Proline 6" and Dahlke 6"

[goldiverpng]

Mar 29, 2018 20:53:33 GMT 12 goldstampx said:

Hey guys,

I would be very interested in getting a chance to go to PNG to do some dredging if you know some honest people who need help. I have a claim in NZ and run a 5in proline. I also do mineral exploration in Canada so am very experienced in the Bush. If anyone can put me in contact with someone that would be awesome. I have a good job to return to making good money but always wanted a bigger adventure and PNG sounds very interesting.

About the proline dredge and what extras you might need. Your list is pretty much bang on. I would also get a good set of wrenches and sockets. The dredge being American is in inchs, and the motors are millimeters. I have about 700 hours on mine and have had to get 2 welds on.my frame, mostly from pulling the dredge up steep hills when floods are coming. My power jet and venturi did wear thru this year, only on 1 side tho, so had to get a plastic Weld. I had a screen fall off a foot valve so just watch the rivets as they do wear if your valves are rubbing on rocks. Other then that I love my dredge. Worked on keenes and can't say I like them as much. To much to fine tune. Proline with 2 motors is always going to win over a single motor. The keene 4in has horrible problems with rocks being jammed in the power jet because of only having 1 motor. The rock hits the water jetting out and flips up on edge and jams. Not sure if other dredges have that problem but 2 motors is better then 1. The proline hose is also way stronger then the keene. I bash mine with a crow bar to free up jams. Do that to a Keene and you will get holes right away. Just store it out of the sun or it goes black and makes it hard to find jam ups.

Another thing to get is accu link belts for your compressor. It will save you pulling the whole pump apart and will have you dredging in less then 5 minutes if you can find them when they wear out. I got 150 hours going on mine but 1 or 2 links will break once and a while. Worth every extra cent over buying regular belts.

[goldentruffel]

Hi goldstampx,

If you are into serious business in PNG, then we may talk.
Forget all the keene's and prolines, they are not made for PNG, you need something else.
Let me know.

[goldstampx]

Apr 10, 2018 5:29:34 GMT 12 goldentruffel said:

Hi goldstampx,

If you are into serious business in PNG, then we may talk.
Forget all the keene's and prolines, they are not made for PNG, you need something else.
Let me know.

Hey mate.

I am not interested in investing my own money. I would be interested in working for someone as a diver on a dredge. As I said, I have a good job in Canada to return to so I am not going to come over and work for peanuts. I make $400/day working in Canada and will not walk away from that unless you can prove to me that I will be coming over and making money. PNG is not as safe as Canada or NZ and I can not justify working and risking my life unless there is proven ground to work.

If you can do that, I am all ears as to what you have to offer.