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Nugget-Hunter  
Posted : Sunday, 26 August 2012 2:21:23 PM(UTC)
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2 inch suction dredge plus gear $ 1250.00
send me a PM or phone 021 02755258 for viewing and test run, located in Christchurch.

Genuine Honda Pump, 2.5 hp, 240 ltr/min or 63.4 gal/min, lift 5 m, head 40 m, 9.0 kg, 4 stroke, 49 cc, unleaded fuel(no mix), 88-103 dB, 40 mm or 1.5 inch flanges, 5 years old, 35 ltr fuel burned/used, 3 oil changes, polished inlet/outlet water galleries(to increase flow and head at a loss of lift, about 10% difference)

Sluice Box, made it out of laminated PVC(3+1 mm), 1.7 m long(fold in halfe for transport), Yukon design for fast flow and self cleaning operation, hose flange removable for conventional river flow use, dropbox/nugget catcher-dropbox/riffle slurry-grass mesh(nugget catcher does not work well with river flow use), can easy be modified to make a floating dredge useing windy bows from a marine shop, repairs use PVC down pipe glue, wil collect beach gold if very slow flow and surface tension breaker added.

lots of hoses, stainless hose clamps, stone fork, steel pan, suction nozzle, spare grass matts, neoprene fittings and flanges, slurry gloves etc.
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chrischch  
Posted : Sunday, 26 August 2012 9:42:06 PM(UTC)
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Nice! Good price too! If I had the cash spare and the place to use it, I'd snap this up and I'm sure someone will soon!
Fisher Goldbug Pro, Fisher F2, Garrett Propointer.
Nugget-Hunter  
Posted : Sunday, 16 September 2012 8:26:58 PM(UTC)
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Well, the gear is sold.
many thanks to everyone for the interest, yarns, and tips and hints. Now is time to start concentrate on a new metal detector or a bigger dredge, the car is fixed and good again for 6 month. Happy digging.
Cheers Peter
Metal Mikey  
Posted : Monday, 17 September 2012 2:12:41 AM(UTC)
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I hope this isnt the last we see of you. Are you looking for a gold detector or a general one? I would have thought the one you had was pretty good.

Cheers Mike.
Nugget-Hunter  
Posted : Thursday, 20 September 2012 8:46:21 PM(UTC)
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no way, there is far too much gold waiting close to the surface to be picked.It is just here in Christchurch where everything is so far away, no afternoon gold paning. As soon as i have place to use a dredge, i will build a new one. At the moment i go for a hunt to the Hagley and as many weekends as possible up the Wilberforce, the West Coast and for something new Central Otago. The X-Terra 70 is indeed a good machine but there are better ones too, you know, boys and there toys. I'm in the process of building a new PVC sluice box, DoC size, as i have left my other two boxes in the bush. Can't wait for Summer.
Cheers Peter