K-2000 Municipal Sewer Cleaning Machine
Ridge Tool Company • Elyria, Ohio • U.S.A.
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Removing Cable from Pipeline
1. Make sure motor FOR/OFF/REV SWITCH is in FOR
position. Hold cable against edge of guide pipe and
cable will screw itself out.
2. As each section comes through rear end of guide
hose, uncouple it and set it aside for cleaning and
storage.
Stopping Engine/Generator
To stop engine, push in ignition button.
Preparing Machine for Rod Operation
NOTE! Do not use manhole guide pipe or rear guide hose
with rods.
1. Release two latches (Figure 6) and remove guard
on front of machine.
2. Pull ratchet knob (Figure 3) on motor table and
raise table. Lock in highest position by giving ratchet
knob one-half turn.
3. Set machine for low speed by shifting the power
drive chain (Figure 2) to the large sprocket.
4. Pull ratchet knob again to drop motor table into
position, making sure chain slack is taken up. Put
ratchet knob in lock position.
5. Put machine guard back in place.
6. Screw clutch handle into remote control housing
(Figure 9).
7. Install rod driver assembly (Figure 6) through body
and engage in nose cone. Be sure spring-loaded pin
is engaged in nose cone.
8. When working through a manhole, attach auger or
probing tool to tool adapter.
9. Couple enough rods to tool adapter to reach approx-
imately 5 feet out of the manhole.
10. Holding onto both ends of a piece of rope, lower rod
with attached tool into manhole, guiding tool towards
lateral opening.
11. Use a hand operated rod turner and feed rod a little
ways into lateral opening.
12. Release one end of rope and remove from manhole.
13. Remove rod turner (Figure 7).
Figure 7 – Hand Operated Rod Turner
14. Couple enough rods together to extend out no more
than 20 feet.
15. Couple rod to machine rod river assembly using
RIDGID/Kollmann sectional rods with K-10 Speed
Coupler (Figure 8).
Figure 8 – Coupling and Uncoupling Rods and Tools
NOTE! The K-10 Speed Coupler is the fastest, easiest
method of changing tools and Rods. Simply snap
male and female together and they are locked. To
disconnect, insert Coupling Pin Key and slip apart.
Speed Couplers can be added to all existing tools
and Rods.
16. Lock rear wheel with locking pin (Figure 3).
Operating Machine Using Rods
NOTE! When working through manhole, 2 men are re-
quired. Machine operator and rod handler at
manhole.
WARNING
Make certain that rod handler is wearing standard
equipment leather gloves with riveted palms. Use
no substitute.
1. Place rod rotating FOR/OFF/REV SWITCH (Figure 3)
in FOR position.
2. Hold clutch handle (Figure 9) down maintaining firm
pressure to rotate rods.
3. Move FOR/OFF/REV SWITCH (Figure 6) on control
panel to FOR position.
4. Drive machine forward by rotating propulsion clutch
handle (Figure 6) forward to horizontal position.
Raise
Collar
Rod Turner No. R-O
Let Snap
Back to
Position
Rod
