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Old timer on the dock told me to slow down my swing speed, and I thought he was just being grumpy
He stopped me during a tricky cut near the pier in Savannah and said my bucket was digging too fast for the sediment load, so I eased off 15% and suddenly my spillage dropped by half. Any of you guys run into a situation where slowing the hell down actually saved you time in the long run?
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green.jessica3mo ago
I gotta push back on the "turning the water into chocolate milk" thing, because that's missing the real point here. In my experience, slowing down that cut is just as much about keeping your bucket from getting hammered as it is about the water clarity. Sure, less mud flying around looks better to the old timers, but the real win is all the wear and tear you save on your gear when you're not beating the hell out of it. I've seen guys buzz through a cut at full throttle and then spend the next two hours dealing with a blown seal or a bent blade. Plus, that slower swing keeps your load from shifting and spilling, which is exactly what you saw with your spillage dropping. The muddy water thing is just a side effect, not the main reason to slow down.
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