Jack and dog

Hi Rick , Good luck with the filters , that sure is an interesting idea ' The perforated plate I used can handle tumbling big rocks , those rocks do most of the work to release the gold then gravity takes over . The best thing about these mixers is the return compared to using just a detector only , just take some samples first to check where the gold is concentrating then start shovelling Have Fun Jack .

Hi Rick , I made my own , bought a cheap Chinese cement mixer new & converted it . Best type are the ones that already have the bowl in two parts so you don't need to cut them in half . Got some scrap perforated plate & rolled it to shape welded some bars to reinforce it then bolted it on with a 2 inch gap at the back . Best thing is they are so easy to use & the gold can't get out of mine ^_^ Jack .

Yep Chickenm , that's about it , there is only about 2/3 pans of concentrate when your finished , in theory you don't need to stop running material through until all that's left is gold

Hi Chickenminer , It works both wet or dry , I've only used mine dry . All I do is shovel unclassified material into the trommel ( rocks help break down stuff ) I usually run a couple of wheel-barrows through then pan the left overs to check . It self empties as it go's through the process , the lighter material go's over the lip & the big stuff gets out the front of the trommel , very easy to use . I had to fit two scrape backs on each side to stop the flaky gold escaping . After you do a load ' rake down the tailings & check with a detector for any bigger nuggets that made it out of the trommel . Jack .

Thanks Steve & Gold Seeker , trying now .

Rick there are other options , I tried to show a pic of a dry mixer but cant load the image ? wants a URL instead of browse images . Me being a goose at this sort of stuff maybe someone can help Whoops Jack

I enjoyed this read , guess it also applies for Whites Goldmasters almost ~ ? Jack

Hi Rick , how do you like this unit , are they hard work ? Regards Jack .

Steve wrote about the Diablo Umax's secondary hot rock ground balance that intrigued him . I agree it's a super handy thing to have , although there are some hot rocks you can not completely balance out it changes their signal so you can still tell when not to dig . Why Tesoro have not revised the Lobo with this ability plus manual ground balancing as well as auto is a mystery ? They could call it the Lobo Umax .

Talking about the F75 , I bought one of the first when they came out , I already had a SD2100 I got new in 1996 & an older Whites Goldmaster . Well I read the manual & from the first hunt with the F75 I hated the thing ! far to chatty with an overload of information that slowed me to a crawl , got rid of it soon after , maybe they improved it & ironed out the bugs these days . Shame Tesoro stopped selling their Diablo Umax ' great feather weight easy to use performer , there's one on Ebay at the moment . Wish Steve had tested one of these , don't think he ever got the chance . Jack .

Great information Steve . Just wondering with the Lobos auto tracking cancelling out some weak signals as the coil is waved over again , would switching into pinpoint mode locking the tracking stop this from happening ?

Thanks for the welcome Steve , good to hear your a dog fan also ' they sure are fun to have . Best Jack & Teddy .

Both myself & Teddy the dog are prospectors , Teddy not that good at it yet but great company . We both wish you well . Regards Jack & Teddy .