Drywashing with a Keene 140

It may be dragged out a little, but I wanted to show what it really means to drywash....Its alot of work. This stretch of bedrock took me 14 hours to dig out, and I havent finished vacuuming it yet.

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[mobiltec]

Have you ever used the bellows? I just got one and found your video.

[oxygen365]

@mobiltec No, I havent used one. The truth of it is , that a bellows could not keep up with me. Meaning that I want to run more material than it can process. I usually run 30 buckets at a time for production reasons. The more I process, the more gold I get.

The bellows systems sound nice and quiet I bet, which would be a blessing.

[texasgoldpanningman]

Looks like the keene 140 is a good one . Are you happy with it ?

[oxygen365]

@texasgoldpanningman

I am happy with it. Bought it about a year & a half ago. It folds up pretty tight if you need to carry it into an area, and it doesent weigh to much..I can dump a 3/4 full bucket into the hopper, so its good for a one person operation. If you really plan on moving alot of material, the Keene 151 is a great option too.

[Honeyman76]

What originally got me looking was the use of the vacuum. But I have to say, trying to find a vidoe on the Keene 140 was a challenge. Have you ever sucked up wet material with the vacuum? Did it work if you did? What kind of suction does it have? Is there a Shop vac comparison to give me some idea. Great video btw! Thanks for sharing.

[oxygen365]

@Honeyman76

A shop vac has much better suction. If you can carry a generator to the spot , then I would go with the shop vac. This spot is a hike to get to so the portable vacuum works well for my needs. I only use it for dry material because I use a dry recovery system. Use the shop vac for wet stuff if you are using a wet recovery system.

Thank you for the comment.

[mobiltec]

@oxygen365 Thanks for the quick reply.

[oxygen365]

@MrPucky8 I noticed there werent any Keene 140 vids on youtube, and thought I would try and depict how it really is. You can go big and process alot of material, but that is taking a chance too...as you saw , not to much gold was found....yet

[MrPucky8]

Very nice; I am glad you said how hard you worked , and the time spent; Good posting!!