Why I stopped running my cutterhead at full throttle all the time

For about 2 years I always ran my 12 inch dredge at max RPM because I thought that meant more production. Then I noticed my slurry density was actually dropping and I was burning through wear parts way faster. Has anyone else found a sweet spot with slower cutterhead speed for certain materials?

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rubyk862mo ago

Wait, you ran it full throttle for TWO YEARS before noticing? That's wild. Your poor wear parts must've been screaming for mercy.

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gavinlopez2mo ago

Actually rubyk86, that "full throttle" part is a bit misleading - most pumps in closed loops aren't running at max speed, they're just set to a constant pressure curve that feels like full throttle but adjusts with demand. Did you ever find out if yours was on a fixed speed or a variable setting?

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