Pro-dig X7K5 User manual
Instruction Manual
Owners Manual
Safety Precautions
Manual number: PROX7K5
Release Date: September 3, 2011
Operating Instructions
Maintenance
Parts Lists
AUGER & ANCHOR DRIVE
(SINGLE SPEED)
X7K5
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SAFETY STATEMENTS
THIS STATEMENT IS USED WHERE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH WILL RESULT IF
THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED PROPERLY.
THIS STATEMENT IS USED WHERE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD RESULT
IF THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED PROPERLY.
THIS STATEMENT IS USED WHERE MINOR INJURY COULD RESULT IF THE IN
STRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED PROPERLY.
THIS SYMBOL BY ITSELF OR USED WITH A SAFETY SIGNAL WORD THROUGH
OUT THIS MANUAL IS USED TO CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO INSTRUCTIONS
INVOLVING YOUR PERSONAL SAFETY OR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. FAILURE
TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAN RESULT IN INJURY OR DEATH.
READ MANUAL PRIOR TO INSTALL
Improper installation, operation or maintenance of the equipment could result in
serious injury or death. Operators and maintenance personnel should read this
manual as well as all manuals related to this equipment. Follow all safety instruc-
tions in this manual.
READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL SAFETY STATEMENTS
Read all safety decals and safety statements in all manuals prior to operating or
working on this equipment. Know and obey all OSHA regulations, local laws and
other professional guidelines for your operation. Know and follow good work prac-
tices when assembling, maintaining, repairing, mounting, removing or operating this
equipment.
KNOW YOUR EQUIPMENT
Know your equipment’s capabilities, dimensions and operations before operating.
Visually inspect your equipment before you start, and never operate equipment that
is not in proper working order with all safety devices intact. Check all hardware to
assure it is tight. Make certain that all locking pins, latches, and connection devices
are properly installed and secured. Remove and replace any damaged, fatigued or
excessively worn parts. Make certain all safety decals are in place and are legible.
Keep decals clean, and replace them if they become worn and hard to read.
DO NOT MODIFY EQUIPMENT
Modications may weaken the integrity of the equipment and may impair the func-
tions, safety, life, and performance of the equipment. When making repairs, use
only the manufactures genuine parts, following authorized instructions. Other parts
may be substandard in t and quality.
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PREFACE
is manual is used to familiarize you with safety, assembly, operation, adjustment, troubleshooting, and
maintenance. Read and follow the recommendations in this manual to ensure safe and ecient operation.
e information contained in this manual was current at the time of printing. Some items may change
slightly to assure, you the customer, the best performance.
We want you to be completely satised with your new product, feel free to contact your local Authorized
Service Dealer for help with service, replacement parts or any other information you may require.
Whenever you contact your Authorized Service Dealer or the factory, always have the model number and
serial number of your product available. ese numbers will help provide exact information about your
specic product. You will nd the model and serial numbers on an ID plate located on the product.
For your convenience, write the product model number, serial numbers and date of purchase in the spaces
below.
MODEL NO: ___________________________
SERIAL NO: ___________________________
DATE OF PURCHASE:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface/Table of Contents....................................................................................................................2
Safety Statements ..................................................................................................................................3
General Precautions ......................................................................................................................... 4-5
Safety Decal Locations/Serial Tag Location ......................................................................................5
Specications/Component and Control Locations.......................................................................... 6
Set-up Instructions/Operating Procedures/Storage.........................................................................7
General Maintenance/Checking and Changing the Gear Oil......................................................... 8
Maintenance Cont./Troubleshooting................................................................................................. 9
Gearbox Parts Breakdown........................................................................................................... 10-11
Guarantee/Warranty...........................................................................................................................12
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GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES
• Bepreparedifarestarts.
• Keeparstaidkitnearbywhenoperatingequipment.
OPERATOR SAFETY
• Protectiveclothingandequipmentshouldbewornatalltimes.
• Wearprotectiveclothingandequipmentappropriateforthejob.Avoidloosettingclothing.
• Prolongedexposuretoexcessivenoisecancausehearingloss.Wearsuitablehearingprotec-
tionsuchasearplugs.
• Operatingequipmentsafelyrequiresthefullattentionoftheoperator.Avoiddistractions.
• Donotoperatetheunitwhenyouaretired,illorundertheinuenceofalcohol,drugsormedi-
cation.
• Neverletaminororinexperiencedpersonoperatetheunit.
