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Rock drilling tool - Products Literature

Railway Track and Structures, April, 2003

Vermeer Manufacturing Co. has introduced the RS8 rock drilling tool for use with Navigator(R) D50X100A, D55X100, D80X100 and D80X120 horizontal directional drills. The tool is a steerable rock drilling head designed to accommodate a drill bit that can penetrate medium to hard rock formations up to and over 15,000 psi. The 57.5-in.long device uses an 8.75-in-diameter Tri Cone Bit, is designed for low drilling fluid usage with a standard drilling fluid pump, and is powered using conventional drill stem. Steering is achieved with a specially-designed outer housing that permits operation with any standard drill.

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