APE 50 User manual

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Quick Reference Guide
This Quick Reference Guide will assist
you in nding the informaon you’re
looking for.
A Table of Contents is included aer
the Foreword.
MAINTENANCE
REFERENCE / NOTES
TROUBLE SHOOTING
REPLACEMENT PARTS
Descripon:
50/75/80 BB AUGER

READ THIS MANUAL THOROUGHLY
BEFORE OPERATING
AND / OR WORKING ON THE
EQUIPMENT
1. Read and follow any safety instrucons in the
CATERPILLAR ENGINE OPERATOR’S MANUAL.
2. Only well-trained and experienced personnel should
aempt to operate or maintain this equipment.
3. NEVER adjust, lubricate or repair the unit when it is
in operaon or lied above ground level.
4. NEVER remove, paint over and/or cover warning
or safety labels. If labels become damaged or
unreadable, replace immediately.
5. All personnel should wear approved safety clothing,
including HARD HARTS, SAFETY SHOES, SAFETY
GLASSES and HEARING PROTECTION when near this
equipment.
6. Do NOT stand any closer to this equipment than
necessary when it is in operaon. Parts may
loosen and fall. Dirt and rocks may fall from
ighng. NEVER stand under operang or elevated
equipment.
7. When maintaining and/or repairing the equipment,
NEVER substute parts not supplied or approved in
wring by APE.
Do NOT weld or ame cut on this
equipment.
8. NEVER use or store ammable liquids on or near
the engine.
9. Insure that all liing equipment, including cranes,
wire rope, slings, hooks, shackles, etc., are properly
sized for the worst case loads ancipated during
operaons.
10. If there are any quesons about the weights,
specicaons or performance of the unit, contact
APE before handling and/or operang the
equipment.
11. If the equipment is to be used for anything other
than drilling plumb holes, contact APE before using
the unit.
12. Check wire rope clips for ghtness and wire ropes
for wear daily.
13. Insure that ground vibraons will not damage or
collapse adjacent structures or excavaons.
14. Remove all tools, parts and electrical cords before
starng the unit.
(These precauons must be followed at all mes to ensure personal and equipment safety.)
DANGER
WARNING
NOTICE
DANGER indicates a hazardous situaon which, if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situaon which, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
NOTICE is used to address pracces not related to
personal injury
NOTE
• NOTE indicates informaon that may help or
guide you in the operaon or service of the
equipment.
DISCLAIMER:
This unit was tested and ushed before leaving
our facility. In order to help provide years of
trouble free usage, please review the following
documentaon and make sure to clean and ush
the eld piping before connecng it to the power
unit.
Refer to schemac diagrams and the BOM (Bill of
Materials) for component part specicaons and
recommended spare parts.

