
Operator’s instructions
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Controls ................................................................................................................. 38
General.............................................................................................................. 38
Pressure gauges I .............................................................................................. 38
Pressure gauges II ............................................................................................. 40
Front control panel............................................................................................ 41
Electrical control box........................................................................................ 42
Control lever for rod handling .......................................................................... 44
Rear control panel............................................................................................. 45
Diesel panel....................................................................................................... 48
Other controls ........................................................................................................ 51
Electric cabinet ................................................................................................. 51
Electrical cabinet for dust collector .................................................................. 52
5. Operating................................................................................................................ 53
Diesel engine starting ............................................................................................ 53
Stopping the diesel engine..................................................................................... 55
Tramming .............................................................................................................. 58
Checking after tramming....................................................................................... 60
Using the winch when tramming........................................................................... 61
General.............................................................................................................. 62
Preparation ........................................................................................................ 63
Tramming up inclines ....................................................................................... 64
Tramming down inclines .................................................................................. 64
6. Before drilling ........................................................................................................ 65
Safety ..................................................................................................................... 65
Loading the rod carousel ....................................................................................... 65
Setting up for drilling ............................................................................................ 67
Preparations for drilling......................................................................................... 69
7. Drilling ................................................................................................................... 70
Start of drilling....................................................................................................... 70
Checks during drilling ........................................................................................... 71
Removing the coupling sleeve............................................................................... 71
Rod adding............................................................................................................. 72
Rod adding with RHS............................................................................................ 72
Continued drilling.................................................................................................. 74
Unthreading and extracting ................................................................................... 74
Unthreading and extracting with RHS................................................................... 75
Changing drill bit................................................................................................... 76
Action in case of drilling problems ....................................................................... 77
Drilling problems.............................................................................................. 77
High coupling sleeve temperature .................................................................... 77
Difficulties in loosening the coupling sleeve.................................................... 78
Hole deflection.................................................................................................. 78
8. Options ................................................................................................................... 79
Thread lubrication.................................................................................................. 79