206/246 Set-Up And Operation - RIDGID 206 Mode D'emploi

206/246 Set-Up and Operation

1. Lift and turn the ratchet knob to the neutral
position (pin out of the groove). Grip the
adjusting knob of the soil pipe cutter and
fully open.
Ratchet Knob
Inner
Side Arm
Chain
Pin
Figure 5 – 206/246 Soil Pipe Cutter
2. If possible, while straddling the longest
section of the pipe, put the adjusting knob
to your right. When cut, the short sec-
tion of pipe will be away from you.
3. Place the soil pipe cutter on the pipe so
that the cutter wheels are lined up with
the desired cut point. Makes sure both
hooks are lying on the pipe with the open
side up.
4. Wrap the chain snugly around the pipe
and place the nearest chain pin into the
hooks.
5. Make sure that the cutter wheels are
square to the pipe and at the desired lo-
cation. Turn the adjusting knob to firmly
tighten the chain around the pipe. DO
NOT try to use the adjusting knob to cut
the pipe – this can damage the soil pipe
cutter.
6. Turn the ratchet knob in the close direc-
tion so that the arrow points to the word
CUT on the ratchet housing.
7 . Assume a stable stance, and with a firm
grip on the handle, move the handle to-
ward the pipe to tighten the chain.
Continue ratcheting and tightening until
the pipe is cut.
IMPORTANT
If the ratcheting action stops before the pipe is
cut, the tool has been jammed. DO NOT
FORCE the handle or adjusting knob. Lift and
turn the ratchet knob so that the arrow points to
the word OPEN on the ratchet housing. Hold
the ratchet knob in this position while moving
the handle in that direction to unjam the tool.
Fully open the tool and move the chain to the
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next tighter chain pin and continue operation as
described.
286 Set-Up and Operation
Once the 286 Soil Pipe Cutter is adjusted for a
given size of pipe, it usually requires no further
adjustment for subsequent cuts.
Adjusting
Knob
The hooks should rotate but stay where placed
Outer Side
to ease chain hooking. If needed, tighten the
Arm
hook nut to adjust tension. (See Figure 6).
Hook
Upper
Handle
Lower
Handle
Figure 6 – 286 Soil Pipe Cutter
1. Place the jaws of the tool next to and
square to the pipe, with the chain under
or around the pipe. Make sure both hooks
are lying on the pipe with the open side
up. If cutting on ground, the adjusting
knob should be up.
2. Open the handles to 90 degrees and sup-
port the upper handle with one hand.
3. With the other hand, pull the chain snugly
around the pipe and insert the closest
chain pin into the hooks. Make sure that
the excess chain is clear of the mecha-
nism.
4. Make sure the chain is square to the pipe
and in the proper location, and carefully
close the jaws of the soil pipe making
sure that the chain pin stays hooked.
Using the adjusting knob, adjust so that
the handles are approximately 45 to 70 de-
grees apart for cast iron pipe and 20 to 45
degrees apart for clay or concrete pipe. If
you cannot get a proper angle using the
knob, the chain must be disengaged from
the hooks, the jaws opened further with
the knob, and the chain hooked to the
next pin.
Soil Pipe Cutters
Hook Nut
Chain Pin
Adjusting
Knob
Hooks
Chain
Chain
Pin
Hook
5