When operang in an enclosed
area, exhaust fumes should be piped
outside.
Connued breathing of exhaust
fumes may prove FATAL.
15. When servicing baeries, do NOT smoke or use
an open ame in the vicinity. Baeries generate
explosive gas during charging. There must be
proper venlaon when charging baeries.
16. When lling the fuel tank, do NOT smoke or use an
open ame in the vicinity.
17. If abnormal equipment operaon is observed,
disconnue use immediately and correct the
problem.
18. Do NOT leave the equipment control pendant (radio
control) unaended.
19. Store oily rags in approved containers and away
from the engine exhaust system.
20. Make sure that the Auger rotaon switch is in
NEUTRAL before starng the Power Unit engine.
21. Do NOT adjust and/or set the hydraulic pressures
higher or lower than those specied in this Manual.
22. NEVER operate this equipment with hydraulic hoses
that are damaged or ‘kinked’. Replace damaged
hoses immediately.
23. Do NOT li and/or support hydraulic hoses with
wire rope slings.
24. NEVER aempt to connect Quick Disconnects (QDs)
when the Power Unit is running.
25. Do NOT pull on and/or aempt to move equipment
with the hydraulic hoses.
26. Do NOT aempt to locate hydraulic leaks with your
hands. High-pressure leaks can penetrate skin
and cause severe damage, blood poisoning and/or
infecon.
27. Do NOT aempt to repair leaks while the
equipment is in operaon.
28. Do NOT aempt to ghten and/or loosen ngs
and/or hoses when the machine is in operaon.
29. Power Unit must always be placed on level, stable
ground.
30. Do NOT remove Power Unit heat shields. Do NOT
aempt to use the Power Unit without heat shields.
Severe res may result.
A properly maintained re
exnguisher, suitable for oil res,
MUST be kept in the
immediate vicinity of equipment
operaons.
31. When moving and/or transporng this equipment,
insure that the vehicle or vessel is of sucient
capacity to handle the load. Make sure that the
equipment is properly ed down.
32. When moving and/or transporng this equipment,
be sure that the QD Dust Caps are ght and that
the cap safety cables are in place. Be sure that all
equipment parts are ght and/or properly secured
before shipment. Unsecured parts may vibrate
loose and fall during transport causing injury and/or
property damage.
33. Rounded and/or damaged bolt heads and/or
nuts should be replaced so that proper torque
values may be obtained. Proper torque values are
necessary to prevent parts on this equipment, leads
and/or crane booms from loosening and/or falling.
(Refer to the torque chart in this manual for the
proper values.)
34. KEEP HANDS AWAY FROM ROTATING FLIGHTING,
AUGER SHAFT AND/OR ROTARY JOINT.
35. KEEP HANDS, FEET AND TOOLS WELL CLEAR OF THE
FLIGHTING GUIDES.
36. Do NOT allow clothing, hoses, ropes, etc., to
become entangled in, or wrap around, rotang
ighng, Auger sha and/or rotary joint.
37. When operang in a closed area, pipe exhaust
fumes outside. (Warning: Breathing exhaust fumes
can cause serious injury or even death.)
38. Make sure the control pendant is in the “LOCAL”
posion before starng the unit.
39. NEVER stand under hammer at any me and keep
you eyes on the hammer when it is in operaon.
40. When loading or unloading the power unit using a
forkli, the forks must be placed under the enre
depth of the unit.
(These precauons must be followed at all mes to ensure personal and equipment safety.)

WARRANTY INFORMATION
American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. (APE)
warranes new products sold by it to be free from
defects in material or workmanship for a period of
two (2) years aer the date of delivery to the rst
user and subject to the following condions:
• APE’s obligaon and liability under
this WARRANTY is expressly limited to
repairing or replacing, at APE’s opon,
any parts which appear to APE upon
inspecon to have been defecve in
material or workmanship. Such parts
shall be provided at no cost to the user, at
the business establishment of APE or the
authorized APE distributor of the product
during regular working hours.
• This WARRANTY shall not apply to
component parts or accessories of
products not manufactured by APE,
and which carry the warranty of the
manufacturer thereof, or to normal
maintenance (such as engine tune-up)
or normal maintenance parts (such as
lters).
• Replacement or repair parts installed in
the product covered by this WARRANTY
are warranted only for the remainder of
the warranty as if such parts were original
components of said product.
• APE makes no other warranty, expressed
or implied, and makes no warranty
of merchantability of tness for any
parcular purpose.
• APE’s obligaons under this WARRANTY
shall not include any transportaon
charges, costs of installaon, duty, taxes
or any other charges whosoever, or any
liability for direct, indirect, incidental or
consequenal damage or delay.
• If requested by APE, products or parts for
which a warranty claim is made are to be
returned, transportaon prepaid, to APE.
ANY IMPROPER USE, INCLUDING OPERATION
AFTER DISCOVERY OF DEFECTIVE OR WORN
PARTS, OPERATION BEYOND RATED CAPACITY,
SUBSTITUTION OF ANY PARTS WHATSOEVER,
USE OF PARTS NOT APPROVED BY APE OR ANY
ALTERATION OR REPAIR BY OTHERS IN SUCH A
MANNER AS, IN APE’S JUDGMENT, AFFECTS THE
PRODUCT MATERIALLY AND ADVERSELY, SHALL
VOID THIS WARRANTY.
ANY TYPE OF WELDING ON APE’S EQUIPMENT
WILL VOID THE WARRANTY UNLESS AUTHORIZED
IN WRITING BY APE
NO EMPLOYEE AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE THIS
WARRANT IN ANY WAY OR GRANT ANY OTHER
WARRANTY UNLESS SUCH CHANGE IS MADE IN
WRITING AND SIGNED BY AN OFFICER OF APE,
INC.
OIL MUST MEET ISO CLEANLINESS CODE 17/15/11.
OIL THAT DOES NOT MEET CLEANLINESS CODE
WILL VOID THE WARRANTY

