The Model - 490 utilizes a ratchet action to provide mechanical advantage for the cut and can be operated in a trench just wide enough to slip the chain around the pipe. The ratchet action is parallel to the pipe allowing work to be done on the ground, in a ditch, inclose quarters or overhead.

Wheeler-Rex Ratchet Pipe Cutter, 1-1/2 to 6 in Nominal Capacity, Forged Steel Jaw

• No vise required - cutter does not rotate around pipe
• Ratchet action cleanly cuts pipe in tight quarters
• Hardened deep penetrating cutter wheels make fast clean cuts
• No adjustments between cuts
• Does not depend on pipe for leverage
• Works on irregular shapes
• 1-1/2 to 5 in XH soil pipe
• 1-1/2 to 6 in No-Hub®
• 4 to 6 in tile/clay

• Catalog https://hs-beta.cimm2.com//ASSETS/DOCUMENTS/ITEMS/EN/https://assets.unilogcorp.com/2/ITEM/DOC/Wheeler-Rex_490-6_Catalog.pdf
• Specification Sheet https://hs-beta.cimm2.com//ASSETS/DOCUMENTS/ITEMS/EN/https://assets.unilogcorp.com/2/ITEM/DOC/Wheeler_Rex_4906_Specification_Sheet.pdf