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SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS
This unit comes equipped with all safety decals in place. They are designed to help you safely
operate your unit. Read and follow all safety decals.
OPERATING PROCEDURES
Before operating always ensure that the PRO-DIG®
Auger Drive and auger or anchor are connected
correctly to the parent machine.
DRILLING OPERATIONS
1. Tobegindrilling,positiontheaugeroranchoronthe
groundinthedesiredlocation.Engagetheparentma-
chinesauxiliaryhydraulicstorotatetheaugeroranchorin
aclockwisedirection.
2. Lowertheparentmachinesarm(s)toengagetheaugeror
anchorintotheground.Useonlyenoughdownpressure
toassurepositivepenetrationoftheauger.Easeuponthe
downpressureiftheaugerrotationslowsdowndrastically
orstalls.Excessivedownpressurewillcausetheaugerto
stallfrequently.
Note: Do not continually stall the PRO-DIG®Auger
Drive! Continued stalling may cause excessive heating
of the hydraulic system and possible damage to the PRO-
DIG®Auger Drive.
3. Astheaugeroranchordigsintheground,theparent
machinesarm(s)orboommaytravelthroughanarc.This
meanstheoperatormayneedtocontinuallyreposition
themachinetoensureverticalapplicationoftheaugeror
anchor.
4. Whentheaugerhaspenetratedthegroundabout24”
(610mm),raisetheaugerfromtheholetocleanoutthe
loosematerial.
5. Oncetherequiredholedepthisreached,allowtheauger
toturnafewsecondsatthisdepthtocleanthehole.
6. Stoprotationoftheaugerandraisetheaugeroutofthe
hole.Swingtheaugerawayfromthenewlydrilledhole.
Spintheloosematerialofftheauger.
Note: Do not reverse the auger rotation while the auger
is still in the hole. e loose material will back ll the
hole.
7. Ifnecessary,repeatsteps2through3toobtainacleaner
hole.
OPERATIONS TO AVOID
1. Insomesoilconditionsorwhenexcessivedownpressure
isapplied,theaugermayscrewitselfintotheground.
Thiscancausetheaugertobecomestuckcausingthe
PRO-DIG®AugerDrivetostall.Ifthissituationoccurs,
reversetheaugerrotationandslowlyraisetheaugerfrom
thehole.
2. Iftheaugerbecomeslodgedunderrocks,treeroots,or
otherlargeobstructions,donotattempttoraisetheauger
outoftheground.SeeStep1ofthissectiontorelievethe
auger.
3. Avoidexcessivesideloading.Thiscancausedamageto
boththePRO-DIG®AugerDriveandtheauger.
4. Keepallaugerteethandpilotbitsingoodcondition.Avoid
usingdamagedteethandholders.
• Followingoperation,orwhenunhooking,stop,set
brakes,disengagepowerdrives,shutoffengine,and
removetheignitionkey.
• Storetheunitinandwayfromhumanactivity.
• Beforelongtermstorage,washtheunitwithmild
detergentandwatertoremoveanydebrisandgrime.
• Donotpermitchildrentoplayonoraroundthestored
area.
• Protecttheshaftsandportswithagreaseorrust-
inhibitor.
• Greasebearingseals.
• Checkandtightenallbolts,nutsandscrews.Paintis
availablefromyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Whenstoringtheunitforanylengthoftimebesure
theunitisstoredwithcleangearoil.
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