[shep]

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



With the one on the right



Which despite the funny stickers starts first pull



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

[britvit]

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.....

[shep]

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

[Sausager]

Nice! What's a haul like that worth roughly?

[shep]

$250-300 it's $1780 Aus $ per ounce

[Erik]

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?

[shep]

Got a new toy today, hopefully will get a chance to try out on the weekend.





Will try and get stuck into the blower soon

[shep]

Hopefully the rest of the dryer bits will be here tomorrow, would be good to get it built this weekend

[watermouse]

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.

[shep]

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.