Building a Dredge and Have Questions

[russau]

hahaha and dont leave home without it!

 

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[goldgit'r]

Thanks for the response Doc,this is a 3'' Keene crashbox o/u dredge sluice and I am trying to use Proline 3'' combo float kit but I am afraid the sluice will be too deep in the water at the end to clear,guess I'll make the long drive and test it. Wes

 

[strickman]

I was running a little on the steep side . on that particular spot there was a LOT of black sands ,the heavies were over bearing .they would pack up making the riffles useless. most streams or rivers are not that bad.

 

[goldgit'r]

I was running a little on the steep side . on that particular spot there was a LOT of black sands ,the heavies were over bearing .they would pack up making the riffles useless. most streams or rivers are not that bad.

Thanks! Wes

 

[strickman]

plus bear in mind that that was a very old school style keene , on a gold king frame with other Frankenstein parts as well . it looks rough as a cobb but ole' blue has done me good through the years. like i said before it is a little stronger than original.it really moves the material, have to watch out for too much hogging .esp. flow sand .

 

[Sick4gold]

Hopefully I'm not thread jacking but this seems like a great place to ask.
I'm pretty new to dredging and don't know a lot but I'm trying.
Anyways I have an old Keene 2 inch dredge in the garage. It's pretty worn out but the pump and motor are still good. I also have a line on another Keene 2 inch that I can get very cheaply if I wanted. I don't really want another 2 inch but I saw on a few websites that there are big dredges running 2 motors. It may be a stupid question but could I run 2 motors and pumps and make a 4 inch dredge? I saw on the big dredges that some have a dual port Venturi ( I think that's what it's called ). Would this same idea work?
Any idea what other issues I may run into?
Thanks

 

[strickman]

probably better to get a larger pump and motor ,hoser can give you better details on gpms, head , pressure etc..... but if you look around you will run across one . I would love to have a 2" I have a 4" and a couple 3"s , but I want a sniping rig. And it would be a good size for kids.Do you have the rest for a 4" ?

 

[panningjack]

I run my 4" dredge with a 2"x2" 6.5hp Clearwater pump that pumps a max of 9600 gph. Cost me $160. I have just as much suction with it as I did with last years Keene 4". I think it depends on the jet you run. Mine probably works well because it is an infinity jet made by gold divers. Around 30 years old but works amazing!

 

[russau]

Jets are built to work with a certain pumps requirements. jets can be over powered aswell as under powered. in other words, they got to work together.