• Keephandsawayfromthedrillingbitatalltimes.
• Inspecttheareatobedrilledbeforeoperation.Removeobjectswhich
canbethrownorbecomeentangled.
UNIT AND TOOL SAFETY
• Inspecttheentiretoolbeforeoperation.
• Replacepartsthatarecracked,chippedordamagedinanywaybeforeoperation.
• Keepothersawaywhenmakinganyadjustmentstotheunit.
• DamagetothePRO-DIG®AugerDriveandaugerbitcanresultiftheprimemovermoveswhile
theaugerisstillinthehole.
PRACTICE SAFE MAINTENANCE
• Usepropertoolsandequipmentwhenconductingmaintenance,refertothismanualforad-
ditionalinformation.
• Workinacleandryarea.
• Inspectallparts.Besurepartsareingoodworkingconditionandinstalledproperly.
• Removebuildupofgrease,oiloranydebris.
• Removealltoolsandunusedpartsfromequipmentbeforebeginningoperation.
DRILLING SAFETY
Tragicaccidentscanoccuriftheoperatorisnotalerttothepresenceofchildren.Childrenare
oftenattractedtomachineryandworkactivity.Neverassumethatchildrenwillremainwhereyou
lastsawthem.BEALERTandturntheequipmentoffifchildrenentertheworkarea.Keepchildren
outoftheworkareaandundersupervisionofanotherresponsibleadult.
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DRILLING SAFETY
• Inspecttheareatobedrilledbeforeoperation.Removeobjectswhichcanbethrownorbe-
comeentangled.
• Keepallpartsofyourbodyawayfromthedrillingbitwhenoperatingtheunit.
• DONOToperatethePRO-DIG®AugerDrivewhentheaugerbitismorethan12”(305mm)
aboveground.Theaugerbitmaybindandcauseinjurytotheoperatoranddamagetothe
equipment.
• Whiletheaugerbitisrotating,DONOTattempttomanuallyguidetheaugertoalocation.
UNDERGROUND HAZARDS
Itistheresponsibilityoftheoperatortoknowwhereburiedpower,gas,telephone,andotherutili-
tiesareintheworkarea.Thismayleadtoshockoranexplosion.Havetheworkareamarkedfor
buriedlinesanddonotdiginmarkedareassetbyyourlocalmunicipals.Strikingahardobject
undergroundwiththeaugerturningcanresultintheslowingorstoppingoftheauger.
SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS
SAFETY DECALS
Thisunitcomesequippedwithallsafetydecalsinplace.Theyaredesignedtohelpyousafely
operateyourunit.Readandfollowallsafetydecals.
(Locationsshownbelowingure1)
• Keepallsafetydecalscleanandlegibleatalltimes
• Replacesafetydecalsthataremissingorhavebecomeillegible.
• Safetydecalsareavailablefromyourdistributorormanufacture.
• Somepartsinstalledduringrepairmayrequiresafetydecalstobeafxedtothereplacement
part.Whenorderingthereplacementpart(s)besurethecorrectsafetydecal(s)areincludedin
yourorder.
INSTALLING SAFETY DECALS
• Cleanthedesiredarewithwarmsoapywater.
• Decideonexactpositionbeforeyourremovethebackingpaper.
• Peelbackingpaperfromdecal.Pressrmlyonthesurface.
• Airpocketscanbepiercedwithapinandsmoothed.
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Note: PRO-DIG®continually looks for new ways to improve its products.
erefore, PRO-DIG®reserves the right to make changes to our products and
specications without notice.
OPERATING PROCEDURES
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MotorMount SAE“CC”4Bolt
Motor 251.0cc
BidirectionalSpeed
Min.HydraulicFlow 10GPM
Max.HydraulicFlow 35GPM
Max.ContinuousPressure 3000PSI
OutputShaft 21/2”Hex
OUTPUT SPEED
FLOW SPEED
GPM(LPM) RPM
10(38) 9.4
12(45) 11.2
15(57) 14
17(64) 15.9
20(76) 18.7
22(83) 20.6
25(96) 23.4
27(102) 25.3
30(114) 28.1
32(121) 30
35(133) 32.8
OUTPUT TORQUE
PRESSURE TORQUE
PSI(BAR) FT/LBS(Nm)
1000(69) 2548(3455)
1200(83) 3057(4145)
1400(96) 3567(4837)
1600(110) 4077(5528)
1800(124) 4586(6218)
2000(138) 5096(6910)
2200(152) 5605(7600)
2400(166) 6115(8291)
2600(179) 6624(8981)
2800(193) 7134(9673)
3000(207) 7644(10364)
SPECIFICATIONS/COMPONENT AND CONTROL LOCATIONS SAFETY DECAL LOCATIONS
is unit comes equipped with all safety decals in place. ey are designed to help you safely operate your
unit. Read and follow all safety decals.
