Want to build some DIY equipment and need advice.

[Scotius]

My dad wants to go gold prospecting.

He's looking at building a small dredge using a motor (2-cycle) about the size of a weedeater mower.

We've been looking for motor pump combos ready made, but can't seem to find any.

Does anyone know of a source for small motor/pump combos like I'm describing?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

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[SHoward]

Trash pumps on ebay are cheap and work very well depending on the size and type dredge you are wanting.

 

[fowledup]

In all honesty you could probably move more material with a shovel and sluice than you could with a weedeater sized motor/pump and dredge set up. That's pretty small it wouldn't be real efficient, especially if there is any size to the material. Is dredging legal where you are at? You could make a cool little crack dredge for the fun or novelty of it, or a crevice vacuum quite a few DIY's on here for those. You could also make a nice little bucket based highbanker that would work off a pump like that. Highbanker would probably provide the most fun and versatility for your panning expeditions. Good luck!

 

[mike(swWash)]

Try these Total wt. about 20lbs not bad for a 4 cycle and no mixing fuel to deal with..... High pressure so you can do more with less weight than a trash pump the same size.
motor Honda 2.5 HP GX Horizontal OHV 50cc Mini 4-Stroke Engine Recoil Start Oil Alert 7000rpm
Pump
Keene Engineering Online 100 GPM Direct Mount Pump
or all together
Keene Engineering Online 2.5 Stroke Honda Engine & Pump

 

[russau]

In all honesty you could probably move more material with a shovel and sluice than you could with a weedeater sized motor/pump and dredge set up. That's pretty small it wouldn't be real efficient, especially if there is any size to the material. Is dredging legal where you are at? You could make a cool little crack dredge for the fun or novelty of it, or a crevice vacuum quite a few DIY's on here for those. You could also make a nice little bucket based highbanker that would work off a pump like that. Highbanker would probably provide the most fun and versatility for your panning expeditions. Good luck!

BUT whats the fun using a sshhooovvell when you could go dredgeing even if its a weee tike!