FOREWORD
DISCLAIMER:
This unit was tested and ushed before leaving our facility. In order to help provide years of trouble-free
usage, please review the following documentaon and make sure to clean and ush the eld piping before
connecng it to the power unit.
Refer to schemac diagrams and the BOM (Bill of Materials) for component part specicaons and
recommended spare parts.
When calling APE, always have the equipment serial number on hand in order to obtain quicker service.
This manual covers the APE 50BB Auger installaon, maintenance and use.
This manual provides the necessary informaon to operate and maintain APE equipment. The listed
procedures are to be performed by qualied personnel who have an understanding of the equipment and who
follow all safety precauons.
All informaon given in this manual is current and valid according to the informaon available at the me
of publicaon. American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. reserves the rights to implement changes without prior
noce.
Using this manual:
• Refer to the Table of Contents for the page locaon of applicable secons.
• All weights and measurements are in English and Metric units.
• Any revisions to this manual will appear on the Revision Record page at the back of this manual.
The revisions themselves will be aached to the back of the manual and entled ADDENDA with
references back to the page in queson in the original manual.
• Please visit www.apevibro.com for product data sheets and manual.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................ 1
Safety / Warning Labels .............................. 1
Daily Checklist ............................................ 2
Liing the Auger Drill ................................ 3
Connecng / Filling the Hydraulic Lines ..... 4
Commissioning Procedure ......................... 5
Flushing the Hydraulic System ................... 5
Air Bleed Procedure ................................... 5
Break-In Period ........................................... 6
Fluid Cleanliness ......................................... 6
Operang Pressures ................................... 7
Operang Temperatures ............................ 7
Valves ......................................................... 9
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................. 10
Hydraulic Schemac ................................. 10
MAINTENANCE ..................................................... 11
Maintenance Chart .................................. 11
Storage ..................................................... 12
Roune Maintenance ............................... 13
REPLACEMENT PARTS ........................................... 14
Complete Auger ....................................... 14
Liing Bale ................................................ 16
Grout Swivel ............................................. 17
18” Guide ................................................. 19
Drive Manifold ......................................... 20
REFERENCE / NOTES ............................................. 21

SPECIFICATIONS
50 BB
DIMENSIONS
Overall Length 37 in (94 cm)
Overall Width 52 in (132 cm)
Overall Height 88 in (224 cm)
Low Speed High Torque
Torque 9,688 -lbs per 1000 PSI 1,339 kgm per 69 bar
Max Pressure 5,800 psi 400 bar
Rotaon Speed 36 rpm
Max Flow 120 gpm @ 3.3 gal / rev 454 lpm @ 12.6 lit / rev
Max Horse Power 406 hp 303 kW
High Speed Low Torque
Torque 4,844 -lbs per 1000 PSI 670 kgm per 69 bar
Max Pressure 5,800 PSI 399.6 bar
Rotaon Speed 72 rpm
Max Flow 120 gpm @ 1.7 gal / rev 454 lpm @ 12.6 lit / rev
Max Horse Power 320 hp 239 kW
Misc Specicaons
Crowd Force 150,000 lbs 68,039 kg
Suspended Weight 4,530 lbs 2,055 kg
ID of Output Sha 3 in 76.2 mm
ID of Rotary Joint 3 in 76.2 mm
Adapters 3 inch / 4 inch

SPECIFICATIONS
75 BB
DIMENSIONS
Overall Length 37 in (94 cm)
Overall Width 52 in (132 cm)
Overall Height 88 in (224 cm)
Low Speed High Torque
Torque 12,150 -lbs per 1000 PSI 1,680 kgm per 69 bar
Max Pressure 5,800 psi 400 bar
Rotaon Speed 30 rpm
Max Flow 120 gpm @ 3.3 gal / rev 454 lpm @ 15.8 lit / rev
Max Horse Power 508 hp 379 kW
High Speed Low Torque
Torque 6,075 -lbs per 1000 PSI 840 kgm per 69 bar
Max Pressure 5,800 PSI 400 bar
Rotaon Speed 60 rpm
Max Flow 120 gpm @ 1.7 gal / rev 454 lpm @ 7.9 lit / rev
Max Horse Power 406 hp 303 kW
Misc Specicaons
Crowd Force 150,000 lbs 68,039 kg
Suspended Weight 4,630 lbs 2,100 kg
ID of Output Sha 3 in 76.2 mm
ID of Rotary Joint 3 in 76.2 mm
Adapters 3 inch / 4 inch