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Question about the sediment load difference after switching from a 6-inch to an 8-inch cutterhead

Honestly, our yardage per hour went up by almost 40% on the same stretch of the James River after we swapped the heads last fall, and I'm trying to figure out if that's typical or if we just got lucky with the soil conditions.
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evan_davis
evan_davis19d ago
Wait, a 40% jump in yardage just from the cutterhead swap? That's wild! You must have hit the absolute perfect soil type for that bigger head to bite into. Most reports I've seen top out around a 25-30% gain on a good day. Getting that much extra production is like finding free money on the river bottom.
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knight.uma
knight.uma19d ago
My buddy saw a similar jump with his gear upgrade.
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quinncoleman
Sounds like he got lucky with the dirt. Not everyone sees that.
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