Apparatus for drilling and inserting a horizontal pipe

Patent · Tue Sep 03 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5680086

Kilgour, J R

A horizontal earth boring machine is disclosed of the type in which a carriage supports an engine rotatably connected to an auger, and a push ring. The carriage is movable along a set of tracks between a forward position and a rearward position. Hydraulic means power the carriage between its forward and rearward positions. In one version, the auger and push ring are connected by a universal joint to the engine so that a pair of hydraulic cylinders can raise the push ring and planetary gear reduction unit to an adjusted position above the track in order to accommodate any vertical misalignment of the push ring as it is pushing pipe through a horizontal hole drilled by the auger. In another version, the carriage is pivotal right to left to accommodate misalignment of the push ring.

• Assignee: IFI; EDB-86-103251
• Patent Number(s): US 4538858
• OSTI ID: 5680086
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENGINES
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GEARS
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