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I know everyone swears by the double dump valve for salvage, but last week in Mobile Bay changed my mind.
We were on a 60-foot barge recovery, and my partner's double dump valve bag got a small tear on a sharp edge. The whole lift went unstable in about 30 seconds because it was dumping air from two points. My old single dump bag, which I still had as a backup, got the job done with way more control. Has anyone else had a close call that made you go back to simpler gear?
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rowanjenkins9d ago
Yeah, that balloon comparison is spot on. More failure points just means more ways for a simple job to get wild fast. I'm sticking with my single dump after hearing that.
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calebscott9d ago
Unstable in about 30 seconds" sounds like my last attempt to assemble a swing set. So the fancy valve basically turned your lift into a party balloon you let go of? Guess sometimes the old backup is the one that doesn't try to show off.
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