Use rock drill oil for the 38 lb and 60 lb class tools. Check all nuts and bolts to ensure they are tight on the tool. Make sure retainer locks into place. Replace retainer and springs if worn. Rotate the chuck bushings to ensure that pawls are engaging.
[pdf] The following steps outline solutions for common problems encountered with rock drills. 1. Check side rod nuts to ensure they are tight on the tool. 2. Flush cleaning solvent through the tool and then refill immediately with air tool oil or 10W equivalent. 3. Disassemble and inspect ratchet pawls.
[pdf] Surface drilling rigs are hydraulic drill rigs typically designed for small to medium-scale quarries and small-sized open pit mines, suitable for rock drilling applications where rock hardness exceeds F10 in aggregate quarrying, civil engineering, road construction, open pit mining, hydropower plant construction and other blasthole drilling projects.
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