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t <br />1 <br />t <br />1 <br />F <br />U <br />PART 3 - EQUIPMENT <br />3.01 GENERAL <br />A. In keeping with the overall objective of this guide, this section is intended <br />to set forth guidelines in the area of equipment solely to prevent <br />unnecessary stoppages and subsequent damage to the roadway. <br />B. All equipment used in the execution of work covered under the utility <br />permit shall have the built -in capacity, stability and necessary safety <br />features required to fully comply with the specifications and requirements <br />of this guide without showing evidence of undue stress or failure. <br />C. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to assure that the equipment <br />to be used in the crossing operation is in sound operating condition. <br />Backup equipment may be required where job site conditions indicate that <br />severe damage to the roadway or a hazardous condition may result in the <br />event of an equipment breakdown and where the condition of the <br />equipment to be used indicates that routine component replacement or <br />repair will likely be necessary during the crossing. <br />1. Auger Power Units - Power units providing rotational force to the <br />cutting head and /or the auger used to remove spoil material as the <br />bore progresses, may also provide power for jacks used to push <br />the casing. Power units shall be in proper operating condition and <br />shall have sufficient power to satisfactorily complete the proposed <br />crossing according to the manufacturers recommendations. <br />2. Augers - Screw -type steel drive tubes or shafts with one male end <br />and one female end for coupling and welded steel flighting <br />(threads). <br />a) Auger shafts shall be straight and otherwise undamaged. <br />b) Flighting shall be undamaged and securely welded to the <br />body of the auger shaft and be continuous with no gaps <br />from end to end of each auger section. <br />3. Cutting Heads - Boring attachment fastened to leading end of first <br />auger section equipped with special teeth, bits, blades, chippers or <br />cutters used to cut or chip away rock or hard soils in advance of <br />auger. <br />07/03 16200 -4 03- 1438.A <br />