Cleared a 12-inch line in one pass after a week of fighting silt

We've been on this river job near Redding for a month, and the last stretch was just packed silt that kept clogging the cutter head. Boss said we were a day behind. Yesterday, I slowed the swing way down, kept the suction pressure steady, and we pulled a full 12-inch cut without a single stop. The whole crew was quiet, just watching the monitor. It's a small thing, but after a bad week, it felt like we finally got it right. Anyone else have a trick for sticky silt that just won't break up?

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the_avery6d ago

What was your exact swing speed? We've tried slowing down before but it just made the slurry too thick. Did you adjust your water injection at all?

finley7296d ago

Check what temp you're running at when you slow it down.