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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jethro" data-source="post: 160631" data-attributes="member: 1297">Yep stoyve, It was built for a specific area & type of wash. It was made to knock down as it had to be able to be carried in to the old tailrace you see it set up in, and it had to be able to break up semi cemented bouldery wash. it worked very well, most of the gold was saved in the first trap in the top tray and the first boil area in the bottom sluice box. Really large rocks used to jam sometimes in the outlet of the screen but it just stalled the motor without damage. The 60lt drum had both ends cut out but a 1 inch lip left to act as a dam to hold back the wash & slow its progress into the screens until it was properly disolved. I drilled a series of holes in the wiper motor between the magnets to allow for better airflow to cool it. The drum & axle & boxes are still behind the shed somewhere.</blockquote>