Used to burn through cutter teeth every two weeks until an old hand showed me a different angle

I was setting my cutter teeth at 45 degrees like the manual said and going through a set every 14 days in this sandy clay near the Mississippi. A retired guy named Ray watched me for 5 minutes and told me to drop it to 30 degrees for that material. Has anyone else found that the factory specs are just a starting point and not gospel?

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3 Comments

shane_morgan21h ago

Oh yeah, specs are just suggestions. Real knowledge is in the dirt.

the_riley20h ago

Used to be a spec sheet junkie but yeah, you're right.

blair_torres7015h ago

Did you just start ignoring the numbers and go test stuff in real conditions?