Clear Creek Gold and high banker dredge

[Gold_Reef_Ron]

Went out yesterday for a few hours on Clear Creek and found some good color. Just wish it was bigger, but it adds up. Question? Took my 2 1/2 inch Keene high banker combo dredge. The high banker works great, but could not get the dredge to create enough suction to operate properly even at full throttle. Any suggestions?????

[russau]

how high was your box from the water? if its to high it wont move the material very well. i had that problem years back with a friends 2 inch highbanker and small 2 cycle pump. it was to high and not enough pump.

[Gold_Reef_Ron]

Russau, I am pretty sure that is the problem as well as with that small of pump it is not going to lift very high off the water line. Either need to get a bigger pump or sit the box right in the river. The problem is that it attaches to the high banker box which is still a foot above the water line even with the box down at water level. I will have to do some more adapting, or get a different box attachment. Thanks for the input.

[h20prospector]

The problem I've encountered here in Colorado, is that if you can get a spot to work your highbanker (I've got a 3" Proline combo) is when I've got the unit in the water and working by myself, the unit is prone to tipping over, unless you have someone tending on top. I haven't had any problems getting water and material to run through the box as the 5.5 hp engine and pump assembly is fairly powerful.

h20prospector