APE ROBOVIBE, Operating And Maintenance Manual

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VIBRATORY
DRIVER/EXTRACTOR
III. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
F. E XTRACTING OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)
12. ROBOVIBE VPM may be reduced by slowing the excavator engine RPM.
13. To extract the pile, apply an upward force, with the excavator, of up to 30 tons.
EXCAVATOR UPWARD FORCE MUST BE LIMITED TO PREVENT MORE
THAN 6” OF UPWARD MOVEMENT OF THE SUPPRESSOR HOUSING,
RELATIVE TO THE VIBRATOR TRANSMISSION,
. As the piling exits the ground, it is IMPORTANT that the excavator operator
manipulates the boom and stick functions to follow the pile in a vertical, straight
line, path. Serious damage to the vibrator will result, if the operator attempts to
push or pull the ROBOVIBE, perpendicular to the centerline of the piling.
15. When the pile has reached an elevation where vibration is no longer required to
extract the pile, stop lifting and release the VIBRATION TRIGGER. The vibrator
will stop in a few seconds. SUFFICIENT LENGTH OF PILE MUST REMAIN IN
THE GROUND TO SUPPORT THE PILE WHEN THE CLAMP IS OPENED.
DO NOT open the clamp until the vibrator has come to a complete stop.
16. To open the clamp, push the CLAMP BUTTON on joystick, partially toward the
REVERSE position. The clamp will open. Insure that the clamp is fully open
before removing the vibrator from the pile.
17. Re-clamp the pile, and lift the ROBOVIBE until the pile pulls fully out of
the ground.
18. Move the excavator to lay the pile down in the desired location.
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