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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2013
American Augers, Inc., West Salem, OH (US);
Paul D. Ebersole, Perry, OK (US);
Forrest D. Walker, Edmond, OK (US);
American Augers, Inc., West Salem, OH (US);
Abstract
A horizontal directional drilling system with a removable operator station having a frame, a carriage, a base, and a removable cab. The carriage is moveable relative to the frame to provide thrust and rotation to a drill string. The base is located on the frame and has an attachment point and a fitting. The removable cab has a control system for controlling functions of the carriage and the frame and a bracket moveable between a first position and a second position. The bracket is connectable to the attachment point. The cab is moveable relative to the base when the bracket is disconnected from the attachment.