First Dredge!

[winners58]

Went and measured it today. 2.5". No pontoons also. Still stoked on it!
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now that theres better photos hose doesn't look bad, find a large truck tube and some bungee's (tire pump)

 

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[Vance in AK]

I missed your newer picture! Nice looking machine & doesnt look like it's seen much use. Great snag!

 

[TintedSnow]

Any ideas of what size inner tube to use? I'm going to get one coming from Amazon today I think!

 

[N-Lionberger]

The bigger the better just so long as it doesnt fall through the middle LOL, the smaller tubes are kind of tippy especially on this style dredge the weight distribution over the flotation changes dramatically wether the dredge is running or not. I found this video on youtube showing a dredge just like your new baby

 

[TintedSnow]

The bigger the better just so long as it doesnt fall through the middle LOL, the smaller tubes are kind of tippy especially on this style dredge the weight distribution over the flotation changes dramatically wether the dredge is running or not. I found this video on youtube showing a dredge just like your new baby

That looks exactly like mine! I ordered some bungee cords, some tie down ropes, and other little things today. I just need the snow to melt already!!! Only a few more months. Ugh!


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[russau]

Nice video N-Lionberger!

 

[Vance in AK]

I just need the snow to melt already!!! Only a few more months. Ugh!


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I just spent an hour and a half before running my kid to school shoveling another 6" of that crap this morning here in Kenai :-( Almost 300' of drive way and a parking area. Most of it fell in about 3 hours yesterday evening at about 32* then it dropped back to low 20s over night. Some heavy stuff. 1st real winter we have had in a while & I am so over it. New Polaris Ranger 6x6 sitting in a couple feet of snow with 1.4 miles on it & a new to me 2.5" dredge kinda like yours sitting in the garage & we finally get a winter...

 

[TintedSnow]

Right?? Same here in Anchorage. Just got a new side by side as well. Looks like we're both going to go insane.


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[N-Lionberger]

I'm feeling it here in California, My claim is fairly high altitude and next to impossible to access in winter.

 

[Vance in AK]

Tinted Snow, what SxS did you get?

N-Lionberger, where is Crockett? I used to haul logs up in the Quincy area & down into Redding/Anderson. Was born in Redding but grew up in Klamath Falls Oregon. worked in the woods all over southern OR & north east CA.

 

[TintedSnow]

Tinted Snow, what SxS did you get?

N-Lionberger, where is Crockett? I used to haul logs up in the Quincy area & down into Redding/Anderson. Was born in Redding but grew up in Klamath Falls Oregon. worked in the woods all over southern OR & north east CA.

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[TintedSnow]

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[Vance in AK]

Ahhh a go fast guy :-) I'm old & slow so I figured the Ranger 6x6 was more my speed :-)
Nice looking machine! Should get you into some remote places with that new dredge.

 

[russau]

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BUT theres NOT a lot of room to haul the dredge!

 

[N-Lionberger]

Crockett is in the bay area. My claim is up in Trinity county.

 

[Vance in AK]

Mine is stuck out in the snow. Just another foot of snow on it since then... :-(

 

[Auhunt]

Great starter dredge now if you don't have it get a dry land nosel an all my dredges are crash box by Keene it very hard to blow out box good luck happy dredging

 

[okbasspro]

Hauling the dredge with utv is the only way to go.

 

[rodoconnor]

OKBP Dang , I've always had to hump mine in one component at a time. I'm lucky to even have a trail ! LOL

 

[Vance in AK]

OKBP, what's the green stuff under your trailer?
Rod, up here the ATV or UTV will get you to where you start humping (if you want to dredge somewhere "fresh".