Got a Trommel? LET SEE IT!

itspaidfor · Apr 14, 2015

Reed Lukens said:

Hey Reed! Thanks for the video! I am making some mods to the gold claimer as we speak, I am removing the honda engine and replacing with 1 1/2hp electric and chucking out the minors moss & replacing with gold hog mat. I also will no longer be using the oscillation feature. I have been doing a lot of testing and have determined that between the vibration of the engine and also using oscillation I have been losing a lot of gold. Also will be adding lifters in the barrel which should help to slow down load on sluice.

Cassews · Apr 21, 2015

WOW !! you all are so inventive with these here Trommels .. WOW is all I can say !!! Sigh ..I wanna go gold prospecting but the weather gods are not being nice !! LOL

itspaidfor · Apr 21, 2015

Cassews said:
WOW !! you all are so inventive with these here Trommels .. WOW is all I can say !!! Sigh ..I wanna go gold prospecting but the weather gods are not being nice !! LOL

Let me know we can bust her up with the trommel sometime

dredgernaut · May 31, 2016

here is mine , all aluminum , breaks down to backpack in

Reed Lukens · Jun 1, 2016

dredgernaut said:
here is mine , all aluminum , breaks down to backpack in

How many trips does it take to pack it in? Have you done it regularly or do you haul it in on a trailer usually? Very nice set up

dredgernaut · Jun 1, 2016

thanks , just finishing build , headed out in two weeks to cali ,will be there for a couple months , 7 trips to pack in , only have to carry a couple hundred yards , heaviest piece about 70 lbs, and a special backpack for the motors

Buster4x4 · Sep 6, 2016

jcazgoldchaser · Sep 8, 2016

dredgernaut said:
here is mine , all aluminum , breaks down to backpack in

Breaks down? Looks like it could fly in.

Or add a couple wheels and use the drive motor to wheel it in.

vastterrain · Oct 4, 2016

Goodyguy · Oct 4, 2016

My diy mini trommel for the Gold Cube.......

GG~

Reed Lukens · Oct 5, 2016

Goodyguy said:
My diy mini trommel for the Gold Cube.......
GG~

Nice

Is that 3/16 pp? I love my Gold Cube Trommel

Goodyguy · Oct 5, 2016

Reed Lukens said:
Nice Is that 3/16 pp? I love my Gold Cube Trommel

It's 9/64 that I had on hand at the time. I'm going to build another drum with 3/16 when I get the chance.
I've used it a half dozen times now and it works great here in Indiana as most of the gold is fine, fly speck, and flour sized but for peace of mind when I travel I'm looking forward to going with 3/16.

* Note to Do it yourselfers
Make sure that the tumbling cleats end before the grizzly to prevent gold from riding a cleat out of the drum.
Something I failed to catch on my build until after a few outings.

GG~

Gelmac · Oct 24, 2016

Goodyguy said:
My diy mini trommel for the Gold Cube.......

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GG~

GG, nice setup ! After you sold the bigger one, it is good to see you make another little one

What type of motor you use on this one, and can it be bought online?

Gelmac · Oct 24, 2016

SpecJet said:
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The 4 inch minus from the grizzly runs down the oscillating chute and is split left/right to feed each trommel.
It runs about 25 yards per hour.

The goal on this build was to pack as much wash plant onto a 4 foot x 8 foot trailer and weigh less than 1500 lbs.

Replying to an old thread !
Thanks for the info ! that's really clever thinking . And very handy made, I must say.

bc5391 · Oct 24, 2016

Goodyguy said:
My diy mini trommel for the Gold Cube.......

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What holds the basket in place? I would think it would roll out of the platform?
Thanks, Bob

Goodyguy · Nov 2, 2016

Gelmac said:
GG, nice setup ! After you sold the bigger one, it is good to see you make another little one
What type of motor you use on this one, and can it be bought online?

It was a 12V motor I had saved from an electric seat off my old car. A windshield wiper motor will work as well as a motor off an electric window. Buy one on ebay or go to an auto junk yard.

Link to my trommel build:http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/trommeling/508827-my-trommel-build-gold-cube.html
GG~

Goodyguy · Nov 2, 2016

bc5391 said:
What holds the basket in place? I would think it would roll out of the platform?
Thanks, Bob

In order to keep the drum from walking I used an old nylon guide off a sliding shower door that I had kept after installing new ones.
I had to fabricate a bracket to hold it in place.

The bracket holds it to the hopper and the back flow preventer lip at the end of the drum fits into the slot of the guide.