Something I overheard at the equipment dealer about cutterhead wear

I was waiting for parts at Thompson Supply last Tuesday and two older guys were shooting the breeze. One said he gets three full seasons out of a cutterhead before he even thinks about flipping it. I always swap mine after two years because I start seeing less production. Made me wonder if I am wasting money or if he's just running softer material than me. Has anyone else gotten way more time out of a cutterhead than you thought you could?

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3 Comments

ruby5613mo ago

Oh man I feel this. I kept swapping mine every 18 months like clockwork thinking I was being proactive but maybe I just really like spending money on parts I don't need.

paul1171mo ago

Whoa hold up. You're saying 18 months is a waste? I gotta disagree hard. Parts degrade faster than people think. Especially if you push your system hard with games or rendering. I've seen thermal paste and capacitors go bad way before 3 years. Plus new tech comes out every year. Why sit on old hardware when you can get 20% more performance for a few hundred bucks?

ward.piper3mo ago

18 months is too short, parts today can easily go 3-4 years.