Installing Extra Drum (Additional Cable); Pigtail Removal And Installation - RIDGID K-7500 Manual

K-7500 Drain Cleaning Machine
NOTE! If the drum sticks on the mounting boss, tilt the
machine forward until the drum slides off the
mounting boss.
Installation
1. Set the kickstand to keep machine from moving.
2. Grasp the drum assembly via the holes on the drum
front and lift the assembly onto the mounting boss lo-
cated on the middle front of the frame.
Use proper lifting technique – lift with
WARNING
your legs, not your back!
An alternate method is to lift the drum assembly onto
the frame with the casting hole near the mounting boss.
Lower the machine onto its back. Grasp the drum via the
holes and lift onto the mounting boss. Gently raise ma-
chine and follow Step 3 below (Figure 20) .
3. Reverse Steps 4-6 in the Removal Section. Make
sure the rear support bolt is securely tightened before
beginning operation.

Installing Extra Drum (Additional Cable)

The operator may wish to carry a second drum (minus the
guide tube and inner drum) with cable for runs greater
than 100'. For this application, the guide tube and inner
drum can be removed from the original drum and in-
stalled on the extra drum.
1. Set the kickstand to keep machine from moving.
Figure 20 – Lifting Drum Assembly Onto Frame
2. Disconnect the original cable from the pigtail sec-
tion. Secure the cable to keep it from falling into the
drain.
3. Remove the AUTOFEED assembly as described in
Steps 3-4 of Drum Assembly Removal section.
4. Remove the set screw on the knob on the center
shaft. Unscrew knob and pull off shaft (Figure 21) .
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Figure 21 – Removing Knob From Center Shaft
5. Pull the guide tube assembly off the shaft and off the
cable (Figure 22) .
6. Remove the inner drum.
7. Push down on motor table handle to release belt
tension and slip belt off drum.
8. At the back of the machine, remove the rear support
bolt.
9. Remove the drum from the mounting boss.
10. Install the extra drum with cable by lifting it onto the
mounting boss.
Figure 22 – Removing Guide Tube Assembly
11. Reverse Steps 3-8. Be sure to place the cable through
the inner drum before completing Step 6. Make sure
the rear support bolt and the set screw on the knob on
the center shaft (front of machine) are securely tight-
ened before operation.
12. Attach the cable from the extra drum to the cable in
the drain.

Pigtail Removal And Installation

1. Set the kickstand.
2. Remove all cable from the drum except the pigtail.