Electrical Strike
How to avoid an electrical strike when operating a directional drill, and what to do if a strike occurs.
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P80 Rod Pushers
The simple hydraulic hookups, simplicity of operation and simple, unassuming appearance of the P80 rod pusher contrast with its complex physics—a 462-lb (210-kg) unit that can produce 80,000 lb (36800 kg) of thrust/pullback. You don't need to know how it works. You just need to know that it does.
P80
General
Powerful thrust and pullback capability in a compact package.
P80 produces 80,000 lb (36,800 kg) thrust/pullback at 2500 psi (172 bar).
Rotating rod thrust/pullback cylinder and slant-nose boring head provides accurate directional control.
Power source is positioned away from launch pit, separating operator from noise and exhaust.
P80
General
P80 can bore with directional control to 500 feet (152 m) or more.
Three setup options: T-Bar for narrow trenches; backbrace for long-range boring in narrow pits; and trench box for maximum anchoring and shoring protection.
Boring head can be tracked and guided using Ditch Witch electronic beacon and receiver systems.
Variety of boring heads available, depending on soil conditions.
P80
General
Optional trench box serves as a boring/shoring platform; push rods store on side of box, and the open-bottom design allows box to be lifted up and around completed installation.
Optional electrical strike system alerts operator if a live electrical cable is struck.
P80
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Specifications
Dimensions
| Dimensions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Trench box | |||
| Length | 108 in | 2750 mm | |
| Width | 36 in | 920 mm | |
| Height | 48 in | 1220 mm | |
| Height from base to centerline of bore | 8.4 in | 213 mm | |
| Weight | 930 lb | 420 kg | |
| Operating weight w/P80 installed | 1,240 lb | 560 kg | |
| Operating weight w/P80 installed | 2,700 lb | 1225 kg | |
| Back brace | |||
| Length, min to max | 72-100 in | 1800-2500 mm | |
| Width | 17 in | 430 mm | |
| Height | 18 in | 450 mm | |
| Height from base to centerline of bore | 7.6 in | 190 mm | |
| Level adjustment height | 6 in | 150 mm | |
| Weight, back brace | 440 lb | 200 kg | |
| Operating weight w/basic unit | 704 lb | 320 kg | |
| T-Bar | |||
| Cylinder diameter | 8 in | 200 mm | |
| T-Bar width | 5.8 in | 145 mm | |
| T-Bar height | 12 in | 300 mm | |
| Base to cylinder centerline | 7.2 in | 300 mm | |
| Height, w/out handle | 16 in | 400 mm | |
| Length, T-bar installed with cylinder retracted | 42 in | 1050 mm | |
| Width, T-Bar | 72 in | 1800 mm | |
| Push rod diameter | 1.75 in | 44 mm | |
| Weight, basic unit | 253 lb | 115 kg | |
| Weight, T-bar | 204 lb | 93 kg | |
| Operating weight | 462 lb | 210 kg | |
| Operation | |||
| Stroke, each cycle | 9 in | 229 mm | |
| Bore diameter, max | 13 in | 325 mm | |
| Weight, basic unit | 253 lb | 115 kg | |
| Weight, T-bar | 204 lb | 93 kg | |
| Hydraulic flow, min to max | 5-20 gpm | 20-75 l/min | |
| Hydraulic pressure, max | 2500 psi | 1723.8 bar | |
| Cylinder force @ 2,500 psi | 81,360 lb | 362025 N | |
| Specifications are called out according to SAE recommended practices. Specifications are general and subject to change without notice. If exact measurements are required, equipment should be weighed and measured. Due to selected options, delivered equipment may not necessarily match that shown. |
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