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I thought those fancy new cutter head designs were just for show
For years I stuck with the old tooth and ladder setup on my dredge, thinking anything else was a waste of money. Then we got a contract for a really tough stretch of riverbed near Pittsburgh, full of compacted clay and old timber. My boss insisted we try a new spiral cutter head he'd read about. I was sure it would just clog up. We ran it for a full eight hour shift last Tuesday, and I'll be honest, it cut through that mess like butter. The suction was way more even, and we didn't have to stop once to clear jams. It actually saved us almost a full day on that section. Has anyone else made the switch from a traditional cutter to one of these newer designs? What was your experience with different materials?
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milesrobinson23d ago
Switched ours last year and it chews through river rock like nothing.
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Know exactly how you felt, man (I was the same way about our old gear). Sounds like you and @milesrobinson both got the proof right there in the riverbed. Sometimes you just gotta see it work to believe it.
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