Stop using the wrong cutterhead for mixed bottoms, it's killing your production

I keep seeing guys run a straight basket cutterhead in mixed sand and clay and then wonder why they're stuck at 50% load. I did the same thing for my first two years on the river. Switched to a ripper tooth on a 14 inch cutterhead last spring and my production jumped from 120 yards an hour to almost 190. The teeth dig into the clay way better and don't clog up in the sand. Has anyone else tried swapping cutterheads for different bottom types or do y'all just run whatever came on the ladder?

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lee_bailey652d ago

Maybe try a mix of both for varying bottoms, that mid-clay layer is always tricky.

morgan3162d ago

Mix of both can work in a pinch but you're still compromising. I'd rather carry two different heads and swap them out depending on what the bottom's doing that day. Keeps everything running at full steam rather than meeting in the middle.