Re: Highbanker Attachement for the Keene Sluice Box Addendum Parts & Pieces
Howdy Again,
The only parts that have NOT come in are the frame and adjustable legs from Keene, sigh. But as promised Here are some pictures of the basic equipment.
This is the chain saw I ended up with versus the Sthil I'd planned on but hey the Husqy was a whole lot less money and for my simple needs it will work fine. This is a 34.4cc engine rated at 1.8 HP with a 16" bar. I paid $179 on sale at Tractor Supply Co. and out the door with tax, sharpening kit, chain oil, gas oil, tuneup kit it was about $270.00. This saw has an automatic pump for oiling the chain which most modern saws have. If everything else had been in stock I would have been able to get the 8000 lb snatch block, 1/2" shackle and Layflat hose for the pump but not all was in stock so I purchased the snatch block from Northwest Auto in Iowa, good service and good price ~$29 + shipping or about the same as it would have been from Tractor Supply except for me CA tax would have been added on to the ~$23.00 price. The 1/2" shackle was ~$9.50 at Tractor Supply with a country of origin being India. Tractor supply has good prices for equal or better quality products and they sell on the internet. The red glove is there for a size comparison and is a mans large though snug.
And here we have the CASluicebox A 52 High Banker mod with the snatch block and shackle mentioned above. I'm pleased with the workmanship from CAS though the gauge of the plastic box could be a bit heavier IMHO, ~ 3/32" @ ~$90 shipped with CA sales tax. I was impressed with the flat expanded metal grizzly as it is free of sharp burrs and only two of the diamonds were cut as part of their cutting pattern. I do not expect to need band aids while using this grizzly. They do not include mounting instructions for the support legs to the A52 sluicebox but once I got to playing with it that is no big deal as it pretty much determines its own location for drilling two or maybe 4 holes.
Output end of grizzly
Looking down boil box towards out put end of boil box, see spray bar holes
side spray bars
high banker box sitting on flare. Note the two drop riffles just before the grizzly starts. I believe the two drop riffles add to the HB box being quite stiff for what I consider to be a light gauge of plastic.
high banker side view. Support legs are not in proper final location
and here is the master of ceremonies as without this sweet Tanaka 50 cc, 2.2 HP engine and P90 pump already being in my possesion the expense of this mod would have really gotten heavy duty. I purchased a Keene 2" BackPackable dredge in August of 92 and took it out into the field three times and then put it away till now. Course I will only be using the motor/pump as dredging is outlawed for now. Also in the picture is the layflat hose w/fittings attached (the fittings even fit the pump threads). I purchased the lay flat hose @ Tractor Supply for $25.00 for 25' of 1 1/2" hose w/fittings with a pressure rating of 65# (I assume that is PSI)
the pump end of the system. The P381 designation is for the motor though the pump is a P90 and is a high pressure pump that emits 90 gallons a minute or 5400 gallons an hour and it has more than 100' of lift. Throttle on the engine is easy to use and keeps the engine at the RPM you set it at.
The only item not pictured here is the 8000 lb pull Harbor Freight cable hoist. I consider it a heavy duty unit but if you require something heavier duty then be sure to check out the Tuf-Tug brand, U.S. made and beefy though lower lb rating than Harbor Freight and easily double the price.
Once I have the flare blocking plate in position, the HB legs mounted to the sluicebox and the frame/adjustable legs on I will post final pictures. HOwever as you can see everything is looking promising except for the hike in............63bkpkr
March 20, 2012 Today I added the leg mounting holes to the sluice box sides. From the input edge of the flare the holes are 20", 22" & 24" away with a hole center point at 1/2" down from the top edge of the side wall, 17/64" holes for 1/4-20 bolts using the ever important Nylok Nuts.
