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Hot take: Old timer told me to slow down my swing speed and I fought it for weeks
I was running a 14-inch cutterhead on a job in Mobile Bay and kept snapping teeth left and right. This guy with 30 years came by and said I was swinging too fast, that I needed to let the material tell me the pace. Took me three days to actually listen and drop from 12 RPM to about 8. Now I'm wondering if there's a sweet spot for different mud types or if it's just a feel thing. Anyone else had to unlearn a habit after someone called them out on site?
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jake_kelly2417d agoMost Upvoted
Richard_roberts80 nailed it on the mud type thing. Used to think faster was always better until I slowed down on some heavy clay and actually got better bite. Really changed my outlook on letting the ground set the pace instead of forcing it.
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