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Lightweight, portable trommel. Just finished the build.

Posted by Jim W on February 7, 2013 at 2:50am in DIY plans

Here is the trommel I was talking about building with some of the members in the chat room. Going to test it out Saturday. Hope to get some video of it then. For now, here are a couple pics in front of my tv in the living room. One pic is of it packed up for transport. Hope you all like it.

                                          Jim

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  • kurt collins March 12, 2013 at 1:46am
    I've been having the same problems mate. I've got a weed wackier motor but she runs a bit fast. What motor r u looking at using next
  • kurt collins March 11, 2013 at 8:08pm
    Hey mate did u test out the trommel? Did the motor do the job? Keen to c the videos
    • Jim W > kurt collins March 11, 2013 at 8:26pm

      I'm still here at the campground and I didn't get any video this time of the trommel. The motor stopped on me about half an hour into my first run. Talk about disappointment!

       I will eventually get some video after I change out the motor. I guess power window motors aren't made to run non-stop.

  • Brooks Adam Hadsall March 3, 2013 at 3:11pm

    Awesome build! I can't wait to see the vids!

  • Jim W March 3, 2013 at 1:44am

    Thanks for the comments guys.  Taking it out next weekend and I plan to get some video of it running material and maybe even some gold  of the clean outs......

  • kurt collins March 3, 2013 at 12:56am
    What size diameter is pipe mate?
    • Jim W > kurt collins March 3, 2013 at 1:42am

      Kurt, the pipe is 6" diameter SDR35 PVC drain pipe.

  • Chris Mack February 25, 2013 at 7:11pm

    Nice work! Alot of work! But really nice!

  • KEN AKA BIG FOOT MOUNTAIN MAN ID February 21, 2013 at 12:38pm

    very nice build jim

  • kurt collins February 20, 2013 at 10:41pm

    hey mate cool trommel just wounering what u used to power it?

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