Gold Hog Piglet Test and Review.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 มิ.ย. 2023
- In this video I test the Gold Hog Piglet Highbanker and make a few suggestions for how it could be made to run even better. I also answer everyone's number one question they have when thinking about purchasing a new highbanker, that you won't find anywhere else! ;)
Thanks for watching, I hope you enjoyed the review!
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the problem with the piglit is not enough grizzly bar length. 20% washes out the back of the hopper that shoukd be going threw the sluicebox. I took the support bracket off the grizzly, drilled new holes and moved the hopper up giving the grizzly bar 8 inches instead of 6. It is a total beast like this. Will clear all rocks with hopper in highest position while cleaning all the rock's really well! Try this and you will love it trust me.
Excellent walkthrough & commentary, Kyle. Thanks for putting it together.
My pleasure!
Nice video Kyle. I've been using a Piglet for a couple of years and find it perfect for my needs.I work with two gallon buckets and the hopper size is perfect for them. The clay claw works great with clayish, sticky material to hold it while you work and clean it with your fingers. If you want a bit more hopper capacity you can buy the Raptor which is the next size up. The trade-off of course is having to transport a slightly larger and heavier machine.I use a 4000 gph bilge pump and a small scooter battery for a quiet running unit.Lastly I made a modification I found on "AU79 Prospecting" using a pvc "Y" fitting with two flattened spray pipes, and this gives me superb washing action with the electric pump.I hope you or your subscribers might find some of this info useful. Thanks
Definitely good info, thank you for sharing!
That's very helpful! Thanks!
Good to hear that some name brands are reaching out for your opinions and suggestions. That means your doing some serious work and effort in the field and in the shop to find out what's working and what can be improved on. I thought a guy could just move the clay claw down about 3" for a quick fix.
yes, add arm extensions to the clay claw
kyles water to hopper does similar for breaking up clay lumps using water pressure to keep the clay in the hopper while the water also breaks up the clay . seen it in one of his videos
For the form factor, the clay claw is a nice feature to have available if you need it. As PrairiePM said, extending the arms on the claw a bit would increase the shovel window a bit also. Good idea! And to Bart, I really do like being able to feed a box without the need to get in there with my hands, it's a challenge to setup the perfect machine for every situation, but together I think we'll get there soon enough!
Excellent initial review Kyle. The fact that Gold Hog sent you the unit to test, reflects the reputation of you and your channel. Kudos to Gold Hog for going with a "no conditions attached review". As Nhsilversleuth6029 has indicated, A.J's channel (among other things), is well worth having a look at for some of the highbanker modifications he has made. Take care and all the best to you.
Thanks 👍
Cool setup indeed fam. Keep on having fun getting that au and living the dream. Gold Squad Out!!!
Thanks Gold Squad!
Great video! I like the way you show cased the Gold Hog Piglet. It is an great piece of prospecting equipment.
I have always believed the Gold Hog equipment was built top notch. I almost bought the piglet 3 years ago, but didn't want to run a unit with an extention. The size was good, the weight was good and the matting works very well when the unit is running properly. Nice review Kyle. Keep up the great work.
Thanks John!
Seems like a solid unit. You always do a great job explaining and demonstrating things. Awsome video brother
Thanks 👍
I love my piglet! It is very well designed and has lasted all the beatings! Catches gold like a champ! Great to see them get you a unit, it will grow on you✌️
Right on!
Im a big fan of YOUR highbanker….👍🏻🐺
Thanks Jason!
Great review Kyle my sentiments exactly shovel size hopper feeding area needed And the grizzly area extension would be nice as well. keep up the great work👍
Looks like it's built to last a lifetime. Nice machine! Thanks for your video and your honest opinion.
You bet.
I have a sluice which I use punch plate about 3/4" above my mats and I can move a ton of material fast as long as I have the right current. Most of the time I do.
Absolutely awesome video!!! Beautiful scenery n cool lil machine!!
Thank you very much!
I have used a Piglet on the NSR for a couple of years. Modified it slightly to backpack in the main plus flare: added shoulder straps and side carrying handles. All together, carrying it with no way to avoid having it digging into the back of your calves. I also highly recommend carrying a bag of the spare wing nuts, eye bolts, and spacers etc. Otherwise, I love it. Kyle had a great suggestion for Doc to extend the hopper for a full shovel - but instead of rebuilding the hopper I may move the Clay Claw back a few inches for a similar result.
