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Royal mfg 54inch sluice?

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James Mcgrew

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02 Oct 2015 03:41 PM
Hey got a question about my next sluice. Currently been using the royal 30inch first one I got works good very compact. I'm wanting to upgrade to a larger sluice so I can keep feeding it and not have to cleanout so much. I'm looking at the royal 54 wide flare model in the kit with everything to make it a recirculator or a high banker, does anyone have any experience with this. I like the brand and how they are 100% USA made seems pretty cheap as far as price goes compared to some other brands. Any other brands I should be looking at that can do everything the royal can? Any opinions greatly appreciated thanks James

William Hall
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02 Oct 2015 04:36 PM
James, Maybe your cleaning out to much....just sayin. Run my thirty inch all day 4-5 hours, no clean outs, wasting daylight as I tell my buds. Maybe its just me. Save the $$$, keep workin the thirty inch. Easyer getting it set up in the creek. Bill

Paul Straub

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02 Oct 2015 04:48 PM
Hey James, the one thing you have to consider about the longer sluices is they either need more pitch or more water or both to move material down the sluice . This means that on shallow flat streams you might not be able to get enough pitch or water flow to activate the exchange like it needs. Myself I have a 10" x 54" sluice and a 7" x 30" sluice, I call them my fast water sluice (54") and my slow water sluice. (30") As far as the Royal sluice I have some friends that have them and they seem to not have any issues with them. The fact that it is a "multi - tasking" package sounds like a good deal as you can use it for any situation, and you can probably turn it into a 2" dredge for a few more bucks and make it super versatile. Just my opinion for what it's worth. Paul

CLINT UNRUH

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02 Oct 2015 05:48 PM
Hi James, I also have the 30 Royal and it's been great as a beginner. That said, the material does pack in behind every one of the larger riffles all the way down quite quickly and you probably think as I do that we're losing gold due to this (yes, mentioned in the last Gold Prospector Magazine). The only answer is a bigger sluice, but as Paul and William have mentioned it's going to take more water flow to run which means a couple months past spring you may start having difficulty attaining enough (I do with my 30 inch in the summer time!). If you go with a 54 inch, that wide-mouth might be the way to go, but make sure you can highbank with it as well, because I've learned that's the way to go (unless you get a dredge permit). Happy hunting! Clint

James Mcgrew

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02 Oct 2015 05:55 PM
Thanks guys, Maybe I'm cleaning out too much, I'll test it tomorrow. This kit would be an addition to my quiver not a replacement. I've seen a few spots already where a recirculating sluice on the bank would be better than my small one. So much to learn James

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