5inch float assembly for my8 inch gravity sluice?

[spaghettigold]

You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make them drink. Barrels work fine as used in 3-12" dredges and no problems ever. Seal'm right with a tire valve to adjust for temps and good to go. -John

Where and how should i mount the tire valves ?Drill a hole in the cap and then glue?

This barrels,maybe"type H" http://www.knorr-verpackung.de/produkte/kunststoff-fässer/ Thanks

 

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[Hoser John]

Use GE door/window silicone to double seal the valve stems in place in a convenient place you can easily get to when mounted.. When hot simply push on the dill valve and pressure releaved,visa versa on a cold morning when barrels indented to fill in with air. The barrels I use don't need to as special thick DOT for bleach/chemicals so much thicker-John

 

[spaghettigold]

he has seen a bunch of pictures of the big 10 inch over the years..

bill

Yes i saw the beast of the jungle before,butThe eyes are always hungry,i can watch dredges all day long.I will take a look at your previous posts to find them again ,thanks.-emilo

 

[spaghettigold]

That,s a quick reply,thanks john,so the thicker type don,t need a valve. That would be even better,less things i can screw up.

 

[spaghettigold]

And now i have to defrost my van ,can,t even open the doors ,Thanks again..-emilio

 

[Reed Lukens]

I just drill a small 1/8" hole in the top of the drums. Then I just keep that hole up and out of the water cause it's just there to let the drum breathe or keep it from collapsing. Same drums have lasted 22 years.

 

[spaghettigold]

hello Reed

then the barrels should be tight in the frame so they don,t roll around..many options here .-thanks-emilio

 

[Hoser John]

Trucker tow straps cut and sized with screws to hold in place work just fine--good camo too.John

 

[spaghettigold]

Should work. But nothing accomplished yet,still looking for barrels near my location.Many companys have holydays now.A friend of mine works for a pharma supplier,he starts working next week,he told me he looks out for the barrels. Think about buying only the cone piece from Barro Boote - Rundschwimmer zur Selbstmontage an Flöße und Pontons (russau,i,m lazy) ,followed by the barrels.Then have to figure out frame to connect everything. ok,should work.

I let ya know when i have something to come up with.

Great article in the wma newsletter john.Such storys Remind me the freedoms stolen from us small scalers/hobbyists around here .The lives that where possible.Hope gets better for you overseas,where the last word is not spoken yet,in 2015.

For the interested in gravity dredging ,here again a short vid from the whole setup. It will not be the same in 2015 because the location does,nt exist like that enymore.3 weeks ago there was heavy rain period and a flood that lasted for days.It changed the river drastically.(note for the so called enviromentalists,in the middle of troutspawning season)

Happy new year to all-emilio