The PROSPECTOR rig

The PROSPECTOR version of the Consallen Forager-55/1250 is similar in performance, but shorter than the standard and lighter by about 75 Kg. at 375 Kg. (825 lbs). The tripod is easier to erect by hand, and the engine is an aluminium Yanmar diesel.

The ability of the rig and drilling system to place, drive and recover temporary steel casing, and to operate bailers, suction tube samplers, sand pumps and clay cutters with retainers, makes it particularly useful as a means of accurately sampling Placer (alluvial) deposits.

The machine and tools can be easily transported by helicopter, canoe, raft or animal traction/portaging in addition to towing by a small pickup or van.

The hoisting capacity of the PROSPECTOR is 1250 Kg as for the standard rig and the tripod has the same 9000 Kg capacity for pulling casing with the addition of braces & snatch blocks. The tripod can be completely dismantled into individual components for ease of transport and man-portability. The longest component is 2.5 metres (8'-2") and the heaviest is the winch/engine bedframe at about 200Kg (440 lbs).

The following link is to the main Consallen Forager-55/1250 page with complete details and full specification: Click here to the main Forager-55 web page