This dredge provides extraordinary suction power enabling dredging to depths of 40 feet. Equipped a 263 air compressor providing an ample air supply for two divers. Featuring a separate deck mounted 10 gallon gas tank. Our compact dredge system is powered by a Kohler Command Pro 1000 37 horsepower engine is direct mounted to a P1500 pump. The submersible dredge of today is mainly used for sampling and when a good streak is found, the surface dredge is employed to do a more efficient job of recovery.This is the lightest of all our eight inch dredges. The lighter non gold bearing particles flow back into the river.

As the gold bearing gravel is sucked into the dredge the heavier particles, including gold, becomes entrapped into the riffle tray.

At the end of the flared tube a riffle tray is attached containing a series of gold traps. It is powered by a high pressure water pump is located normally on a float that sets at the surface of the water and is pumped down to the dredge via a high pressure hose. High pressure water is pumped into the bend, creating a vacuum at the end of the bend. It is physically described as a flared metal or plastic tube with an attached metal elbow at a forty five to sixty degree bend.It also is not practical to use in shallow water, as it must be completely submerged when operated properly. The submersible dredge must be held relatively level while in operation and cannot reach around corners and hard to get at places. It is designed mainly for compactness and portability, but is limited also in its application, as it is cumbersome to handle underwater.

The underwater dredge is the less popular of the dredges available, because it lacks somewhat in its ability to recover as fine of gold as the surface type.

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