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

TheHunterGT

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

TheHunterGT

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Well worth the money spent! What kind are you interested in?

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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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.

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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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:
 

TheHunterGT

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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

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:
 

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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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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:
 

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


GG~
 

KimberlyV

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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.
 

Goodyguy

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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.

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

GG~
 

russau

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

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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:
 

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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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