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Overheard two guys arguing about bucket teeth at the Port of Baltimore last week
One guy was saying you should always change all the teeth at once, but the other said he only swaps the worn ones and saves a ton of money. I've always done the full set, but hearing him break down the cost (like $1,200 for a full set versus maybe $300 for just the bad ones) made me stop and think. What's your crew's rule on bucket maintenance?
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ryantorres2d ago
We only swap the worn ones too, it's way cheaper. Boss would kill me if I threw out good teeth that still have life left. We check the bucket every Friday and just pop off the ones that look chewed up.
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lucasschmidt2d ago
That's how you get a catastrophic failure on a Friday afternoon.
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stellanelson2d ago
So you're only swapping the worn teeth, like @ryantorres said. How do you actually decide a tooth is done? Is it just a visual check for cracks, or do you measure how much material is worn down?
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