Finally cleared a blocked cutterhead after 3 hours of messing around

Last Tuesday on the Mississippi near Baton Rouge, I had a clogged cutterhead that just wouldnt let go. Tried reversing the swing, nothing worked, so I had to shut down and dig out about 40 pounds of tangled roots and debris by hand. Anyone else have a go-to trick for avoiding these nasty clogs?

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river_allen1mo ago

Ugh, that's the worst. I had a mess like that last month and honestly, just stopping early and picking it clean by hand was the only thing that worked for me too.

murphy.abby1mo ago

Found that a quick burst of high pressure water from a hose sometimes knocks the worst of it loose before it gets too bad.

patricia5581mo ago

40 pounds by hand sounds brutal. What kind of roots are the worst for wrapping up like that?