The Precision Dredge, Gats new toy Options

[Micro Gold]

Is this dredge still around??

[Denise]

The owner of Precission dredge company Jim Harrand retired. He works from his home shop now and said if someone needs a pump rebuilt, it would be OK to call. I hope he's still doing it, he's one nice guy. Hope it helps those that still use precission.
James H Harrand
213 N Farr Rd
Spokane Valley, WA 99206-6838
(509) 926-3227

This is all the information I know about the Precision Dredge Micro Gold.........Hope it helps.

[Diamondhunter]

Hi Everyone

I had to chime in here because I have been following the thread for some time. It's all over the forums that Precision Dredge is back in production after 10 years of absence. The dredges, original pumps and all spare parts will be available once again. The website is not up but I was told we will be able to find it at www.precisiondredges.com. I know it will be manufactured with Jim in the CA Bay Area and in Europe for the African market! I know they have some innovative models that Jim prototyped before Precision shut down that will be put into production. Hopefully more will be out soon.

[Diamondhunter]

Hi Everyone

I had to chime in here because I have been following the thread for some time. It's all over the forums that Precision Dredge is back in production after 10 years of absence. The dredges, original pumps and all spare parts will be available once again. The website is not up but I was told we will be able to find it at www.precisiondredges.com. I know it will be manufactured with Jim in the CA Bay Area and in Europe for the African market! I know they have some innovative models that Jim prototyped before Precision shut down that will be put into production. Hopefully more will be out soon.

The (New) Precision 8 Dredge

The original Precision 8 dredge earned us the reputation for production and durability we have continued to build on today. The Precision 8 is engineered for extremely rugged conditions, yet is simple to operate and easy to maintain. It is designed to be modular, so it can be coupled to our new gold and diamond recovery platforms for greater production capacity.

http://www.savanaeng.com/products_dredge.php

http://www.savanaeng.com/images/pics_hst1.jpg

Hello Everyone

I just wanted to let everyone know that Precision Dredges will have their own individual site. The page that was created above was just to satisfy all the Emails we have received asking if the dredges were truly being manufactured again. I've thoroughly enjoyed reading the posts here and look forward to participating.

Regards,

DH

[russau]

whatamega machine it is! im getting dry mouthed just looking at the pictures and dreaming of it!

[Diamondhunter]

whatamega machine it is! im getting dry mouthed just looking at the pictures and dreaming of it!

Thanks Russ, we are lagging on the website and it is killing me!

[Denise]

Thanks to Diamondhunter, The Precision Dredge crew is now offering a discount to ColoradoProspector club members!

[Diamondhunter]

There are very few changes concerning the new line of Precision dredges. The frames are now made from stainless steel instead of powder coated, mild steel. The customer can still have the dredge custom made to his/her specifications, which Precision has always had to do depending on which type of geology the dredge would be placed in. The riffles will be made from stainless also and can be ordered in the Hungarian style or the older angle iron style for extreme black sand conditions. Obviously from the site you have seen that we are developing the HDPE modular pontoons for the units, which, again pontoon choice is up to the customer.

The newer pontoons are made of thicker gauge aluminum and are fully TIG welded. Needless to say they are monsters and are for serious conditions. We've always known that our dredges were not the prettiest but were always built to a higher standard.

Getting the site up has been slow but I figure we have the time. We really want to test everything to make sure the dredges are perfect hence the older photos. We really enjoy and need feedback from those who were past Precision clients. As of now we are molding new adapters for different engines than the VW, although I must say the VW is still my preferred choice since they can be repaired anywhere.

We haven't yet decided upon a HDPE pontoon color. We are ranging from the blue-greens to the grey at the moment. Also our pontoons will be thicker than the standard one’s sold. A little extra weight but we have experienced serious problems with thinner pontoons in the middle of South America so we want to make it right. As of now since the aluminum pontoons are fully welded we are no longer using foam. They are compartmentalized like a ship so if there is a breach it will only flood the one chamber and can easily be patched up. These new aluminum pontoons are 6 mm thick. If any one has personal pictures that they would like in the website gallery please forward those to me. I also want to say thank you for all the private messages of encouragement. Precision also has a toll free # now.

Kind Regards,

The Precision Team
Toll Free: 1 (888) 266-3181