RIDGID 206, 226, 286, 246 User Manual

Soil Pipe Cutters Manual

206/226/246/286
Soil Pipe Cutters

206/246

226

286

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Soil Pipe Cutters

Safety Symbols

In this operator’s manual and on the product, safety symbols and signal words are used to
communicate important safety information. This section is provided to improve under­standing of these signal words and symbols.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards. Obey
all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.

WARNING

WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.

This symbol means read the operator’s manual carefully before using the equipment. The op­erator’s manual contains important information on the safe and proper operation of the equip­ment.

This symbol means always wear safety glasses with side shields or goggles when handling
or using this equipment to reduce the risk of eye injury.

Soil Pipe Cutter Safety

WARNING

Read and understand these instructions
and the warnings and instructions for
all equipment and material being used
before operating the Soil Pipe Cutters
to reduce the risk of serious personal
injury.

SAVE ALL WARNINGS

AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR

FUTURE REFERENCE!

Keep this manual with machine for use by
the operator.

• Keep bystanders out of work area while
cutting. Stand clear of the pipe. Cutting
can cause pieces of pipe to be thrown
with considerable force. This can cause
striking injuries, eye injuries, or other seri­ous personal injury.

• Use personal protective equipment.
Always wear eye protection. Protective
equipment such as dust mask, non-skid
safety shoes, hard hat, or hearing protection
used for appropriate conditions will reduce
personal injuries.

• Do not exceed the recommended cut-

ting capacity of the tool. Use the correct
tool for your application. Do not force
tool. Cutting pipe that is too large or the

wrong type could overload the soil pipe
cutter and cause tool failure and or serious
personal injury. Do not extend the chain to
cut soil pipe greater than 8" in diameter.

• Do not use handle extensions or power

tools to activate the soil pipe cutter.

Handle extensions (cheaters) can slip and
cause serious injury. Extended handles or

power tools can overload the soil pipe cut­ter and cause tool failure and or serious
personal injury.

• Do not overreach. Keep proper footing
and balance at all times. Proper footing
and balance enables better control of the
tool in unexpected situations.

Description

RIDGID®Soil Pipe Cutters are used to cut a va­riety of cast iron soil pipe and can also be
used on concrete and clay pipe. All RIDGID
Soil Pipe Cutters use chains equipped with
cutter wheels that are tightened around the
pipe until the pipe breaks. The 226, 206 and
286 all use the same chain assembly, while the
246 is supplied with a larger chain. All tools
come standard with enough chain to cut pipe
up to 6" nominal diameter, and with the addi­tion of one chain extension can cut pipe up to
8" nominal diameter. All of the soil pipe cutters
use a unique hooking mechanism to make
hooking the chain easier.

999-998-611.10_REV. C

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Soil Pipe Cutters

226 In-Place Soil Pipe Cutter

Figure 1 – 226 Soil Pipe Cutter

The RIDGID 226 In-Place Soil Pipe Cutter is
a compact tool (17" long) designed to cut
hub and no-hub soil pipe, especially where
space is limited. The handle is removable to
allow use in tight spaces. The feedscrew is
equipped with a hand knob for fast adjust­ment, and a 15" long 1/2" drive ratchet is
supplied for operation. If needed, the 226
can also be operated with any 1/2" drive
ratchet or 15/16" wrench.

206 and 246 Soil Pipe Cutters

The RIDGID 206 and 246 Soil Pipe Cutters
utilize an integral ratchet handle centered
on the pipe. This is especially useful when
cutting pipe in trenches, and helps keep the
width of the trench to a minimum. The 206
uses the same chain as the 226 and 286,
while the chain on the 246 is larger and al­lows it to cut 4" class 22 water main and 2" –
5" extra heavy duty soil pipe.

286 Soil Pipe Cutter

Figure 3 – 286 Soil Pipe Cutter

The RIDGID 286 Soil Pipe Cutter is designed
to allow soil pipe to be cut in a single stroke.
A knob is used to adjust handle position for
optimal cutting. The 286 Soil Pipe Cutter al­lows repeated cuts to be made quickly, as
when cutting pipe for assembly.

Figure 2 – 206/246 Soil Pipe Cutter

Specifications

Catalog Model

No. No.

68650 206 Soil Pipe Cutter No Hub 11/2-6 40-150 18 8.2 1 33670
69982 226 In-Place Soil Pipe Cutter 1
32900 246 Soil Pipe Cutter 1
59698 286 Soil Pipe Cutter 1
33665 206/226/286 Chain Extension Assy.* ——10.5 1—
34570 246 Chain Extension Assy.* ——10.5 1—
70437 – 226 Ratchet —— 1 —

* Do not use more than one chain extension except for use with clay pipe up to 15".

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Description

Capacity Weight

in. mm lb. kg

1

/2-6 40-150 18 8.2 1 33670

1

/2-6 40-150 25 11.3 1 34575

1

/2-6 40-150 29 13.1 1 33670

Standard

Replacement

Pack

Chain

Cat #

999-998-611.10_REV. C