Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 20, 2020 Hi peeps... anyone else here running a Heckler Fabrication 2410V trommel? I've had a Heckler 10" x 10' 4 stage (over under) high banker since 2011 and love it, just picked up one of his trommels, anyone else running one? Let' share tips n tricks. https://www.hecklerfabrication.com/2410_V_PortableGoldTrommelWashPlant.html Jen 3 delnorter, SlowNLow and NorCal reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowNLow 10 Report post Posted September 21, 2020 Here is my toy, designed and built by yours truly .... Nice trommel..... 2 fishing8046 and Jennifer Bond reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 21, 2020 oh SWEEEET.... I was torn between having him build me a commercial size drywashwer/blower like you have or running wet, luckily I have access to water so decided on running a wet plant..... I wish we had more options for big drywashers like yours, nice build.. Jen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowNLow 10 Report post Posted September 21, 2020 Here in California we are limited with all the regulations, the only option for me is metal detecting and dryblowing. I built it three years ago but every time I tested it I found I had to do more modifications. Right nowĀ itĀ works very good and captures the fine gold pretty good. Of course working alone it has its limitations as far as how much material you can run but still much better then the pick and shovel. The trommel will process much more material and you will have better results do to dirt clogsĀ broken down and its just a better recovery system with water. Anyways good luck! Hope you find some good gold.... 1 Jennifer Bond reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 21, 2020 I hear ya..... the other big one I saw like that had a little belt out front to take away the tailings, that made it easier for a single operator... might be worth putting on yours. Yes true, I have a lot of clay and calichi here so needed the extended trommel tube to help break some of it down. Here's a video... Ā Ā Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowNLow 10 Report post Posted September 21, 2020 I had a belt similar to his , it has its limitations as it piles up rather fast cause it dumps right to the ground and the pile builds up and hits the belt 2:46 on his YouTube video . It would work well if it had a second conveyor that takes the wasteĀ Ā up and away much higher form the unit.Ā Ā Then you can just use the front end loader and take it away.Ā Picture below was my attempt at using a conveyor , the problem I had was the belt was hitting the side of the metal enclosure creating major resistance to theĀ motor, hence it burned 2 motor at 400 bucks each !!!Ā Ā So after number 2 got fried i modified it to dump off the side. This way all I do is take the loader and scoop it and dump it, as for now it will stay as it is. The continuous duty vibrating grizzly screen works great and the rocks just shake down to the ground.Ā Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 lol... you're two steps ahead of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowNLow 10 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Jennifer Bond said: lol... you're two steps ahead of me. Great minds think alike....lolĀ but yeah I tried it, perhaps one day i will make another attempt at building a better conveyor system that works.Ā 1 Jennifer Bond reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 Here's a video of this actual unit running a sampling run up on a buddy's claim in Idaho, gold shown at the end. Ā Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowNLow 10 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 Very nice,Ā about how many yards can you run per hour in the real world with one or two operators.Wish we could do that in California.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, SlowNLow said: Very nice,Ā about how many yards can you run per hour in the real world with one or two operators.Wish we could do that in California.... This one is designed for 30 ton per hour... according to Heckle's web site. Ā 1 SlowNLow reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adam 15 Report post Posted October 3, 2020 That Dry wash systemĀ is killer !!Ā But if Jen wants to run year round in gold basin and has access to enough water , the wet system may be the way to go.Ā Drywashers are just so much simpler, and the recovery is better on fines 1 SlowNLow reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LipCa 15 Report post Posted October 13, 2020 Looks like all nuggets bigger than 1/2"? go out the end? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted October 14, 2020 13 hours ago, LipCa said: Looks like all nuggets bigger than 1/2"? go out the end? .........right into an area swept with a detector. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike C... 11 Report post Posted October 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Jennifer Bond said: .........right into an area sweeped with detector. Ā Nice setupĀ Ā Mike C... 1 Jennifer Bond reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowNLow 10 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 Hey Jen, Have you had the opportunity to runĀ the trommel, just wondering what you think of it.Ā Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted December 1, 2020 1 minute ago, SlowNLow said: Hey Jen, Have you had the opportunity to runĀ the trommel, just wondering what you think of it.Ā Love it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites