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I used to think you could just eyeball the ladder angle on a cutterhead dredge

I mean, we'd set it by feel for years on the old machine in Mobile. But last month, the new foreman insisted we use the inclinometer on the ladder every single time. After three weeks of that, our production jumped by about 15%. It turns out we were running it too shallow half the time, just chewing up material instead of cutting it clean. Anyone else have a simple tool that made a bigger difference than they expected?
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the_stella
Our torque wrench story is just like @the_alice's laser level, a real face-palm moment.
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the_alice
the_alice3d ago
Same with a laser level on our grading crew.
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