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Had a suction line blow out on the old cutterhead dredge last Thursday...
We were pulling silt out of a marina channel near Mobile when the whole thing just let go. It was the 12-inch main line, about 50 feet from the pump. We had to shut down for six hours while we patched it with a steel sleeve and new clamps. Has anyone else had a major line failure like that in the middle of a job? What's your go-to fix to get back up fast?
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sage2866mo ago
Remember using a steel sleeve like you did, that's the only real fix for a line that size. @the_seth using a traffic cone is a wild story, but we keep a few pre-fabbed patches on the barge for exactly this reason. Gets you back to pumping mud way faster than trying to rig something up.
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jade8855mo ago
Been there, done that. We had a 6-inch line let go on a night shift once. Boss made us try a rubber mat and about fifty hose clamps. Held just long enough to get the sleeve on, but what a mess. Sometimes you just need the right tool for the job, not whatever's lying around.
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