dredge floats

[ywevis]

anyone have an idea where the pro's buy their dredge floats from? Who makes them for them?

 

[omnicron]

Not what your asking but they make pontoons for dredges.
Pontoons Polyethylene Plastic Floats,Molded Plastic Accessories pontoon floats

I think Precision Dredge uses these now..
EDIT: they used to use these on the 6" dredges...
Snyder Industries - Flotation | Pipe Floats | Pontoons | Line Hose Floats | Pipe Balls | Spherical Line Floats | Surface Pipe Floats | Interlocking Pipe Floats | Nautilus Floats

DK Nugget
Dredge Parts - D & K Detector & Prospecting Supplies Inc.

Be prepared to spend $1000 plus for a set

 

[Reed Lukens]

A lot of the pros use 30 & 50 gallon drums for floats because they're cheap but strong. I use 5 to 30 gallon plastic drums for all of my floats. There was a place on line where you could buy manufactured ends for the drums also to give them the curve if you need to stack them end to end for large barges and so on. Plastic or steel, both work fine for different situations.

 

[ywevis]

A lot of the pros use 30 & 50 gallon drums for floats because they're cheap but strong. I use 5 to 30 gallon plastic drums for all of my floats. There was a place on line where you could buy manufactured ends for the drums also to give them the curve if you need to stack them end to end for large barges and so on. Plastic or steel, both work fine for different situations.

Ya I was looking from a manufacturing standpoint. So I guess everyone is saying that all the current dredge manufacturers have their own injection mold shop or rotational plastic molding station in their work area. As well for the water pump systems, I figured they were manufactured some place made by sand casting. Hmm I will continue my search thanks.

 

[AzViper]

Use 15 gallon barrels... They are lite, strong.

 

[Hoser John]

Barrels work just fine for whatever ya need,also as supplemental floatation. Utilized on hoisting barges also.I've used the plastic on 3"-8" dredges throughout the years. On that monster 6' triple one was under the middle sluice extension because of added weight from modifications-John

 

[omnicron]

OP, My guess is they outsource them locally. Once they have their design they order as they need. Shipping is quit a bit of money based on the bulk.

 

[ywevis]

OP, My guess is they outsource them locally. Once they have their design they order as they need. Shipping is quit a bit of money based on the bulk.

Ya I am trying to figure out the out source.. I will find one locally. Thanks for your efforts!

 

[Hoser John]

Hotels,motels have them leftover from soap /bleach. Dry cleaners,plating shops etc etc. County dumps have 100s a them for pennies on the dollar-John

 

[cazisme]

You may try those new compressed foam floats i think they use them for duck blinds like 6- 8 inched thick 4 X 8 holds like 1000 pounds up.