Ditch Witch MR90 - Manual (Page 61)

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MR90 Operator’s Manual
Recommended Products
CMW
®
Recommended Products
For productive drilling and equipment protection, use these recommended Baroid
®
products, available
from your Ditch Witch
®
dealer.
• Soda ash
• Quik-Gel
®
dry powder bentonite (p/n 259-804)
• Liqui-Trol™ liquid polymer suspension (p/n 259-808)
• Quik-Trol
®
dry powder polymer (p/n 259-809)
• Bore-Gel
®
drilling fluid (p/n 259-807)
• E-Z Mud™ Gold dry powder polymer (p/n 255-1012)
Guidelines
Match drilling fluid to soil type. This chart is meant as a guideline only. See your local Ditch Witch dealer for
soil conditions and drilling fluid recommendations for your area. Also see our interactive Drilling Fluid
Formulator at www.ditchwitch.com.
Improper handling or use of chemicals may result in illness, injury, or
equipment damage. Follow instructions on labels and in material safety data sheets
(MSDS).
Use breathing protection when exposed to silica dust.
270-4952
Soil type Drilling fluid recommendation
smooth, flowing sand bentonite or Bore-Gel + medium chain polymer
coarse sand or light soil bentonite or Bore-Gel
heavy clay medium chain polymer
swelling clay medium chain polymer
rock Bore-Gel