Service Training Manual CM 765/785

Rod changing controls

The rod changing (ARC) functions are supplied fluid from the
auxiliary pump mounted on the PTO on the side of the engine.
Fluid from this pump supplies the centralizer, dust hood, dust
collector fan motor as well as the rod changer valves.

The rod changer requires seven hydraulic functions for its operation.
The rod changer control valve that is mounted on the feed beam and
includes the rod arm swing, rod clamp, and carousel doors and
breakout fork functions. This valve manifold also has an optional
section for a guide winch. The auxiliary control valve located on the
boom contains the rod lock sleeve function and carousel rotation
functions. This manifold also provides for optional rear jacks and a
ground winch. The dust hood and centralizer functions are found in a
three-section solenoid valve located on the front panel of the
enclosure. It has a releaf valve set at 3750 PSI (258.5 Bar).

To Boom control valve bank

To Dust Collector Motor

Later style 3 Section Valve
To Rod Changer Valves

Relief Valve
16.55 GPM
B3 A3 B2 A2 B1 A1

Auxiliary pump
1.77 in (29 cc)

To Return
Manifold

3770PSI Relief
259.9 Bar Valve

Pilot pressure from

Centralizer Dust Hood drill/tram pilot valve

Dust Collector
Rod Changer

This valve has an internal relief valve. As can be seen from the
schematic above, the system relief valve is built into the valve
housing. Whereas the previous valve used direct solenoids to shift its
spools, the new valve uses system pilot pressure (400 PSI or 27 Bar)
to shift the main spools. The solenoids are used to direct pilot
pressure.

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View of the new style 3 section valve used in Tier III units

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Hydraulic centralizer

The valve bank shown on page 1 of this chapter controls the

hydraulic centralizer. It is an open center solenoid valve and is
controlled by the centralizer switch in the cab. The centralizer has
two hydraulic cylinders mounted at the bottom of the drill guide.

Dust Hood

The valve bank on page 1 of this chapter also controls the dust hood.
An electric switch in the operator s cab activates it.

Pressure from Air Connection

Carousel Rotation Motor
Auxiliary
Pump
Rotary
RR FR
Pressure in this line will normally Motor
be at least 500 PSI (34 Bar) which
D
is adequate to operate the rod lock
sleeve.
RLE
Rod
Lock .030

RLR

ARC/DC
Valve

EP RLR1 IP A2 B2 A3 B3 A4 B4 A5 B5

Chain Carousel Rear Ground

P 1500 Wrench Rotation Jack (opt) Winch
PSI (opt)

100
3400 Bar
PSI
234
450 PSI
Bar 31 Bar
T

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Auxiliary control valve (rod lock sleeve, carousel rotation)

Rod Changer manifold mounted on the Feed Beam

CAROUSEL ROTATION

The third valve in the auxiliary control valve manifold controls

carousel rotation. The rotary motor is speed controlled. This is
accomplished through the use of a check valve inlet and an
adjustable meter out orifice for each direction of the motor. The
carousel will rotate in both CW and CCW. The carousel rotation
control in the cab is a dual-purpose switch. The push button portion
of the switch initiates the rotation of the carousel and the ring portion
of the switch controls direction of rotation.

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Rod Lock Sleeve System

To facilitate the pipe handling system on the CM 765/785, the rotary

head is equipped with an extendable sleeve that slips over the square
end of the drill pipe behind the male thread. This is required when
removing the pipe from a drilled hole. At this time, the pipe joint
under the rotary head is loosened slightly so the sleeve can be
extended over the square end. The breakout fork is extended to
engage the lower pipe and the joint is loosened and uncoupled so the
pipe can be placed back into the carousel. At this time full reverse
torque can be applied to loosen the joint through the rod lock sleeve.

There is a constant pressure maintained on the sleeve retract side of

the sleeve. This pressure is supplied through the auxiliary control
valve. The valve is located in the engine enclosure behind the
operator s cab. The rod lock sleeve section of the manifold is
essentially separate from the other functions of the manifold.
Pressure is supplied to the rod lock sleeve from the auxiliary pump.
This pressure is directed from the outlet of the pump before its
connection to the three-section valve. This pressure is directed to a
pressure-reducing valve located in the manifold. The pressure-
reducing valve is set at 450 PSI (31 Bar). This pressure is directed to
the bottom of the rod lock sleeve holding it in the retract position.
There is a .030 orifice in the sleeve that allows fluid to bleed to the
top of the sleeve. This warms the sleeve when the fluid is cold and
also prevents overheating of the front of the rotary head during
drilling. The pressure on the bottom of the sleeve also prevents the
sleeve from drifting down during drilling.

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The drawing on the previous page shows the functions controlled by

the rod changer control valve. This valve manifold is mounted on the
side of the Feed Beam. This manifold has 5 solenoid valves with the
last one used for the guide winch option. The auxiliary pump on the
side of the engine supplies the hydraulic oil for this manifold. The
incoming fluid passes through a pressure-reducing valve. This valve
reduces the incoming pressure to 2000 PSI (137.8 Bar). There is a
pressure switch connected to the rod clamp side of the clamp circuit.
This pressure switch energizes the carousel door open circuit to
automatically open the doors when the clamp is energized.This
manifold contains several pilot check valves as well as a sequence
valve that is used to adjust the proper time of the door opening
function. All of the solenoid valves mounted on the manifold are
closed center valves (inlet blocked when the valve is in neutral). This
means that pump pressure is dead-headed when the rod changer is
activated.
Rod Arm Swing

Hydraulic fluid for the rod arm swing function is directed to the
automatic rod changer manifold (ARC). The ARC manifold is located
at the base of the rod carousel mount. There is a pair of pilot
operated check valves located in the ARC manifold. These check
valves prevent the arms from drifting, particularly when the unit is
tramming. The manifold also splits fluid flow to supply the top and
bottom rod arm swing cylinders.

