Drop trommel vs sorter

[The Furred Cheese]

Is the drop trommel meant to actually be more of a drop "sorter" than trommel? You would expect it to work like the trommel, separating the high value ores and everything else.

Instead if operates like the conveyor sorter which separates dirt&pay dirt from everything else. Not sure if its a description error, or if they actually just operate that way.

[arcturus]

I think most people use the dropsorter to separate dirt out of the processed paydirt, after it passes through the washplant. That is how my friends and I use them. Dirt drops out of the droptrommel into a hopper, dirt goes to a sell point, goodies goes in a container, and Bob's your uncle.

[The Furred Cheese]

Originally posted by arcturus:

I think most people use the dropsorter to separate dirt out of the processed paydirt, after it passes through the washplant. That is how my friends and I use them. Dirt drops out of the droptrommel into a hopper, dirt goes to a sell point, goodies goes in a container, and Bob's your uncle.

Right I just wasn't sure if they operated like a regular trommel which seemed specifically designed for it, or like the sorter since it has the description of a sorter

[Finally, The Rock, Has Some Krak]

You gots an uncle bob yet bhaaaaad???

so.......... placed the conveyer sorter and ran a couple loader buckets through a rather basic set up with a sorter before a washplant.... seemed to be only yeilding dirt.. but def had at least 2 buckets 75% paydirt so not sure would be willing to agree.

as some others have said i did break down this set up and revert back to the steam video basic of hopper, wash, storage and was getting my paydirt converted into gold ore so

I noticed this as well, I wondered if it should be before or after the plant, I choose before the wash because i felt the majority of dirt and paydirt should be sifted out for a decent wash.... the other way washed out the dirt so seemed not to make sence to sort dirt after its been rinsed out already???

so did get the pay dirt out... just without the use of the sorter which led me to believe i was utilising it improperly but actually not sure about that so....