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[Caveman]

If the weather holds, I will be out running a 2" suction dredge on Friday. I have had problems with clogs just past the bend of the nozzle every time I have tried it, and I am asking for advice to try and reduce the incidense of this, and to reduce the time it takes to clear the problem. Thin, flatter rocks (great skippers!) are the ones that get me most, and get jammed in there pretty good. I usually have to remove the hose to get them cleared. The area I'm working has tons of sandy materal, and the largest rocks are about half the size of cinder blocks, so there are lots 2" and smaller rocks to deal with, but it's a great place to learn how to run things with good, clean fines. I was there scouting on Monday and found what looks to be a decent pocket. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Caveman

[Caveman]

Got out again on the 29th, ran for 3 hours, (about 11am to around 2) Dang, but I was slow setting up. Got .8 grains - pretty good for what I ran through the dredge - maybe 8 buckets worth of pay. The milk crate worked great getting the larger rock out of the way! Blaster hose worked great too. Kept futzin' with flow and angle, and figured out that I need to work with the shorter section of suction hose for this sluice, plus get the high end as low as possible to improve flow. No clogs, just worked slow and steady. I was blowing the gold out of the riffles at first, then I found the sweet spot of flow and angle, so there was no more gold in the tailings. Good day overall, and am looking forward to the next!