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Been running sand pump for 8 years and just found out I was doing it wrong
Read a study from the Army Corps of Engineers about cutterhead speed vs pump efficiency. Turns out running the cutter at full throttle actually chokes the suction line on most river jobs. I dropped my RPMs by 20% last week on a Mississippi job and pulled 15% more material per hour. Anyone else ever test different speeds with a flow meter?
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emmar753mo ago
Not sure I buy that, been running the same way for years with good results.
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cole_mitchell573mo ago
35 years of running 50 miles a week here, zero knee issues. What's your weekly mileage and have you actually tested your form at a running clinic with video analysis?
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