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-
chinesauxiliaryhydraulicstorotatetheaugeroranchor
inaclockwisedirection.
2. Lowertheparentmachinesarm(s)toengagetheauger
oranchorintotheground.Useonlyenoughdownpres-
suretoassurepositivepenetrationoftheauger.Easeup
onthedownpressureiftheaugerrotationslowsdown
drasticallyorstalls.Excessivedownpressurewillcause
theaugertostallfrequently.
Note: Do not continually stall the PRO-DIG™Auger
Drive! Continued stalling may cause excessive heat-
ing 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 au-
ger 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,
reversetheaugerrotationandslowlyraisetheauger
fromthehole.
2. Iftheaugerbecomeslodgedunderrocks,treeroots,
orotherlargeobstructions,donotattempttoraisethe
augeroutoftheground.SeeStep1ofthissectionto
relievetheauger.
3. Avoidexcessivesideloading.Thiscancausedamageto
boththePRO-DIG™AugerDriveandtheauger.
4. Keepallaugerteethandpilotbitsingoodcondition.
Avoidusingdamagedteethandholders.
• Followingoperation,orwhenunhooking,stop,set
brakes,disengagepowerdrives,shutoffengine,and
removetheignitionkey.
• Storetheunitinandwayfromhumanactivity.
• Beforelongtermstorage,washtheunitwithmild
detergentandwatertoremoveanydebrisandgrime.
• Donotpermitchildrentoplayonoraroundthe
storedarea.
• Protecttheshaftsandportswithagreaseorrust-
inhibitor.
• Greasebearingseals.
• Checkandtightenallbolts,nutsandscrews.Paintis
availablefromyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Whenstoringtheunitforanylengthoftimebesure
theunitisstoredwithcleangearoil.
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GENERAL MAINTENANCE
• Goodmaintenanceisyourresponsibility.Poormaintenanceisaninvitationtotrouble.
• Alwaysusepropertoolsorequipmentforthejobathand.
• Useextremecautionwhenmakingadjustments.
• Neveruseyourhandstolocateahydraulicleakonattachments.Useasmallpieceofcardboardorwood.Hydraulicuid
escapingunderpressurecanpenetratetheskin.
• Hydraulicuidescapingunderpressurecanpenetrateskinandcauseinjury.
• Fluidaccidentallyinjectedintotheskinmustbesurgicallyremovedwithinafewhoursbyadoctorfamiliarwiththisform
ofinjuryorgangrenemayresult.
• Whendisconnectinghydrauliclines,shutoffhydraulicsupplyandrelieveallhydraulicpressure.
• Cleanhydraulicoildailyforcontamination.Ifcontaminationispresent,determinethesourceandcorrecttheproblem.
• Whenreplacingboltsrefertothismanual.
• Cleantheexterioroftheunitwithamilddetergentandwatertoremoveanydebrisandgrime.
• Paintallscratchedorbaremetalsurfaces.
• Checkandtightenallbolts,nuts,andscrews.
• Repairorreplaceanycuttingheadcomponentsthataredamagedorworn.
• Checkthegearboxforsufcientamountofoil.
• CheckthePRO-DIG™AugerDriveoutputshaftforbends,cracks,breaks,orwear.Replaceifanyoftheseconditionsappear.
• Wherereplacementpartsarenecessaryforperiodicmaintenanceandservicing,genuinefactoryreplacementpartsmust
beusedtorestoreyouunittooriginalspecications.PRO-DIG™willnotclaimresponsibilityforuseofunapprovedpartsor
accessoriesandotherdamagesasaresultoftheiruse.
• Ifequipmenthasbeenalteredinanywayfromitoriginaldesign,PRO-DIG™doesnotacceptanyliabilityforinjuryorwarranty.
CHECKING AND CHANGING THE GEAR OIL
e Planetary gearbox used on your PRO-DIG™Drive Head uses a gear oil to keep the internal gears lubricated.
To check and or replace the oil, follow these simple steps.
