Document Outline

• Overview
  • Serial Number Location
  • Intended Use
  • Equipment Modification
  • Unit Components
  • Operator Orientation
  • About This Manual
    • Bulleted Lists
    • Numbered Lists
• Foreword
  • Reporting Safety Defects
• Contents
• Safety
  • Guidelines
  • Safety Alert Classifications
  • Safety Alerts
  • Emergency Procedures
    • Electric Strike Description
    • If an Electric Line is Damaged
    • If a Gas Line is Damaged
    • If a Fiber Optic Cable is Damaged
    • If Machine Catches on Fire
• Controls
  • Engine
  • Operator Station
  • Machine
• Operation Overview
  • Planning
  • Setting Up at Jobsite
  • Vacuuming
  • Potholing
  • Leaving Jobsite
  • Storing Equipment
• Prepare
  • Gather Information
    • Arrange for Traffic Control
    • Prepare for Working Near Existing Utilities
    • Plan for Emergency Services
  • Inspect Jobsite
  • Prepare Jobsite
    • Prepare Excavation Point
  • Check Supplies and Prepare Equipment
    • Assemble Accessories
    • Check Supplies
    • Prepare Equipment
• Transport
  • Lift
    • Points
    • Procedure
  • Haul
    • Inspect Trailer
    • Hitch Trailer
    • Unhitch Trailer
• Vacuum and Pothole
  • Connect Hoses
  • Determine Tank Fill Level
    • 500-gal Vacuum Tank on T9S Trailer
    • 500-gal Vacuum Tank on T12S Trailer
  • Start Unit
    • Standard Procedure
  • Remove Debris
    • Procedure
  • Pothole
  • Drain Tank
  • Unload to Another Tank
  • Open/Close Tank Door
    • Open
    • Close
• Complete the Job
  • Antifreeze Fluid Excavation Unit
    • Add Antifreeze
    • Reclaim Antifreeze
  • Rinse Equipment
  • Disconnect
  • Stow Tools
• Service
  • Service Precautions
    • Working Under Raised Debris Tank
    • Working Under Raised Tank Door
    • Welding Precaution
    • Washing Precaution
  • Recommended Lubricants/Service Key
    • Engine Oil Temperature Chart
  • Each Use
    • Trailer
  • 10 Hour
    • Vacuum System
    • Debris Tank
  • 50 Hour
    • Vacuum System
    • Debris Tank
  • 100 Hour
    • Vacuum System
    • Debris Tank
  • 250-Hour
    • Vacuum System
  • 1000 Hour
    • Vacuum System
  • 2000 Hour
    • Vacuum System
  • As Needed
    • Vacuum System
    • Debris Tank
    • Trailer
  • 200 Mile
    • Trailer
  • 3000 Mile
    • Trailer
  • 12,000 Mile
    • Trailer
• Specifications
  • 500
• Support
  • Procedure
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Ditch Witch Training
• Warranty
• Service Record
• Appendix