TM 9-2320-269-10
USING THE AUGER - CONTINUED
OPERATION - CONTINUED
NOTE
If the auger becomes caked with dirt, snap the dirt off by raising the derrick
leg while the auger is rotating, until the auger is almost out of the hole. Stop
the auger and clean off the dirt.
8.
If the hole you're digging is more than 6 foot-6 inches deep, (1.98 m) extend auger (4). Stop auger
(4) rotation, and lift it out of the hole by raising derrick leg (1).
9.
Rotate derrick leg (1) until auger (4) is over solid ground and lower it, so auger pilot tip (3) is just
resting on the ground.
10. Remove the click pin (8) from locking pin (9) on kelly bar (10).
11. Raise the derrick leg (1) very slowly until the hole (11) in kelly bar (10) lines up with hole (12) in
auger shank. Install locking pin (9), and secure it with click pin (8).
12. Continue digging hole.
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