Just cleared 5000 yards of material in a single 12 hour shift

We were working a big sand and gravel job on the Columbia River last week. My old cutterhead dredge, the 'River King', usually tops out around 3800 yards on a good day. I tweaked the swing speed and ladder angle based on the bottom scan, and the pump just kept humming. Hit 5020 yards by the end of the shift. It mattered because it proved a small adjustment could beat the old production estimates by a mile. Anyone else found a sweet spot in their setup that pushed their machine past its usual numbers?

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angelamason7mo ago

Okay, 5000 yards is a lot of mud. But is moving dirt a few hundred yards over the old mark really that big of a deal? Sounds like the machine was just running right for once.

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angela407mo ago

Reminds me of when my neighbor, angelamason, tried to regrade his driveway.

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blair_lewis856mo ago

Right? The machine finally works and people get mad. Classic.

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