Most Dino 8s ship with a generic 13 HP engine. This unit has a Honda GX390 (11.7 HP) with the low-oil shutdown and a brand new carburetor . Why does that matter? The GX390 is the AK-47 of small engines. You can fix it with a rock and a screwdriver. This engine starts on the first pull even after sitting for two years.
This rig includes a hookah diving system (the Brownie’s Third Lung clone). Most sellers strip the compressor off to sell separately. This one is included. That’s a $1,500 value right there. The tank has a current hydro stamp (check the photo—2023), meaning you don’t have to spend $200 recertifying it. dino 8 dredge for sale
Interested in the listing? Check the local mining forums or Facebook Marketplace under "Dino 8 dredge - parts - rock crusher." Most Dino 8s ship with a generic 13 HP engine
If you have $4,000 cash and a willingness to patch a hose, text the seller today . Dino went out of business during COVID (supply chain issues), so parts are getting rare. But this specific unit is the good era—pre-cost-cutting, post-design-flaws. It’s a collector’s dredge that still works like a demon. The GX390 is the AK-47 of small engines
Specifically, the sits in the "Goldilocks zone" of suction dredges. At 8 inches, it is too big for a toy and too small for a commercial barge. It is the perfect balance of "I can move it in a pickup truck" and "I can suck a riverbed dry of flood gold."
If you are serious about placer mining—not the weekend warrior panning in a creek, but the kind of small-scale operation that actually pays for your truck—you know the name Dino .