Rod Clamp and Carousel Doors

The rod clamp and carousel door circuits are interconnected both
electrically and hydraulically. For this reason they will be discussed
in the same section of this manual. When the clamp solenoid is
energized to the clamp position, fluid is directed from the B3 port of
the rod changer control valve to the GA port of the ARC manifold. In
the ARC manifold the fluid is split to supply the upper and lower
clamp cylinders. The clamp cylinders are extended and tightly grip
the rod. Within the ARC manifold, the fluid to the bottom clamp
cylinder passes through a pilot operated check valve. This check
valve will trap some pressure in the lower cylinder even if the rod
clamp control lever is returned to the neutral position. When the

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control lever is placed in neutral the rod clamps are in the soft clamp
position. There is a pressure switch that is preset to shift at 1500 PSI
(103 Bar) connected to the B3 port of the rod changer control valve.
The pressure switch is a three-wire switch. Voltage is supplied to the
common terminal of the switch when the rod changer circuits are
activated in the operator s cab. If at this time, the rod clamps are
open or in the neutral position, current is directed to the door close
solenoid. The carousel door cylinders will be pressurized to remain
closed at this time. When the rod clamps are activated to clamp a
pipe, the contacts in the pressure switch shift to direct current to the
door open solenoid. Once the carousel doors are open, a drill pipe
can be taken out of or placed into the carouse. When the clamp
pressure is released, the pressure-switch contacts shift back and the
doors close.

Up to this point we have discussed only the electrical logic of these

circuits. Hydraulically, there is a sequence valve located in the ARC
manifold that is controlled by pilot pressure from the rod clamp circuit.
As the rod is clamped and held by the grippers the pressure which is
created in the clamp circuit is used to open the sequence valve which
allows fluid to the rod end of the door cylinders. Thus the doors will
not open until the rod is gripped tightly. This prevents the accidental
loss of a rod out of the carousel. Once the rod is gripped it can be
moved out of the carousel and under the rotary head for coupling to
the drill string. This is done by moving the carousel clamp control
lever to the right that retracts the hydraulic cylinders that control
movement of the rod swing arm. A drill rod is returned to the
carousel by reversing the procedure.

Breakout Fork

The breakout fork is used to hold the drill rods in the hole while a rod
is being added or taken off. The fork is extended by reduced
hydraulic pressure at 500 PSI (34 Bar) and retracted by the normal
hydraulic pressure available at the rod changer control valve. There
is a proximity switch located at the top of swing arm assembly. When
the arms are in the carousel position, the proximity switch is open.
This allows the breakout fork to be operated in or out. When the
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prevents the breakout fork from being withdrawn. This is a safety

system to (1) prevent drilling to resume, drilling through the swing
arms, or (2) withdrawing the breakout fork without the head
connected to the drill pipe, dropping the pipe down the drilled hole.

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Adjustments

IMPORTANT: ALL ADJUSTMENTS MUST BE MADE WITH THE

MACHINE AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

There are only minimal adjustments required to the rod changer

system. The rod changer control valve manifold requires a pressure
setting of 2000 PSI (137.8 Bar). To check and set this pressure
install a 3000 PSI (200 Bar) test gauge at the TP1 port of the rod
changer control valve manifold (mounted on the of the Feed Beam).
Start the unit and place the switch in the cab in the rod changer
position. This will direct fluid to both of the rod changer valve
manifolds. The test gauge at TP1 will indicate the setting of the
pressure-reducing valve located at the inlet of the manifold. Turn the
adjusting screw in (cw) to increase the setting and out (ccw) to
decrease the setting.

The carousel door sequence valve may require adjustment

periodically. Rather than using a pressure setting for this valve it is
best to use a trial and error method for adjusting. Have an assistant
or the drill operator in the cab to operate the clamp lever, observe the
doors. They should not open until the clamp is fully engaged. The
sequence valve adjustment is found in the ARC manifold located on
the side of the Feed Beam. Turning the adjustment screw in (CW)
will delay the door opening and turning it out (CCW) will reduce the
delay for opening the doors. The sequence valve should not allow
the doors to open until the drill rod is firmly gripped.

The carousel rotation motor is also located at the base of the ARC.
There is a motor control mounted directly to it. The motor speed is
preset at the factory and should not require adjustment.

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Motor control
manifold.

Drive motor &

valve
Carousel stop proximity switch

Tier III units

There are several differences in the rod handling circuitry in the new
Tier III machines.

Carousel rotation

The method for rotating the carousel is now done with a spring
centered 3 position switch. The switch can be depressed on either
end, and the carousel will rotate in that direction. The left hand end
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depressing the right end of the switch will cause the carousel to rotate
in the CW direction. The carousel will always index one position no
matter how long the switch is depressed. The switch must be release
and pushed again to cause further rotation of the carousel. The
switch does nothing more than send a signal to a PLC
(microprocessor) located in the panel behind the operators seat. The
PLC is programmed to complete one cycle each time the switch is
depressed.

There is a proximity switch located in the base of the rod changer.

The function of this switch is the same as on previous changers. It
sees a target and signals the PLC to stop the rotation. The PLC
takes the place of several external relays and has a much longer
lifespan that external relays.

Before the carousel will rotate the swing arms must be in position in
the carousel. The grippers must be in the retracted position. If these
criteria are not met, the PLC will not allow the carousel to rotate.

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