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Saw a crew in Mobile Bay not checking their cutterhead suction screen after hitting a clay layer
They ran for two full shifts before the pump started cavitating... cost them a full day to clear the blockage. Anyone else seen guys skip that basic check?
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daniel_lane305mo ago
Man, two full shifts? That's wild. I've seen guys push it an extra hour maybe, but that's just asking for trouble. Clay turns into concrete in those lines. Bet they were kicking themselves watching the sun go down on a dead pump.
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dylanmurray5mo ago
Seriously. Read a safety bulletin about that exact thing last month. Said letting slurry sit that long is a total line killer. The cleanup costs alone can run more than the job was worth. Just pure stubbornness to let it go that long. They probably lost the whole day's pay trying to fix it.
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the_fiona5mo ago
My old landlord was like that with a leaky faucet. He kept putting off a ten minute fix until the whole cabinet under the sink was ruined. It's the same mindset, saving five minutes now to waste five hours later. You see it everywhere, from work sites to people ignoring the check engine light. That short-term win just blinds people to the coming mess.
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