Wold move the clairbar a bit back, that would extend the washarea to fit the showel, and bend the bottom of the claybar rods a tiny bit, then when the weight would push up and emty it fairly good and gain more material trough it.
O Video que eu estava esperando! Você testar os Carpetes da Gold Hog! Gostaria de ver mais videos de teste deste carpete. aqui no Brasil só usamos Carpete de Vinil com chapa expandida.
I have the piglet flare box you are right the header box is to short. Makes it easy to over feed. but as far as catching gold its great.
Man what a unit and review!
Thanks!
Love my "Piglet", I've had it for five or six years now 😉👍I use the Gold Hog River sluice for the flare🧐‼️ Good luck and Git Dat Gold, Brother 👌🦾😎
Right on!
And now on their website you can purchase the extension and flare separately. Really like what they have done
Great video and demo brother man
Glad you enjoyed it!
I just picked up the GoldHog Raptor 2.0, will be getting it on the creek this Saturday, Sunday and Monday!
Nice! Good luck out there!
@@UtmostOutdoors there's at least 2 more inches of clearance above the grizzlies on this model
18:13 yes but then they call it raptor ;-), the next size highbanker ^^
".ridiculously hard to capture local gold..."
And you do a great job capturing it! 👍😎
A fix for the big rocks on your unit : maybe cut a half- moon off the bottom edge under the hose? Or would that weaken the hose connection too much? (Of course your idea to raise it up is a better production correction)
It looks very good keep up the gold work
Thank you! Cheers!
Awesome video well done thank you for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it.
I like my piglet with the extension. I just added my dream mat. Should catch it all! Good unit all around and sturdy not plastic.
Really gpood review bro
Thanks bro!
Sharp as F! I ground mine down those corners where crazy sharp. I like the flared extension. And bucket feed is my favorite and 2 dumps in a 2.5 gallon bucket for my material. Bigger hopper would be nice and I added a 8¼"/ 9" × 3'
You had fun editing this one.
Everybody was dying to know the 0-60! 😅😂
I have both of gold hog sluce boxes and they catch fine gold very well.
Good vid
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After reading a lot of the comments, one issue is the grizzly bars losing material. What's your opinion of putting some miner's moss and expanded metal in the hopper to retain more material? Would that help on the losses off the back?
I think a bit of moss in the hopper would hold a little bit of gold, and help bleed the heavy black sand into the lower sluice a bit more evenly... if the edge of the moss is placed right up to the start of the grizzly, I noticed that it forms a slow boundary layer that drops right down instead of shooting off the bars, and that layer coming out of the moss may pull the water above it down with it, so that may help. The downside would be one extra step in the cleanup process, but a person could just wait to clean the hopper moss just once at the end of the day... interesting thought!
I live in saskatchewan and want to start using one of these. I am assuming we have the same really fine gold here. Anything you would recommened to up the recovery rate of that really fine gold?
Also did gold hog make any of the changes you suggested ?
First, make sure you are aware of the local regulations in Saskatchewan. I don't think highbanking responsibly hurts anything, but I think they don't officially allow it there.
As per recovery, for this sluice box, the best solution would be to run this box into an second sluice that extends out another 3 feet. Gold Hog makes one, or build your own. I have had good luck with backed miners moss, but it comes with a penalty of more concentrates at the end of the day.
I have not heard any comment from Gold Hog on design changes. I assume the existing design is being produced as a well oiled machine and making changes to it might not be a simple task for the company. I only shared my thoughts as suggestions and it would be up to them to decide if those thoughts are valid/worth the effort to implement. The stock unit as it is being sold will serve many people well, I just thought there was some "low hanging fruit" if improvement.
@UtmostOutdoors thanks for your response! Weirdly enough it doesn't say highbanking isn't allowed but instead that no shovels are allowed. It's a pretty weird rule we got here... makes me thing that I could scoop up gravel with a bucket and dump it in lmao.
18:52 my idea about this is..... maybe i will made the clay claw longer. then the full shovel will fit
Nice
for starters, how does it feel sitting on that giant horseshoe...i mean come on...Doc gave and sent you a piglet!!!! congrats...you must have carped when you got it, i would have... now comments..
there is a lot of water coming off the back of the grizzly even when the hopper is empty, i see flour loss there. That hopper box is fair sized for a minihighbanker extend the clay claw arms so they are lower in the box giving more hopper room. I'd try some moss over expanded with a J riffle if your not afraid of more cons, or hang a moss extension on the end.
I don't know what is the best Goldhog mat for alberta gold but I think that mat comes premade, not made to order so you get an all purpose mat.
