9
8. Drilling ..................................................................................................................................... 84
Start of manual drilling.............................................................................................................. 84
Feeder adjustment during drilling .......................................................................................... 86
Checks during drilling ............................................................................................................... 87
Break loose ........................................................................................................................... 87
Break loose (applies to extension drilling) ............................................................................. 87
Rod adding ................................................................................................................................ 88
Threading .................................................................................................................................. 90
Unthreading and extracting ....................................................................................................... 91
Changing drill bit ...................................................................................................................... 93
Action in case of drilling problems ............................................................................................ 93
Drilling problems .................................................................................................................. 93
High coupling sleeve temperature .......................................................................................... 94
Difficulties in loosening the coupling sleeve .......................................................................... 94
Hole deflection ...................................................................................................................... 94
8. Options ..................................................................................................................................... 95
Electric filler pump ................................................................................................................... 95
Water flush / Water mist............................................................................................................ 96
Water flushing ....................................................................................................................... 96
Water mist ............................................................................................................................. 98
Auxiliary hydraulic fittings ....................................................................................................... 99
RAS ........................................................................................................................................ 100
Rod adding with RAS .......................................................................................................... 100
Unthreading and extracting with RAS ................................................................................. 102
Filter with Pre-Cat ................................................................................................................... 103
Use and maintenance ........................................................................................................... 104
System status ....................................................................................................................... 104
Scheduled maintenance ....................................................................................................... 105