Newbie here with a possible stupid question

[jpitt1970]

Long story short, I have acquired several Honda 5.5hp engines with almost zero hours on them, along with several Hypro 5200 series twin piston pumps.

Is it possible to rig up a piston type pump to make a suction dredge, or do I need to use a centrifugal pump? I have never seen a dredge in person and I am very new to prospecting, but really want to build myself something better than the simple sluice I currently have.

Also, if anyone is interested, I have 6 of the Hypro 5200 pumps for sale @ $200 each and 4 Honda Gx160 5.5hp engines for sale @ $200 each

 

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[russau]

sorry but water dont compress.

 

[Goodyguy]

I can picture a compressed air suction nozzle for desert dredging into a drywasher
If only I lived close to a desert

GG~

 

[nickmarch]

There are piston pumps for water. Most are for pressure applications like pressure washers. The GPM is low and would not work for a dredge.

http://www.hypropumps.com/FileAttac...ure/OIPMs/L-0225P-5200SeriesBigTwinPiston.pdf

 

[nickmarch]

I can picture a compressed air suction nozzle for desert dredging into a drywasher
If only I lived close to a desert

GG~

I've actually tested my fluid bed prototype as an air dredge. It works! Now if the shop would get on making it from aluminum...

 

[Hoser John]

What you probally have is called a POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMP and is utilized for pumping water up to much higher elevations. I've used them many times before and EXTREMELY expensive and very useful. Not a lot of volume but for filling catch basins,water tanks or setting up a gravity dredge system from a cistern or water tower will work just mightyfine. Works like a any gas engine with intake valves and outflow valves ifn' that's what ya got........John

 

[Goodyguy]

There are piston pumps for water. Most are for pressure applications like pressure washers. The GPM is low and would not work for a dredge.

http://www.hypropumps.com/FileAttac...ure/OIPMs/L-0225P-5200SeriesBigTwinPiston.pdf

Good job Nick!

 

[Hoser John]

Ask and you shall receive,as I said prior,they're positive displacement and will work miracles as will pump straight up a canyon wall,have a ball-John

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[jpitt1970]

There are piston pumps for water. Most are for pressure applications like pressure washers. The GPM is low and would not work for a dredge.

http://www.hypropumps.com/FileAttac...ure/OIPMs/L-0225P-5200SeriesBigTwinPiston.pdf

Yup...that's the exact pump I have 8 of.....