AMDS Medium Highbanker

This AMDS exclusive combines a highly portable highbanker box with a genuine Honda WX15 pump. This self-priming pump delivers up to 72 gallons a minute and is powered by a Honda 2.1 HP mini 4-stroke engine. Best of all this pump only weighs 20 pounds.

This is basically a Keene HBCK52 sluice converted to highbanker kit, with the Keene P90GH motor and pump replaced with the WX15. This allows us to lower the price by $100 while including an easier operating self-priming pump. The downside is the WX15, while more than adequate for highbanking, is not really powerful enough to run a suction dredge attachment on this unit. If you thought you might ever want to run this unit with a suction dredge attachment, spend the extra $100 and get it set up with the P90GH.

The power sluice hopper opening measures 13.5" x 13.5" and features a grate with 1/2" openings. Material shoveled into the hopper is washed by the spray bar system and rocks larger than the 1/2" grate slide off to be discarded. Hint - check the discard pile with a metal detector if large nuggets are suspected! The minus 1/2" material drops into a sluice box 45" long by 10" wide. A removable punch plate lies directly under the hopper. The remainder of the sluice has ribbed carpet overlain by an expanded metal screen which is held down by eight riffles. The riffles are easily removed by flipping two quick release latches for easy cleanup. The four frame legs are easily adjustable to get the proper angle for running the sluice. The unit includes 8 feet of 1.5" suction hose and screen for the pump and 25 feet of 1.25" layflat hose to run to the power sluice, allowing the sluice to be set up up to 30 feet from the water. The unit also includes a flare so that the hopper box can be removed from the sluice and the unit used as a normal in-stream sluice box. Total weight of the system is only about 60 lbs.

AMDS Air Hub Price* $1199

*Price shipped by air to major hubs in Alaska

AMDS Power Sluice with Honda WX10 Pump and Detail of lower sluice