APE 100 WICK, Operating And Maintenance Manual

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MODEL 100
BOTTOM DRIVE
WICK INSERTER
Warranty
American Piledriving Equipment, Inc. J&M Foundation Equipment LLC
STANDARD WARRANTY
American Piledriving Equipment, Inc./J&M Foundation Equipment LLC (APE/J&M) warrants new
products sold by it to be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of one year after
the date of delivery to the fi rst user and subject to the following conditions:
APE/J&M’s obligation and liability under this WARRANTY is expressly limited to repairing or
replacing at APE/J&M’s option, any parts which appear to APE/J&M upon inspection to have been
defective in material or workmanship. Such parts shall be provided at
no cost to the user, at the business establishment of APE/J&M or the authorized APE/J&M
distributor of the product during regular working hours. This WARRANTY, shall not apply to com-
ponent parts or accessories of products not manufactured by APE/J&M and which carry the warranty
of the manufacturer thereof, or to normal
maintenance (scraped and scived lube and fuel lines, worn cushion material in the drive base) or
normal maintenance parts (such as fouled injectors, weakened check valve springs,
damaged grease zirts caused by use over time).
Replacement or repair parts installed in the product covered by this WARRANTY are warranted only
for the remainder of the warranty as if such parts were original
components of said product. APE/J&M makes no other warranty, expressed or implied and makes no
warranty of merchantability of fi tness for any particular purpose.
APE’s obligation under this WARRANTY shall not include any transportation charges, costs of
installation, duty, taxes or any other charges whatsoever, or any liability for direct, indirect,
incidental or consequential damage or delay. If requested by APE/J&M, products or parts for which
a warranty claim is made are to be returned transportation
prepaid to APE/J&M. Any improper use, including operation after discovery of defective or worn
parts, operation beyond rated capacity, substitution of any parts whatsoever, or parts not approved by
APE/J&M or any alteration or repair by others in such manner as in APE/J&M’s judgment affects
the product materially and adversely, shall void this warranty.
ANY TYPE OF WELDING ON EQUIPMENT
WILL VOID THE WARRANTY
Refusal: Vibros: If the pile does not move one foot in 30 seconds of vibro operation at full speed. Resort to
a larger vibro. APE
/J&M
equipment may exceed the refusal driving criteria for short periods of time as may be needed
to penetrate hard soil layers or obstacles. In such cases, a heat gun is used to monitor the temperature of thebearings and
related components to prevent use of the machine beyond
190
degrees. Contact APE
/J&M
or your local
APE
/J&M
distributor for special instructions when faced with refusal conditions.
Refusal: Diesels: Do not exceed 10 blows per inch or 120 blows per foot. In cases of setting of the pile it is
permitted to increase the blow count to 250 blows per foot, but only for one foot of driving penetration. Pile
inspectors should consult the APE factory for permission to exceed these limits. Failure to do so will void the
warranty. This standard specifi cation is accepted by the DFI (Deep Foundations Institute) and the PDCA
(Pile Contractors Association) and by all manufacturers of pile driving equipment.