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...

[johnnybravo300]

A floating trommel sounds totally awesome but a crash box would still be a good addition.
I would think that choking a three inch pump down into a smaller hose would just increase the pressure but the pump may not have to work as hard to feed the water that's needed, and that's a good thing IMO.
Also any modifications to the nozzle or anything else that can help things run smoothly are always good. If you have perfectly smooth round rocks traveling through the hose that's one thing, but suck up some banana or pizza pie shaped rocks and you'll be having issues in no time. I'm not sure where you dredge but something to think about. A clog with sharp edged rocks can take alot of time out of the day and adds alot of frustration.