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Appreciation post: That time I tried a cutter suction dredge on a tight bend
Had a job on the Missouri River near Sioux City last fall where I swapped my trusty hydraulic dredge for a cutter suction rig to handle this nasty 90-degree bend. The thing chewed through the compacted silt like butter but damn near shook my teeth out with the vibration. Anyone else find cutter suction way more aggressive than they expected on tight turns?
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grace_knight7021d ago
Yeah cutter suction is no joke, that vibration is brutal.
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nelson.nancy21d ago
Figured it was just tough guys complaining but nah, that machine shook my whole body after just half a shift... changed my mind real quick.
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troythompson21d agoTop Commenter
You're all missing the point. That machine vibration is basically a free deep tissue massage for the bones. Sure it rattles your teeth at first but your body builds up a tolerance. After a week you'll wonder how you ever lived without that hum running through your spine all day. Cutter suction dredges are a workout for your whole skeleton and hard work never killed nobody.
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