The amount of material a gold sucker will suck up per stroke.

[deserdog]

I did a test once to see how much material a gold sucker would suck up per stroke, depending on the nozzle size. This is actual material at the creek, after loosening up with my digging bar. Here are some pictures.
A 2 inch gold sucker with a 1/2 inch nozzle.


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2 inch gold sucker with 2 inch nozzle.


3 inch gold sucker with 3 inch nozzle


10 strokes of a 3 inch after classifying to 1/2 inch classifier.

 

[NuggetN8]

I did a test once to see how much material a gold sucker would suck up per stroke, depending on the nozzle size. This is actual material at the creek, after loosening up with my digging bar. Here are some pictures. A 2 inch gold sucker with a 1/2 inch nozzle. http://s244.photobucket.com/user/deserdog/media/nozzle test/nozzletesthalfinchnozzle.jpg.html """"""""""''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' 3/4 inch nozzle. http://s244.photobucket.com/user/deserdog/media/nozzle test/nozzletestthreequarternozzle.jpg.html """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" 1 inch nozzle. http://s244.photobucket.com/user/deserdog/media/nozzle test/nozzletestoneinchnozzle.jpg.html 2 inch gold sucker with 2 inch nozzle. http://s244.photobucket.com/user/deserdog/media/nozzle test/nozzletest2inchnozzle.jpg.html 3 inch gold sucker with 3 inch nozzle http://s244.photobucket.com/user/deserdog/media/nozzle test/nozzletest3inchnozzle-1.jpg.html 10 strokes of a 3 inch after classifying to 1/2 inch classifier. http://s244.photobucket.com/user/de.../nozzletest3inchnozzle10strokesclass.jpg.html

Looks like the 2 & 3 inch take in a lot. It's nice to have all different sizes though for sucking out crevices. Looks like you have a big selection there! I need to make some different attachments for mine. Maybe I'll try doing a 2".

 

[deserdog]

The smaller nozzles come in real handy on a 2 inch for cleaning out cracks and crevices. I tried smaller nozzles on a 3 inch, but it was just so hard to draw the handle back because the intake is so reduced.