The Toro Company

Adam John Lorang

Richard John Guertin

Lee Evan Von Lehe

Stephen Joseph Sartori

A horizontal directional drill and method relate to a control system adapted to operate a pipe transport apparatus to move a drill rod between a rod box and a connection area. The control system commands the pipe transport apparatus to perform a plurality of actions wherein at least one of the actions comprises two or more of the plurality of physical operations. The control system includes an operator input device configured to generate a command in response to an operator input. The control system may require persistent engagement of the operator input device to complete each action. The pipe transport apparatus pauses upon completing each of the plurality of actions until the command is again provided from the operator input device.

Growing community of inventors

Lake Elmo, MN, United States of America

Adam John Lorang