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Used to run the cutterhead at 12 rpm for everything, now I dial it back to 8 for silty bottoms. Changed after a job on the Missouri where the foreman said I was making more soup than sediment.
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wadec925mo ago
That's a smart adjustment. Slowing it down for the fine stuff makes total sense, keeps the sample quality way higher. Bet the lab guys love you for it now.
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quinnm775mo ago
Yeah, the lab guys do love good samples now. My friend had a similar thing where they used to rush clay samples and the lab basically said they looked like mud pies. Now they take their time and it's way better.
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morgan3265mo ago
My buddy learned that lesson the hard way when he rushed a sandy loam sample. The lab sent back a note asking if he'd shaken it like a snow globe, which got a laugh from @wadec92. Now he treats every bag like it's full of eggshells.
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