestheendofthe
frame,thenretractitabout6mm(1/4inch).
AddingDrillPipes
1.Alignthepipejointinthewrenchassembly.
2.Closethelowerwrench(stationarywrench)ontothe
rstpipe.
Note:Thedrillinguidwillautomaticallyshutoff
whenyouactivatethelowerwrench(makeup/breakout
wrench).
3.Pullbackthecarriageapproximately12.7mm(0.5
inch).
Note:Thiswillallowthecarriagetooat,andwillnot
damagethepipethreads.
4.Rotatethedrillheadcounterclockwiseuntilthespindle
iscompletelyremovedfromthepipe.
5.Spraythespindlewiththreadjointcompound,then
returnthedrillcarriagetotheupperendoftheframe.
6.Rotatethepipegrippertotheclosestrowofpipesin
thepipeholder.
7.Lowerapipeintothepipegripperandgripitinplace.
8.Rotatethepipegrippertowardthethrustframe,and
extendituntilthepipeiscenteredovertheframeand
infrontofthespindleonthedrillcarriage.
9.Rotatethedrillspindleclockwiseandmovethecarriage
slowlyforwardtoinsertthespindleintothefemaleend
ofthepipe(Figure29).
Note:Tightenthejointuntilthepipeisrotatingwith
thespindle.
10.Movethedrillcarriageslowlydowntheframe
untilthemalethreadsonthepipeareunder
thethread-joint-compoundapplicatorandapply
thread-jointcompoundtothethreads.
11.Rotatethedrillspindleclockwiseandmovethecarriage
slowlyforwardtoinsertthemaleendofthepipeinto
thefemaleendofthepreviouspipe.Tightenthejoint
untilyoureachnomorethan2,304N-m(1,700ft-lb).
12.Releaseandretractthepipegripper,rotatingitallthe
wayoutpastthethirdrowofpipes.
Important:Ensurethatyoufullyretractthe
pipegripperandrotateitallthewayoutorthe
carriagemaycollidewiththegripper,damaging
themachine.
13.Releasethewrenchandcontinuethedrillingoperation.
SteeringtheDrillHead
Thedrillbitisshapedlikeawedge,angledfromonesideof
thebittotheother.Whenyoupushthebitthroughthesoil
withoutrotatingit,itwillveertowardthedirectionthewedge
ispointing.Whenyourotatethepipeanddrillheaditbores
throughthesoilinastraightpath.
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Figure31
1.Drillbit
Whendrilling,thereceiveroperatorfollowsthedrillheadasit
progresses.Thereceiverreceivessignalsfromthesondein
thedrillheadidentifyingitsposition,depth,pitch,direction,
transmittertemperature,andorientationinthesoil.The
remoteconsoleisascreenthatremainsnearyou(thedrill
operator)toshowyoutheinformationfromthereceiver
whiledrillingsoyoucanmakesteeringdecisions.
Fordetailedinformationonusingthereceiverandremote
consoletoguidethedrillhead,refertotheOperator’sManual
thatcamewithyourreceiver.
Important:Donotsteerthedrillheadmorethan20cm
(8inches)offcenterforevery10feetofforwardtravel.If
yousteermorethanthisyouwilldamagethedrillpipes.
BoringtheHorizontalShaft
Aftercreatingtheentryshaft,yougraduallysteerthedrill
headupwhilepushingforward,followingtheplannedbore
path.Whenyoureachthedesireddepth,leveloutthedrill
headandborethehorizontalshaft,addingpipesasyougo.
Whileboring,paycloseattentiontotheinformationrelayed
backtoyoubythereceiveroperatoraboutthestatusand
locationofthedrillheadtoensurethatyouarefollowingthe
plannedpath.
Important:Whiledrilling,watchthesondetemperature.
Allsondeshaveamaximumtemperatureabovewhich
theywillbedamaged.Frictionbetweenthedrillhead
andthesoilwillcausethetemperaturetoraise.To
reducethetemperature,slowdown,decreaseforward
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