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DANGER
If the 2” BADGER is being used in lines larger than 4 inch diameter, a rigid stinger should be installed
between the tool inlet and the hose end; otherwise the tool can turn around and come back toward the
operator, causing serious injury or death.
Operations with this equipment can be potentially hazardous. Caution must be exercised prior to and
during machine and water jet tool use. Please read and follow all of these instructions, in addition to the
guidelines in the WJTA Recommended Practices handbook, available online at
www.wjta.org
.
Deviating from safety instructions and recommended practices can lead to severe injury and/or death.
2” BADGER BACKOUT PREVENTION
WARNING
Because of the short length of the Badger, the tool can turn around in large lines and come back at the
operator at a high rate of speed. If cleaning larger lines, a rigid “stinger” should be used between the
hose and the tool. It is recommended that the rigid length of the tool including hose end is 1-1/2 times
the inside diameter of the line being cleaned (see below).
Make sure there is an operator controlled dump in the system, operated by the person closest to the
cleaning job. The StoneAge ABX-500 and ABX-PRO Hose Tractors can be used to achieve safe and
consistent feed rates for line cleaning.
Follow all operating instructions in this manual.
1-1/2 times
line ID
Rigid
Stinger
IMPROPER USE:
Badger will turn around in
large diameter line
VERY DANGEROUS!
PROPER USE:
Badger with rigid “stinger”
to prevent turnaround, still
able to pass through elbows.
