Serious question, that 'grease the cutterhead every 2 hours' tip from old Bob? Saved my gear

Ngl, I thought Bob was just being dramatic when he told me to grease the cutterhead every 2 hours on the dot. Last week I skipped a round dealing with a clog near Charleston Harbor. After 4 hours, the bearings started sounding rough and I had to pull the rig to check. Honest truth, the wear marks were worse than anything in my 3 years doing this. Has anyone else had an old hand's advice save them from a costly repair like this?

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william_craig717d ago

Seems like a waste of perfectly good grease if you ask me.

faithpatel17d ago

And the real cost isn't just the grease, it's the time you lose pulling the rig early to check bearings. Bob's 2 hour rule is basically cheap insurance compared to a whole cutterhead rebuild.

barbaradavis17d ago

Learned that one the hard way myself. Spent more on a weekend rebuild than a year's worth of grease would have cost me.