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We used to run the cutterhead at full tilt all day on the Mississippi, but after a pump clog that cost us 12 hours of downtime, I now check the suction screen every 2 hours.

Has anyone else found a better interval for checking on silty material?
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robin658
robin6581mo ago
Checking every 2 hours is overkill and just creates more work. Let the machine run and trust the system.
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corad84
corad8419d ago
My buddy Jason did this with his 3D printer setup. Thought he had it dialed in perfect, left it running overnight for a 14 hour print. Woke up to a pile of spaghetti plastic and print head dragging through the mess because the bed leveling shifted slightly at hour 6. He checks that thing like every 90 minutes now.
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haydengreen
Remember when my uncle tried to automate his sprinklers and just set the timer once. Came back from vacation to a flooded basement because a pipe cracked on day two. Sometimes the system needs a quick look.
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