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The 4am clog at Lock 12 that made me rethink everything

Back in June, we ran 14 straight hours on the Kaskaskia River and hit a sandbar clog that everyone said was impossible to clear without shutting down for a week. I spent 45 minutes working the swing arm at half throttle, nudging instead of forcing it, and the whole thing broke loose clean. My crew laughed at me for going slow, but we saved the contract and finished the pull by 7am. Has anyone else found that babying the suction when things look stuck ends up faster than muscle?
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finleyw99
finleyw9920d ago
Wait, you seriously cleared a sandbar clog on the Kaskaskia in 45 minutes with half throttle?
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umamartin
umamartin20d ago
Tried that with a stuck garage door once, ended up just watching it freeze overnight instead.
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