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Switched from a 2-inch to a 4-inch suction hose on my small cutterhead dredge for a silt job.
The material removal rate doubled in the first hour. Anyone else find a simple hose upgrade made a bigger difference than expected?
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the_kai1d ago
Put a four inch on my old 8/6 pump for clearing pond muck and it pulled like I'd doubled the engine size. I was surprised how much less cavitation I got too. Did you see any change in hose wear from the bigger diameter?
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robert2481d ago
Ever think the hose was just a dumb pipe? I used to focus on pump size and engine power. But seeing your numbers, maybe the hose is the real choke point. That's a huge jump for just swapping a tube. Makes you wonder what other simple fixes we're all missing.
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