THANK YOU FOR THE NEW TROMMEL FORUM!!!!!!!

Seeing as how a trommel will be my first big purchase....looking forward to this section.
 

itspaidfor said:
Well worth the money spent! What kind are you interested in?
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Not sure. Something that 2-3 guys with shovels can work at a decent pace. I know the smaller ones would not work as the 3 of us would be standing there waiting.

Guessing this would be our limit on the small side......

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And this would probably be just about too much.....

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So something in between those perhaps? IDK to be honest. I know $2500-3000 would be the absolute limit. Want to say the bottom one is closer to $4-5000 which would be a turn off. But something that size at 2500 or so I'd probably be game in the next year or so.
 

huntergt said:
Not sure. Something that 2-3 guys with shovels can work at a decent pace. I know the smaller ones would not work as the 3 of us would be standing there waiting.

Guessing this would be our limit on the small side......

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And this would probably be just about too much.....

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So something in between those perhaps? IDK to be honest. I know $2500-3000 would be the absolute limit. Want to say the bottom one is closer to $4-5000 which would be a turn off. But something that size at 2500 or so I'd probably be game in the next year or so.
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well if you can weld and and have a sluice. for under $2,000 you can build one the size of the second one Azviper has a build on the site here

It mite take some time to move some things around if people want to move there stuff here
 

Thats great! as long as you get your sluice tuned you WILL catch more gold! My favorite thing to do with the gold claimer is to go in to a drywash site and gobble up the fine pile:thumbsup:
 

Bill_saf said:
well if you can weld and and have a sluice. for under $2,000 you can build one the size of the second one Azviper has a build on the site here

It mite take some time to move some things around if people want to move there stuff here
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No clue how to weld. But I do have a source of steel. I could get all the square tubing they used to make that for 25$.....cut to length as well. Guy owes me a favor and lets me cherry pick his stock yard for pennies.

Guess some wheels, motor and drum/barrel would not be crazy pricey. I have a Keene A52 in my garage so all set there. Want to say I could have all the parts for under 800-1000 easy. But I have absolutely no idea from there. I'm a computer nerd who married a MMA fighting woman. She changes the oil and does all the yard work.....I'll just ask her to build it for me. :laughing7:
 

I was watching some youtube vids on trommels last night and I really like the design of the trommel from J.O.G. Mining. Starts at $2800. I usually am mining alone and their statement of a yard and a half an hour depending on the material your running works for me.

I sold my house, shop, property and all my tools except some hand tools for light mechanic work when I moved and everyday I regret it. Sure hate having to start over. Guess my sluice and shovel will have to do until I'm able to come up with extra coin for a trommel.
 

Really thank you for this sub-forum about Trommels . By the way why I every time I type the word (Trommel) I got a red line under the word from the Auto-corrector - isn't
it not in the dictionary ? :happysmiley:
 

Great idea! I love trommels and now a much needed section of their own.
Kudos to the Moderator :icon_thumleft:


GG~
 

If your considering a trommel as a first and "big" purchase. You might go to a heavy equipment supplier that has trommels to rent. This will give you multiple options to try out. Sure you kiss off a bit of cash renting ,but you get to try out the gear with no buyers remorse, no maintenance responsibility, a quick out & you get to assure what you like. I always rent first when I buy heavy equipment. Most of these dealers offer an option to buy as well. Since this is your first buy, I recommend going used. A lease to buy option is perfect for your situation.
 

dashriprock said:
I was watching some youtube vids on trommels last night and I really like the design of the trommel from J.O.G. Mining. Starts at $2800. I usually am mining alone and their statement of a yard and a half an hour depending on the material your running works for me.

I sold my house, shop, property and all my tools except some hand tools for light mechanic work when I moved and everyday I regret it. Sure hate having to start over. Guess my sluice and shovel will have to do until I'm able to come up with extra coin for a trommel.
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I could not imagine shoveling a yard and a half of material in an hour. :-\

GG~
 

Goodyguy said:
I could not imagine shoveling a yard and a half of material in an hour. :-\

GG~
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I CAN ! Just have a whip for them younger guys and a reward for them at the end of the day!:occasion14: Young guys love to show-off their testosterone levels and how macho they are!:headbang: It's getting harder for me just to get up out of my chair to get another cold beverage! Maybe I could get one of them a break to get me one???:notworthy:
 

Trommels can be great for recovery, IF you have all things matched and do not have to hassle with the state to use one, I have built some huge mining equipment of all sizes and a small trommel just has no use for me, I would rather go detect for nuggets, to each their own, some Gents do well with a small trommel IF they have the right feed stock/pay dirt. Just ticks me off to have to pay the state for permits etc, and Oregon is getting pretty bad, Greedy Bass=tids.
 

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