Greetings community members,does anybody have or know of,a 4 inch keene or proline dredge in good going condition for sale.thanks.
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Hi.
Have you thought about saving money, sourcing motor/compressor/pump & gettin on of many to build you one for a 1/4 of the price?
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That’s a great idea,if I had the time to build a dredge,test it and hope it works perfectly on the first go and actually catches gold like it should.
They aren’t rocket science really.
JW 
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Cheers guys I’ll look into it.
If you are handy with your hands it shouldn’t be a problem. Just buy the specialised stuff like motor/pump, power jet or suction nozzle, hoses. If you want heat &/or air that is more again. You can make a heat exchanger, there are plans out there & air you will need a compressor but the rest you can shop around for. Float & frame there are choices. If you have heaps of dollars, sure, just go buy one off the shelf. Not that easy in NZ these days
What’s your experience with gold & dredging?
JW
Ask Lachlan Westrupp. I think he builds the floats, frames, power jet/flare combo etc.
Ask Lachlan to build you one.
Did you find a dredge I’ve got a 4 inch keene for sale
No,whereabouts is it?In OK condition?
I live in Ranfurly and used it this summer. Ran really well. Just had new AX fan belt fitted
What are you asking for it?
Says I gotta write 25 letters 10.5k
4” mini or an ultra mini?
Not sure what the difference is
OK,I’ll give it some consideration,cheers.
Ones bigger & ones more compact. Kinda like it says. Mini, ultra mini.
JW
mini has 4 pontoons and 3 stage sluice, ultra mini has just 2 pontoons and standard 2 stage sluice box
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