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TestingtheInstallation
NoPartsRequired
Procedure
TestingtheHydraBorerrequires2people;1persontomove
thecontrolleverand1persontocheckthejointrotation.
1.Sitintheoperatorseatandstartthemachine.
2.Pullthehydra-borercontrollevertorotatethejoint
counterclockwise.
3.Verifythatthejointismovinginthecorrectdirection.
4.Pushthehydra-borercontrollevertorotatethejoint
clockwise.
5.Verifythatthejointismovinginthecorrectdirection.
Operation
BoringaHole
DiggingtheTrenches
Beforedrillingunderawalkordriveway,youmustmakean
entranceandanexittrenchoneithersideofthedrillingarea.
Bothtrenchesmustbeatleast15.24cm(6inches)wideand
45.72cm(18inchesdeep).Theentrancetrenchmustbeat
least213.36cm(7feet)longandtheexittrench91.44to
182.88cm(3to6feet)long.Theentrancetrenchshouldbe
perpendiculartothewalkordrivewayandtheexittrench
shouldbeparalleltothewalkordriveway.Theexittrench
shouldbecenteredacrossfromtheentrancetrench(Figure
28).
Figure28
1.Entrancetrench3.Exittrench
2.Sidewalk
BoringtheHole
Important:Boringisatwopersonoperation.Donot
attempttoperformthisoperationbyyourself.
1.Positionthemachinewiththedriveheadatthe
beginningofthetrenchandlowerittotheappropriate
depth.
2.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
3.Connectarodandboringbitontothedrivehead.
4.Connecttherodguidetooltotherodjustbehindthe
boringbit(Figure29).
Figure29
1.Sidewalkordriveway
4.Rod
2.Entrancetrench5.Rodguidetool
3.Boringbit
5.Withthepersonguidingtheboringbitpositionedto
therightofthetrench(Figure29),starttheengine,
positionthethrottletowithinthemiddleoftheRPM
range,andpushthehydra-borer-controlleverforward
tostarttheforwardrotationoftheboringbit.
6.Slowlymovethemachineforward,whiletheperson
withtherodguidetoolguidestheboringbitintothe
soil(Figure29).
7.Oncetheentiredrillbitisinthesoil,pushthecontrol
leverintoneutral.
8.Stoptheengineandwaitforallmovingpartstostop.
9.Checkthegradeoftherod.
Iftherodisnotwithinthegradetolerancesforthejob
beingperformed,starttheengine,anddrivebackward
topulltheboringbitoutofthesoil,thenrepeatsteps5
through9,makingadjustmentstocorrectthegrade.
10.Removetherodguidetool.
11.Starttheengineandpullthecontrolleverrearwardto
starttheboringbit.
12.Slowlymovethemachineforwardastheboringbit
digsintothesoil.
Important:Donotdrivetoofast,forcingthebit
intothesoil.Allowthebittoprogressatitsown
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