Operator's Manual

Figure81
1.Rearstabilizers
11.Pressthe2rightstakeleversintolowerandspinthe
rightstakeaugeruntilitseatsfully(Figure82).
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Figure82
1.Left-stake-raise/lower
lever
3.Right-stake-raise/lower
lever
2.Left-stake-spinlever
4.Right-stake-spinlever
12.Repeatstep11fortheleft-sidestake.
ConnectingtoaDrilling-uidSource
Whendrillingandreaming,youpumpamixtureofbentonite
clay,water,andsometimesotheringredients,collectively
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(page64)
•Toconnectthemachinetoanaturalwatersource,referto
SettingUpthePumptoUseaNaturalWaterSource(page
65)
SettingUptheMixingSystem
Setupyourmixingsystemnearthedirectionaldrilllocation,
preferablydownwindsofumesfromthemixingsystem
enginewillnotbotheryouwhiledrilling.Followthe
instructionsprovidedinthemixingsystemOperator’sManual
forsettingitupandusingit.
Completethefollowingtoconnecttheexithosefromthe
mixingsystemtothedrilling-uidpumponthemachine:
1.Raisethecam-lockleversonthepump-inletcapand
removethecap(Figure83).
Figure83
1.Cam-locklevers
2.Pump-inletcap
2.Insertthehosefromthemixingsystemoverthepump
inletandsecureitwiththecam-locklevers.
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