Finally figured out why my cutterhead kept clogging after 6 years

I was running the pump too lean on sand mixes thinking it saved fuel, but it just packed the cutterhead solid every 20 minutes. A older guy at the Port of Savannah told me to throttle up by 15% and the material clears way smoother now. Has anyone else dealt with the same issue on older Ellicott machines?

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ward.mason14d agoTop Commenter

Throttling up 15% fixed the same issue on my 2012 Ellicott 370.

troy_adams14d ago

Good for you. Glad that trick worked on yours.