I finally figured out why my cutterhead was clogging every shift

Heard a senior op say "run your suction for 10 seconds after you pull the ladder" and I thought he was crazy. Tried it on a sand and gravel job near Baton Rouge last week and my downtime dropped by almost half. Anyone else got little habits like this that save your day?

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mary_wells1d ago

Run your suction for 10 seconds after you pull the ladder" is one of those things that sounds dumb until you actually see it work. It's like how my buddy told me to let my coffee pot sit for 30 seconds before pouring the first cup. You get way less sediment. Same deal with letting something settle or clear out before you move on. Little timings like that are everywhere once you start looking. I swear half the tricks that save you time are just about adding a small pause at the right moment. It's almost like the machine needs to catch its breath too.

jessew831d ago

Let your machine catch its breath" is such a perfect way to put it. I've definitely been the guy who yanks the ladder out and floods the whole shop, so learning to just wait a few seconds was a game changer for me.