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That old timer was right about greasing the cutterhead bearings
Been running a 12-inch Ellicott for three years now and always skipped greasing the cutterhead bearings every shift. Figured it was overkill and a waste of time. Then last month on the Mississippi River job near Baton Rouge, my cutterhead seized up on a Tuesday afternoon. Cost me six hours of downtime and a $400 repair bill. Anyone else learn that lesson the hard way or am I the only dummy who thought the manual was being dramatic?
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mark_smith5910d ago
Yeah that Mississippi grit eats bearings alive. Manuals ain't always wrong.
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the_kevin10d ago
Three bearings in ten years sounds pretty normal to me.
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