Would I buy it? way out of my budget, would i run it, heck yeah, would i tweak it...always, but it is a workhorse for a minihighbanker.
cheers
Agreed the hopper is to small but it is a mini highbanker. The monster Hog high banker hopper is 36 inches long. Still though same thing though grizzly bar needs more length for material to fall threw to sluice.
P.S. you can extend those grizzlies further from the Hopper 🧐👍
Good call!
Wouldn't simply having 4 inches of extra folded lip along the hopper do the job ?
And drilling 2 holes further down the hopper to relocate the claw.
Best I go check whether my piglet grizzly has the welded thing on it as I recall having issues with rocks loading up big time.
I'm curious if your version has the old welded grizzly or not. I was wondering if the one I used in BC was the only one like that. I think a little lip would definitely help. It's not a major issue. I just see it as low hanging fruit of improvement. Would be a pretty simpke way to have it accept full shovels a bit more easily.
@@UtmostOutdoors I just checked - one end has them welded , as they should , then another plate welded a couple inches away , but the majority is free as fingers.
Yet I constantly had rocks jamming causing a dam , and much water flowing out the back of the hopper , especially when there was clay or some plant matter.
I HATE sticking my hand into a hopper - I am pretty sure the UTMOST EXPLORER does a hundred times better job.
With your BC Piglet , could you possibly have installed the grizzly in back to front ?
Thanks for the update. It's super annoying when rocks jam up on you... I bet some gravel is smoother and rounder and works great, while other material has sharper edges and causes more difficulties... I'm not sure if the last unit I tried was backwards or not. I think the boys out there have a gem in the rough as in they could just upgrade the grizzly and be 100% better off without too much work. Classification is one part of a highbanker that fascinates me the most. So many ways to approach the problem!
Can you do a video on the boar 🐗 box please I’m from Scotland and bought one 6 months ago and not used it yet as only one video o with Dan , 🙏
Maybe one day, but for now I'm just reviewing what I have access to.
Are those Altra Superiors you're wearing?
You bet! Good eye! Absolutely LOVE them!
@@UtmostOutdoors I've got the same pair! Been wearing Altra since 2014 and I love them.
Hahahaha Gold prospecting and comedy do go together lol
Oh you know, just living my life a quarter mile at a time... or is it a quarter yard at a time? 😄
Looks like a lot of water/gold pouring out the back?
12:40 the hopper is so short. he need time to clean. and time = clay claw ^^. maybe i have a new favorite video on youtube :D
I almost bought one of these off Facebook marketplace but sold before I could pick up 😢
if you could wait a little kyle will most likely this winter be making his high banker for sale?
I build all my equipment and all of it ends up with gold hog mats in because it hold gold and not a lot of cons
As you I'm no fan of bucket brigades . you are moving material more than once . If you have to stick your hand into your boiler box you are again handling your material . Shovel and basically forget it . I understand the hinged moveable clay claw but again you have to stick your hand in to release the gravels . Your water feed pipe impedes the gravel flow when larger stones are present . And again you have to stick your hand in it to clear material . Every time you stick your hand into your machine you are not shoveling . Having a machine that gets it all with little loss would be ideal to
Finding any way to avoid putting down your shovel us a real bonus when your out digging for a full day!
@@UtmostOutdoors
Agreed ✅
WHY DOES ALBERTA GOLD NEED THE EXTRA FLARE?
Based on other people I have seen running hog mats on alberta gold, I feel I would benefit from the extra flare and extension to improve recovery rates. The capture rate would be fine in many areas, but locally I prefer miners moss in the main sluice due to its superior capture rates of flour gold. Alternatively just use a longer sluice run with hog mats and you will also do well.
80 thousands of an inch - REALLY????
Yes. It's a common way to describe metal thickness. So, for example, 0.125 of an inch is 1/8" or 125 thousanths of an inch. In this case, the metal is 0.080 of an inch thick, or 80 thousanths of an inch thick.
How much does gold hog pig cost?
I see you have a small pump,what make is it,and how many gpm@ hour does it run? who sells it?
You can Google Gold Hog's website for current pricing on their highbankers. The pump is a Honda WX15 and a current brand new model claims 74 GPM or 4,440 GPH. It's a pretty expensive pump, but I've had mine since 2013 with no issues and it's very light compared to other 1.5" options.
😍 'promosm'
No way that subie has 250 hp 😂…..unless modded
Another very powerful post from utmost outdoors
there a samsquach across the river behind you @ 4:35
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