CHECKING THE GEAR OIL:
1. MakesurethePRO-DIG™AugerDriveunitisinanupright
positionwhencheckingtheoil.
2. Slowlyloosentheoilll-drainpluglocatedontheunder
sideofthegearbox.Asyoureachtheendofthethreadson
theplug,oilshouldstarttocomeout.
3. Ifyouseeoilstartingtopouroutoftheport,quicklyretighten
theplug.Thisisanindicationthattheoillevelisadequate,but
inordertocorrectlymeasuretheamountofoil,thegearbox
shouldbedrainedandthecorrectamountofoilreplenished.
See“ChangingGearOil”sectionforoilcapacity.
CHANGING THE GEAR OIL:
1. PositionthePRO-DIG™AugerDriveunitinapositionin
whichtheoilcanowfreelyfromthegearboxoncethe
plugisremoved.
2. Placeadrainpanunderthedrainportthatwillholdat
leastonegallonofoil.
3.
Removethedrainplugandallowtheoiltocompletelydrainout.
4. Positionthegearboxforllingbyorientatingtheunitsothat
thesameportusedfordrainingcannowbeusedtoll.
5. Fillthegearboxwith0.75Gallons/2.84Litersofgearoil.
Seeoilspecicationsbelow.
LUBRICATION RECOMMENDATIONS:
Mobil Delvac Synthetic Gear Oil 75W-90
Density@15°C 0.859 ViscosityIndex: 140
Viscosity@40°C 120 FlashPoint°C: 205
Viscosity@100°C15.9 PourPoint°C: -48
LUBRICATION AND MAINTENANCE
Theoilshouldbechangedaftertherst50hrs.ofuseandat
500hr.intervalsthereafter.Geardrivesinaugerdrivesrequire
GL-5gradeEP80/90gearoilforlubrication.PRO-DIG™recom-
mendsthattheunitbepartiallydisassembledtoinspectgears
andbearingsat1000hr.intervals.
MAINTENANCE
Belowyouwillndsomegeneralmaintenanceinstructions.Forfurtherinformationcontactyourauthorizedservicedealer.
• Cleantheexterioroftheunitwithamilddetergentandwatertoremoveanydebrisandgrime.
• Checkandtightenallbolts,nutsandscrews.
• Repairorreplaceanycuttingheadcomponentsthataredamagedorworn.
• Cleantheexteriorandsurroundingareanearthehydraulicmotor.
• Paintallscratchedorbaremetalsurfaces.
TROUBLESHOOTING
IntheeventyourPRO-DIG™AugerDriveunitmalfunctionsordoesnotappeartohaveenoughspeedorpower,pleasereferto
thesectionbelowtoidentifythecauseoftheproblemandpossibleremedy.Iftheproblempersists,contactyourAuthorized
servicedealerforassistance.
SLOW SPEED RPM OR INSUFFICIENT DIGGING POWER:
• Lowoilow.
Checkparentmachinespecications.
• PRO-DIG™AugerDriveistoolargeformachine.
ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Checkaugerandteethforexcessivewear.
Replacewornaugercomponents.
NO OUTPUT ROTATION:
• Quickreleasecouplersnotengaged.
Checkconnections.
• Quickreleasecouplerisfaulty.
Replacefaultycoupler.
• Hydraulicoiltankislow.
Filloiltanktomaximumlevel.
• Planetarygearfailure.
ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Machineorhydraulicpumpfailure.
Refertoparentmachinemanual.
BAIL HOUSING LEAKING OIL:
• Hose(s)oftting(s)leaking.
Tightenorreplace.
• MotorO-ringfailure.
ReplacedamagedO-ring.
OUTPUT SHAFT LEAKING OIL:
• Oilsealfailure.
ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Hydraulicmotorfailure.
ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
AUGER BIT WILL NOT ENGAGE OR DIG:
• Augerbigiswornordamaged.
Replacecuttingheadorentireaugerbit.
NO TORQUE:
• Oilpressureistoolow.
ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Driveunitistoosmallforparentmachine.
ContactyourAuthorizedServiceDealer.
• Hydraulicsystemisoverheating.
Seethe“OilOverheating”sectionbelow.
HYDRAULIC OIL OVERHEATING:
• Oilpressureistoolow.
Setreliefvalvetomachinespecications.
• Hydrauliclineisrestricted.
Inspectandrepair.
• Augercontinuallystalling.
Limitdownpressurelevel.
• Hydraulicoiltankislow.
Filloiltanktomaximumlevel.
