Hi I'm John with RIDGID. Today we're going to discuss the 300 complete, as well as operate
the three under complete. 300 complete the standard equipment that comes with the 300 complete is your
300 power dry, your 1206 stand. As well as your 311 carriage. Now the 311 carriage will include
your 360 cutter, your 341 reamer, as well as a 8 11 a universal die head. This die head works in
conjunction with a set of 1/2 and 3/4 inch NPT Universal dies, as well as a set of 1 to 2 inch.
NPT Universal dies. Along with that you're also going to get the number 4 14:52 tool tray. That
snaps on to place, as well as the 418 oiler and a gallon of RIDIGID premium thread cutting oil. The
last thing that you're going to get standard with the 300 complete, is going to be your number 32
transporter. That's going to aid you and assist you into transporting your 3 under complete on
and off the job site. So when we come back we'll get into some of the procedures of operating at
300 complete. In this video, we're going to discuss and go over how to install a set of your Universal
dies into your 8 11 a universal die head. For the 300 complete, if you'll notice the die head
itself is numbered 1 2 3 & 4, with pockets for the position of each one of the die suit to go into. On
the backside, you're going to notice that there's this back plate, cam plate here says change dies
and it points that way. We need to have that slide all the way over so that we can open the pockets
for the dies to actually be installed. First thing you want to do, is unscrew the clamp lever. Until
you can get the tab with the stop on it, out of your wa,y then you're going to slide that all
the way to the side. Once that is slid all the way over, now you're able to actually position
your dyes into the pocket of the dye head. Each dye is going to be marked with a number that
will correspond to each pocket on the front of the diet and what you would do is you insert those to
the line, which is marked on the dyes segments themselves. So we'll put the number one die in
first. Insert to line, we'll get the number 2 in the number 2 pocket, insert that one to the line. We'll
get the number 3 dye, slide it into the number 3 pocket. Until it inserts to line and then finally
your number 4 goes into the remaining, number 4 pocket and you would insert those 2 line. Now what
you're going to want to do, is take that your open and close throw out lever and turn it towards the
close position, to actually capture those dyes. Now all 4 dyes have been captured by the cam plate. At
this point, you loosen your adjustment screw, slide that over and you're going to actually drop that
tab back into position. When we come back, we're going to actually mount the 3 11 carriage to
the power drive and show you how to put the dye head in and set it for size. In this video
we're going to demonstrate how to install the 3 11 carriage onto your 3 under power drive, as
well as installing the dye head 8:11 a die head into the carriage itself. First thing that you
want to make sure before you attempt to put the carriage on, is to make sure that the retaining
ring assemblies are snug and the carriage arms are fully extended on your 300 power drive. Once
those are snug and fully extended, they will not push back when you go to put that 311 carriage
on. So we're going to grab our carriage. With the two slots or openings on that carriage itself.
It is going to fit and slide directly over the carriage arms, on the 300 power drive. The next
thing that you're going to need to attach, is your collar assembly. Into the slot of the carriage arm
and then tighten the thumbscrew, so now you can slide that carriage in and out. We're going to
get these to the cutter and the reamer tool out of our way. Now to install the die head, the die
head post there is actually a spot for the post to fit directly into that carriage, with that die
head slightly in the up position, you're just going to push directly where that post is and now your
die head is attached and set up. Now you are ready to begin threading process. we're going to go over
how to install properly install and place the pipe in your 300 complete. Before you do that you
want to make sure that your power drive is in the off position, as well as unplugged from the power
source. Then you're going to take your pipe. Slide that through the front Chuck jaws. And for your
longer sections of pipe, it may be more beneficial and easier for you to install the pipe from the
rear of the machine. First thing you're going to do once your pipes installed, is you're going to
close the centering guide on it, which is going to position and Center that pipe in the back of your
power drive. Next you're going to want to close your Chuck jaws down and with the hammer chuck,
give it a couple good wraps on it to lock that pipe in place. Now the pipe is ready for cutting
reaming and threading. With our pipe installed on the 300 power drive, 300 complete setup. Now
we have a mark on our pipe, as which you need to mark to cut the length. You're going to bring
that cutter down. Get it into position, on your mark and at this point we're going to flip the machine
switch into forward, which we have already I'm plugged it in. Now we're going to run the machine
and apply a quarter turn of pressure per rotation of pipe, until we cut through the end of the pipe.
At this point, we're going to bring our reamer down. There is a spring-loaded latch on that
reamer, you're going to push it up and slide that reamer all the way in until you feel and hear
that latch drop back in, to extend your reamer to be able to read the pipe. Now we're going
to have to apply pressure with your carriage arm, lever arm to actually bring that pipe out.
Now we're going to push that latch back up, until you hear it click back in. You're going to get that
tool up and out of your way. At this point, we're prepared we're prepped and ready to thread, so
we're going to bring our eight eleven eight die head down. And we are going to adjust it to size.
We are going to be threading a piece of two-inch pipe today. So we're going to loosen the set screw
on it. Match the lines up, two inch to two inch and we're going to Snug that clamp lever back down. At
this point, we're going to drop that die head into the closed position, which means that we are ready
to thread. Once that piece of pipe, end of the pipe gets to the last tooth on each one of those dies.
That's when we're going to throw that lever open and finish the threading process. So we're going
to get the oiler into our right hand and on the 4:18 oiler, the spout will swivel on it and we're
going to have that pointed to the side so that we can hit the front of that die head and funnel
that oil directly onto the dies themselves. It's very important to have plenty of oil when you're
threading pipe, so we're going to slide our die head in with the lever arm it's spinning.
And there is our completed thread. In this video, we're going to discuss and go over how to set
up the number 32 transporter, for moving your 300 power drive on and off of a job site. As
you can see, we've already removed your carriage assembly, As well as the 418 oiler. Once you have
that moved, you're going to want to wrap the back end of that 300 Power Drive cord tight, so it
doesn't get in your way as you're transporting this. Okay, the first step you want to do before
you engage, this is to double check and make sure that your retaining ring assemblies the
set screws in those are good and snug on both sides of your carriage arms. Once those are good
and snug, now you're set and ready to attach the number 32 transporter to your 300 power drive
setup. You have your solid shaft in the center, your to stop pins on the sides these stop pins
you can see those are going to go into both of your rail arms for the 300 power drive. So
when you go to put this on, your stop pins are facing down, they are going to go inside of the
carriage arms. Now you're going to clamp down the Chuck mechanism, just like you would if you were
chucking up a piece of pipe. Give it a couple three good wraps on it, now your transporter
is attached to your 300 power drive. Now that we have our thirty-two transporter securely
fastened in place. What we're going to do is lower the front end and the machine down, onto the two
wheels of the 32 transporter. So carefully tilt the machine forward and bring your wheels down
until they touch the ground. At that point you're going to come around the back of the machine, push
the tray to fold the 1206 stand. And you'll see the top back Center leg actually has a chain
for fastening the legs together. But, before we do that. One of the best practices is to take
that foot switch slide, that over that leg and the chain itself, so now that when you attach
the chain around the other two legs, you are actually able to fasten and secure that foot
switch, so now it will not fall in front and trip you up with the wheels, now you're ready to go.