After three seasons of fighting with the same clogged intake on the old Erie 150, I started running the cutter head in reverse for ten seconds before shutdown and it's cut my morning unclog time by half.

Honestly, it pushes the heavy silt and gravel back out of the suction line so it doesn't settle and harden overnight, so has anyone else found a simple pre-shutdown routine that saves a headache later?

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3 Comments

bettyl372mo ago

Why did I never think of that?

bettym892mo agoMost Upvoted

Maybe you were too close to the problem to see the easy fix.

lindagreen1mo ago

Sometimes you just need a fresh pair of eyes on something. My friend helped me find my keys in the fridge once. It's wild what you miss when you're stuck in your own head.