• Insufcientoilcapacity.
Checkoilcooler.
• Parentmachineistoosmall.
CouplePRO-DIG
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AugerDrivetolargermachine.
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GUARANTEE AND WARRANTY
1 Goodsmanufactured,rebuilt,suppliedorinstalledbytheCompanyarewarrantedagainstdefectsinmaterialorwork-
manshipbytheCompanyoritssupplierfortwelvemonthsbuttheCompanymaytransfertothecustomerthebenet
ofanysubsistingguaranteewhichtheCompanymayholdinrespectthereof.TheCompanyshallhavetheoptionto
replace,repairorwithdrawanyitemorauthorizetheCustomertodosoattheCompany’sexpensebutsothatthe
CompanyshallnotbeobligedtoacceptanychargesfromCustomersorothersforworkcarriedoutinthewarranty
periodifsuchexpenditurehasnotbeenpreviouslyauthorizedinwritingbythecompany.TheCustomerisrequiredto
returnanydefectiveitemwithintendaysafterthediscoveryofanydefect,carriagepaid,togetherwiththeCompany’s
return/warrantyform(whichbeprovidedonrequest)fullycompleted.Thewarrantyperiodshalloperatefromthedate
ofsale,evenintheeventofgoodsbeingrepaired,orreplacedfreeofchargeduringthewarrantyperiod.Anywar-
rantygivenbytheCompanyshallnotbeassignableandshallnotextendtoanygoodswhichhavebeenprocessed,
treatedormixedorsubjecttoanyprocessafterthegoodshaveleftthecompany.Warrantiesshallnotextendtoany
failure,defectordamageattributabletonormalwearandtear,lackofserviceormaintenance,useoutsidethescope
ofthemanufacturer’sspecication,misuse,abuseoraccident.Intheeventthataclaimforrepairandreplacement
underwarrantyisrejectedbytheCompanyoritssuppliertheitemsreturnedwillbedisposedofwithintendaysof
notifyingtheCustomer,iftheyremainuncollected.Nogoodswhichhavebeeninstalledorusedbyacustomermaybe
returnedforcreditorreplacementshouldsameprovetobeunsuitableforanypurpose.Non-warrantygoodsreturned
forinspection,report,costingorrepairwillalsobedisposedofifafteraperiodoftendaysfromtheCompanyissuinga
Reportthereon,thegoodsremainuncollected,ornowritteninstructionsarereceivedinrelationthereto.
2 TheliabilityoftheCompanyforallgoodsorservicessupplied,whetherunderthetermsofanyagreementorneg-
ligenceorotherwisehowsoeverarising,shallbelimitedtothepricepaidandreceivedinrespectofthegoodsor
services(asthecasemaybeorwherebotharesuppliedthetotalpriceforthegoodsandservices)andtheliability
foranylossordamagetotheextentitexceedssuchpriceaforesaid(andinanyeventanyclaimforlossofprot,
thirdpartyliability,lossofproduction,directrevenuelossandanyindirectorconsequentiallosswhatever)ishereby
excludedunless;
2.1 TheCustomeratthetimeofmakinganorderdeclarestotheCompanyaspecialinterestinthesupplyofthegoods
andagreestopayasurchargecalculatedbyreferencetotheextentofthatinterest;and
2.2 TheCompanyconrmsinwritingthatitacceptssuchspecialinterestandtheextenttowhichitmayNarrowthescope
ofthelimitationhereincontained.
3.1 WhengoodsaresuppliedtotheCustomer’swrittenorverbalspecicationoroninformationSuppliedbytheCustomer,
noliabilitywillbeacceptedforanydamageshowsoeverarisingasaresultofsuchinstructionorspecicationbeing
incorrectandallgoodsaresuppliedonthebasisthattheCustomerisfullyresponsibleforandawareofthesafeand
correctusage,installation,securityandmaintenancethereof.
3.2 WheretheCustomer’swrittenorverbalspecication,informationorinstructionsareinaccurateorincorrectinad-
ditiontotheprovisionsoftheforegoingclause4.3.1beingapplicable,thecustomershallmoreovermakegoodany
losssufferedbytheCompanyandspecically,withoutprejudicetothegeneralityoftheforegoing,shallrefundtothe
Company(apartfromanypaymentsrequiredbyclause3.7hereof)thecostofinspecting,repairingordisposingofany
goodsreturnedtothecompany,orintheeventthatthegoodsareofnofurthervalue,thepricethereof.
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