Advice, building my first dredge Options

[jimmyrig]

Hello all,

Need a little input. I'm building my first dredge. I have a 10hp 3" trash pump, A52 sluice, 2 inflatable pontoons from a large one man fishing pontoon, I'm building a frame, I have a suction nozzle and hoses. help I need: What do I use or where do I get the flare, dampener flap, and do I need a jet nozzle on the flare since I have a suction nozzle already? What else am I missing...

[CP]

Hey Jimmyrig,

I'd stick with the suction nozzle you've already got for now.....and maybe even stick with a stand (highbanker) set up instead of floats for now too. A floating set up using a flare must only float and the flare must be at water level to work....where as the suction nozzle can be used from the stand and then move the nozzle around the work zone under water. Draw back is you have the extra hose (feed) on the working nozzle end. With the float set up all you have underwater is the suction nozzle and feed goes right to flare.

Highbanker is more versatile for around here I think....Just my opinion on that though.

For dampener flap....that's normally just a piece of rubber flap/belting that knocks down the water in feed with material when using the flare nozzle and floats....with highbankers that is usually done with a header and grizzly box set up. Then water/material feeds to sluice.

Good luck with the build project too, love to see some pics along the way and in testing phases for field trips too. Hopefully it all works out well for ya'! BTW....that link didn't work for me.