Finally cleared a clogged cutterhead on my own after 5 years in the trade

Last month on a job near Mobile Bay, our dredge started losing vacuum pressure and I figured it out myself without calling the senior guy. Found a 3-foot piece of old anchor chain wrapped around the rotor. Has anyone else ever pulled something weird out of their suction?

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gavin8014d ago

Man that's a good find. @drew_chen probably spent all day on that tire, bet it was a real pain. Saw a guy pull out a full shopping cart once.

drew_chen14d ago

my buddy pulled a whole car tire out of his suction line once, fucking nightmare to get unwrapped lol.