Operator's Manual

7.Oncetheentiredrillbitisinthesoil,pushthecontrol
leverintoneutral.
8.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
9.Checkthegradeoftherod.
Iftherodisnotwithinthegradetolerancesforthejob
beingperformed,starttheengine,anddrivebackward
topulltheboringbitoutofthesoil,thenrepeatsteps
5
through9,makingadjustmentstocorrectthegrade.
10.Removetherodguidetool.
11.Starttheengineandpullthecontrolleverrearwardto
starttheboringbit.
12.Slowlymovethemachineforwardastheboringbit
digsintothesoil.
Important:Donotdrivetoofast,forcingthebit
intothesoil.Allowthebittoprogressatitsown
rate.Donotpushorpullthebitthroughthesoil
whenthedriveheadisnotturning.
13.Whenabout15cm(6inches)ofrodareleftshowingin
theentrancetrenchorwhentheboringbitcompletely
entersandboresintothefarsideoftheexittrench,
stopthemachine,pushthecontrolleverintoneutral,
andstoptheengine.
14.Iftheboringbithasnotyetenteredtheexittrench,
completethefollowing:
A.Detachtherodfromthedrivehead.
B.Starttheengineandbackuptotheendofthe
entrancetrench.
C.Stopengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
D.Connectanotherrodandrepeatsteps
11through
14.
ReamingtheHole
1.Withashovel,carefullydigaroundtheboringbit
clearingitofsoiluntilitcanberemoved(Figure21).
Figure21
1.Sidewalkordriveway
4.Reamer
2.Exittrench
5.Swivel
3.Shoveldugareaaround
bit
2.Removetheboringbitandattachthereamer(Figure
21).
3.Attachthecableorpipingbeinginstalledtotheswivel
ontheendofthereamer(Figure21).
4.Starttheengineandpullthecontrolleverrearwardto
startthereamer.
5.Slowlymovethemachinerearwardasthereamerdigs
intothesoil.
Important:Donotdrivetoofast,forcingthe
reamerintothesoil.Allowthereamertoprogress
atitsownrate.Neverpushorpullthereamer
throughthesoilwhenthedriveheadisnotturning.
6.Whenarodcouplingisabout15cm(6inches)intothe
entrancetrenchorwhenthereamercompletelyenters
thetrenchwithabout15cm(6inches)ofthecableor
piping,stopthemachine,pullthecontrolleverinto
neutral,andstoptheengine.
7.Ifthereamerhasnotyetenteredtheexittrench,
completethefollowing:
A.Detachtherodfromthedriveheadandrodstill
inthesoil.
B.Starttheengineandmovetothefrontofthe
entrancetrench.
C.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartsto
stop.
D.Connectthedriveheadtotherodshaftinthesoil.
E.Repeatsteps
4through7.
8.Withthereamerandcable/pipingintheentrance
trench,removethecableorpipingfromthereamer.
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