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DiamondWash

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Has anybody bought the economical version they sell at Ring o Matic? and I don't see a price on the website how well do they work I know they vac style is better then the clam style, reason I am asking is that the rates around here for a truck to come out and pump the pits just doubled and I'm interested in buying one.
 

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Has anybody bought the economical version they sell at Ring o Matic? and I don't see a price on the website how well do they work I know they vac style is better then the clam style, reason I am asking is that the rates around here for a truck to come out and pump the pits just doubled and I'm interested in buying one.
I have a clam shell type & I don't think it could get any better.
 

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I've had 3 Ring O Matic's. First was a vacuum. Next two were clamshells. I prefer the clamshell if it will access your pit openings.
 

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I have a 450. Stays busy. Might check as to where you can deposit dirt! I lined the box with 3/8" plastic helps dirt to slide out and no rusting out. Had to rebuild bucket arm and clam bucket once. Works great. jjw
 

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Can anyone list a price? I would be very interested in getting one of these. I got slapped with some pretty big increases like DiamondWash did.
 

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24" x 16" will get you in. But, pit has to be deep enough to manuver the lower arm. My pits are 800 gal. two loads when full. They are open. I have one wash that has two small openings, what were they thinkn? It is sucked. May try and cut a larger opening as to use the clam machine. I have a ranch and make silt dikes with dirt and plant grass on them. Grass grows very well and this serves a purpuse so somebody will try and find somthing wrong with the process and throw me in jail. Before I clean pits I put some fresh bugs in it and airiate to cleanup any oils. Get ahold of Ringomatic and get a price or put out the word, ebay, etc, and find a used one. Just be prepared to rebuild it. jjw
 

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Be careful with the dirt you get out of the pit. It does grow things very well due to the phosphate content and other minerals. I heard of a wash operator that dumped it in an open field and ended up with a very nice crop of marijuana from the seeds someone had left at the wash. Almost went to jail.
 

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Haven't had that problem with pit dirt. But the "Bud" really grows from the VAC dirt. A disabled vet cleans my vacs, fixed him up a place and some screens to go through the dirt and take a magnet to the dirt. Eighty + vacs so he is pretty busy. I cleanup with a frontend loader and put it in my ring o matic and haul to the fields and work it in. This allows good bugs to eat up the bad organics and I can kill the "weed" when I work the fields. Works for me. jjw
 

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Not sure of the brand or anything but I've got a larger size vacuum model trailer for sale in Boston
 
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