Operations Manual

10. Servicing and Troubleshooting
10.4 Guides
Prior to the driving of piles, it will be necessary to
check the wear of the:
• guides of the Diesel Hammer
• guide gibs of the tripping device
• guides of the pile helmet
• wear strips along the whole lead length.
Lead configurations
Lubricating the guide rails of the lead and the
starter guides with a Mos 2
-containing multipurpose
grease extends the lifetime of your equipment.
H 1
Worn guide parts must be replaced
immediately. Wear strips at the lead that are
too thin must be reinforced immediately. If
this is not done, the Diesel Pile Hammer, the
helmet or the tripping device may fall out of
the leads. Danger of accident.
Not only from a safety standpoint is it important
to have a well guided hammer and pile helmet:
The driving efficiency also depends on how the
Diesel Hammer is in line with the pile. BAUER-
Pileco Diesel Hammers have the longest possible
channel-guiding. This accomplishes a good
hammer guiding with a relatively large guiding
clearance (which is sometimes necessary if
slightly bent or worn out leads are used).
Short distance hammer guiding needs a tighter fit
to the lead (less guiding clearance).
H 2
T 2
T 1
Total guiding clearance
Hammer channel guiding H1 ½”
H2 ¼”
Hammer short guiding H1 ¼”
H2 ¼”
Starter guides T1 ¼”
T2 ¼”
111 Berry Road
Houston, TX 77002
Tel. (713) 691-3000
Fax (713) 691-0089
E-mail: info@bauerpileco.com
www.bauerpileco.com
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