The difference a new cutter head made on our old Ellicott 370

We were running a 1998 Ellicott 370 on a sand reclamation job in Mobile Bay last year, and our production was stuck at about 150 cubic yards an hour. The old cutter head was just worn down. Last month, we finally swapped it for a new, heavy-duty head with different tooth placement. The first week after the change, we were pulling over 220 yards an hour with the same pump pressure. It was like the whole machine woke up. Has anyone else seen a jump that big just from changing a single part?

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patb122mo ago

Yeah, that's a huge jump but it makes sense. I mean, a worn cutter head is basically just pushing stuff around instead of actually cutting. Good call on the tooth placement too, that can make a crazy difference.

finley_lopez982mo ago

Sounds like you were basically paying it to take a nap.

sage5221d ago

Paying it to take a nap" - that's a great way to put it. @patb12 you're right about the worn cutter head, I had one that just made a nice humming noise and did absolutely nothing. Guess I was just paying for the privilege of listening to my lawnmower snore.