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Author:  shep [ Mon Apr 24, 2017 6:41 pm ]
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Still collecting bits but I thought I would start a thread in case someone knows stuff about them.

I bought some plans from seppo land but don't have access to some of the bits and tools needed so will just wing it and see how it goes.

Bought a 6.5hp chonda from eBay and britvit the legend took time out from building his ridiculous vitara and found me a blower
Hopefully the rest of the bits are easy enough to find.

The chonda has a shit air filter and housing but I just robbed the air filter assembly from my Honda sluice pump.
The sluice pump doesn't need a good filter so should be ok.


Going to belt drive this

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With the one on the right

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Which despite the funny stickers starts first pull

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Hopefully I will end up with something like this that will have the capacity to be loaded with a small excavator


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PT_XsmFLsU4
Author:  britvit [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:05 pm ]
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The blower bit has been strapped to a newer pallet and is in the back of a proper car, hopefully it will be getting dropped at the couriers tomorrow.....





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Author:  shep [ Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:46 pm ]
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britvit wrote:
The blower bit has been strapped to a newer pallet and is in the back of a proper car, hopefully it will be getting dropped at the couriers tomorrow



Awesome, thanks mate.

I found a pretty good spot today

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Author:  Sausager [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 9:53 am ]
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Nice! What's a haul like that worth roughly?
Author:  shep [ Wed Apr 26, 2017 11:19 am ]
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$250-300 it's $1780 Aus $ per ounce
Author:  Erik [ Tue May 02, 2017 12:47 am ]
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Nice - may need a PTO to run it
Got my 1st Sierra 2 weeks ago to get into *place(r)s" the Datto can't.
Minelab boys?
Author:  shep [ Tue May 09, 2017 6:03 pm ]
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Got a new toy today, hopefully will get a chance to try out on the weekend.

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Will try and get stuck into the blower soon
Author:  shep [ Thu Jun 01, 2017 7:08 pm ]
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Hopefully the rest of the dryer bits will be here tomorrow, would be good to get it built this weekend
Author:  watermouse [ Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:33 am ]
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shep wrote:

I found a pretty good spot today



Are you panning from tailings in an old mining spot or is this fresh alluvial?

Think I still have a rusty old pan lying about somewhere. I did a bit of panning in NZ as a kid and it seemed any shovel load from any river would turn up a few specks, but all areas that had a rush through 100 years earlier. I just hated the freezing cold hands.
Author:  shep [ Fri Jun 02, 2017 6:18 pm ]
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Mostly flood gold but most of the NT hasn't been explored for gold so whenever I am traveling I pan in creeks that look promising.

Doing a 2 week fossicking trip next month in the tanami that should be pretty good. Going to try for gems as well.
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