Advice needed on my sluice - pics attached

[BoydWilliam]

A few months ago i purchased my first sluice, and built a stand with legs for it.
Ive used the sluice in a local stream a couple of times, but havent yet taken it out to try it on the stand i built.
A mate of mine has some prospecting experience, but told me that he thought the sluice might be a bit steep if i use it on the stand.
I have attached a few pics of it, and was hoping some of you could give me their opinion if it is to steep.
I guess i could just push the back legs into the ground to alter the slope if needed.
Cheers!

 

[Guest]

The main issue your going to have is finding level ground for the stand to sit on, adjustable legs are the way to go then you can adjust the box and the stand.

 

[XIV]

How long is it? If you start on 1" per foot. (2.5cm/per 30cm) its hard to tell the pitch of it just from the photos. Need the length and the amount it drops from front to back.
That's a good start. Then you can adjust for water flow
2nd balx is right. Adjustable legs is the way to go.
Or you will spend half the day moving rocks to get level ground in the river.

 

[headbut]

Hi BW , does look a bit steep & agree with Balx , you wont be able to find flat ground, so box will not be level, they need to be individually adjustable. Generally pitch is 1 in 4 , so if sluice is 4 foot , you will have a 1 foot drop at the end

These are the legs I used

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1308

Cheers Paul

 

[Ag Man]

Too steep as is. Like others said - adjustable legs.
What method u using to supply water?
Spray bar or a water manifold?

 

[Guest]

Yeah I have the same legs as headbut, saves some fuse blowing down by the river.

 

[Rupa]

I have a small spirit level attached to the side of my highbanker set at 17.5 so when we are out for a trip we know roughly where it should be set.

Cheers

Adam

 

[BoydWilliam]

Thanks for the info guys, much appreciated.
I will most likely be bringing home my classified material, and running it thru the sluice at home at the dam.
The ground is pretty flat, so that souldn't be an issue. I like the collapsible legs Headbut, something ill look into if i decide to use the sluice near the streams. The sluice is 45 inches, ill do the maths and work out a more suitable angle to use.
Ag Man thats my next step, trying to work out how the hell to fit a spray bar to it.
Thanks again for all your input.

 

[slowflow]

Go for the adjustable legs especially if there is usable water at the site. I started with fixed legs before I found this forum, they were a source of extreme frustration.
Lots of experience and a great amount of help here. If my boys go out, they move 3 tonne + in a day, impossible to carry that lot home. Hope you do well.