Hydro Force Suction Nozzle

[Bluebeard]

When the it first came out I was using a 3" hydroforce on dry land. I had a creekbed I was working to try to get down to bedrock. I modified the set up where I had a P180 running the nozzle, but about 6 feet upstream of the nozzle I had a "helper jet" which was an inline power jet which was run by another P180 then the suction hose went to a sluice box. With that set up, I literally dug a 10 foot deep hole on dry land with the hydroforce. The cool thing about the hydroforce, is you are always working about a 6" deep pool of water- as long as you keep the pool 6" deep, it doesn't spray back in your face, and you can keep going down. I never got down to the bottom of the creek at 10 feet as the bedrock kept angling down and winter set in and so I was done for the season.

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[russau]

where theres a will, theres a way!

[dickb]

I kind for figured that a hydro force with a high banker and a recir settling pond would be a slick way to work a high bench deposit. No heavy machinery and no POO, but it would be a lot easier than pick, shovel and a sore back. Just thinking out loud.

Dickb

[russau]

yep just about anything is EZer than a pick-n-shovel! i think(for me anyway) that Leonards new approach is just what i need,and the way ill be approaching mining from now on!what do you think Leonard??