Toro 2226 Operator's Manual page 53

refer to your mixing system Operator's Manual for
details.
Conversely, for some jobs (depending on the soil type
and distance), you can pump screened water from a
natural water source, such as a lake or river, through
the drill instead of mixed drilling fluid.
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To connect the machine to a mixing system, refer
to Setting Up the Mixing System (page
•
To connect the machine to a natural water source,
refer to Setting Up the Pump to Use a Natural
Water Source (page
Setting Up the Mixing System
Set up your mixing system near the directional drill
location, preferably down wind so that fumes from the
mixing system engine do not bother you while drilling.
Follow the instructions provided in the mixing system
Operator's Manual for setting it up and using it.
Complete the following to connect the exit hose from
the mixing system to the drilling-fluid pump on the
machine:
1. Raise the cam-lock levers on the pump-inlet cap
and remove the cap
Figure 62
2. Insert the hose from the mixing system over
the pump inlet and secure it with the cam-lock
levers.
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(Figure 62).
Setting Up the Pump to Use a
Natural Water Source
To set up a pump to use a natural water source,
ensure that you use the Y-screen to filter all materials
other than water.
1. Remove the pump-inlet cap (Box A of
2. Align the Y-screen with the threads on the pump
(Box B of
3. Rotate and tighten the Y-screen onto the pump.
4. Attach the hose to the Y-screen, and begin
pumping from the natural water source.
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