Good bye Royal! Hello Keene....

[Deleted member 83768]

Im getting rid of the Royal Large Drywasher to make room for the new Keene 140S thats soon to be released. I think the Royal is well built and all, I just do not like the fact that the riffle grid snaps down and you can still see a very small void on the sides of the riffles. For a machine so nice and expensive you figure they would have a *****in one piece tray that slides out like the Keene Drywasher.

 

[Hard Prospector]

Agreed, if my Royals had a (easily) removable riffle tray they would be about perfect. I hate pulling that thing out, so after every 2-3 buckets of run material I use a tiny wisk w/ dust pan to clean out the first 3 riffle traps then pan it down to see where I stand. Works great

 

[Deleted member 83768]

I think Robert @ Royal should listen to his customers and make an optional slide in riffle tray.

 

[socalal99]

I also have the large Royal. When I do a clean out, I always have to muscle the riffle assembly upward because small sand particles clog the gap between the riffle and sides, so I doubt gold is being lost from that area.

 

[Hard Prospector]

I think Robert @ Royal should listen to his customers and make an optional slide in riffle tray.

I know he gets that question a lot at the shows, saw someone drop a Gold Buddy riffle tray into one of his drywashers last year as a joke (think it was either the Lancaster or Vegas show) I doubt he thought it was funny but a bunch of us hanging about sure thought it was.

 

[Deleted member 83768]

Thats funny....

 

[Hard Prospector]

That's a pig of a spottie in your picture, Mission Bay I'm guessing?

 

[Deleted member 83768]

San Diego Bay. Days off the boat I sometimes go bay fishing. Working on the Pacific Star this season.

 

[Hard Prospector]

Making a living on a sport fisher.....Obviously your no stranger to hard work, any jack pot I may win always goes to the crew.

 

[gold tramp]

Im getting rid of the Royal Large Drywasher to make room for the new Keene 140S thats soon to be released. I think the Royal is well built and all, I just do not like the fact that the riffle grid snaps down and you can still see a very small void on the sides of the riffles. For a machine so nice and expensive you figure they would have a *****in one piece tray that slides out like the Keene Drywasher.

I will most likley make this choice in the coming years as my old arm just isnt what it used to be, may retire the handcrank keene for a power tool, just for buffing out big dirtwashins, i will always have the old hand cranker for puttin around little diggins i just like it.
Have used the old Keenes for years they make a good tough product you can throw rocks at them all day no problem, miner approved.
GT................

 

[2cmorau]

know squat about the Royal, but have the keene 140 for some 15 years and been happy with the performace, will have to look into this 140s

 

[Socal85toyota]

140s owner

 

[Deleted member 83768]

Nice Socal. Could you share some more pictures? Does it have the Blast Gate? Is the riffle tray one piece or 3 different layers that come out individually?

 

[Socal85toyota]

Sorry mike driving out to the desert now, that's the only picture I have right now. Has blast gate and 1 piece riffle tray.

 

[cpomike13]

I got a 140s a month ago . It does have an adjustable blast gate, and the riffle tray has a soft material pad that does come out, not attached to the tray. It's a really nice machine, I'm just looking for some decent gold areas. I've been going out to Cajon pass. There's gold there, but it's so small, not much there, argh!

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