Astec Industries, Inc.

Justin Wheeler

Guy Randall

Neil M Baker

Joseph R Szarka

Claudio Verzilli

Tim Smith

Stephen Berger

An assembly for handling drill pipes includes a basket for drill pipes arranged in rows and columns, and a support table that has a drill pipe receiver. The support table moves laterally with respect to the drill pipe basket between a plurality of column alignment positions and an external position which locates the drill pipe receiver laterally outside of the basket. The support table also moves between the plurality of column alignment positions and the external position. The drill pipe handling assembly also includes a drill pipe elevator assembly and a loader arm assembly comprising a loader arm having a pipe gripper. The loader arm moves between a table alignment position in which the pipe gripper may grab or release a drill pipe when the support table is in the external position and a drilling alignment position in which the pipe gripper may grab or release a drill pipe.

Drill pipe handling assembly

A control system for controlling at least one function of an item of construction equipment. The control system includes a pump, a proportional control valve, a directional control valve, a signal source, a switch, and a processor. The proportional control valve is in fluid communication with the pump and the directional control valve is in fluid communication with the proportional control valve. The switch is adapted to be in an open position and in a closed position. The processor is adapted to receive a processor input, receive the signal from the signal source, and transmit a processor output to the proportional control valve. The switch transmits a false signal to the processor when it is in the open position and a true signal when it is in the closed position. The control system is adapted to control the at least one function of the item of construction equipment.

Control system

An auger boring machine includes a track having an initial end and a terminal end, and the track is provided with a rack. The boring machine also includes a sled that is mounted on the track and adapted to be moved between the initial end and the terminal end of the track. The boring machine also includes a mechanism for rotating an auger on the sled and a drive system. The drive system includes a pinion which is mounted so as to engage with the rack on the track and a mechanism for rotating the pinion so as to drive the sled along the track.

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Mansfield, OH, United States of America

Justin Wheeler