New From Gold Hog! - Z3

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
  • New from Gold Hog, The Z3 compact High Banker. I take this new tool through it's initial test, and give Gold Hog feedback on the unit. This video was shot 6 months ago, and that gave Gold Hog 6 months to iron out some small issues, and as of today it is available on their website. goldhog.com/pr...
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Комментарии • 289

  • @chuckster6513
    @chuckster6513 11 месяцев назад +37

    Hey Dan,
    Gold Hog sent you that product because they believe you are an honest person not afraid to point out warts, dysfunctional aspects and or just plain flaws with a piece of equipment.
    I hope they mention you and your channel in or on their advertisements.
    I for one respect you and your channel as truthful information and fun entertainment,
    Thank you.
    Take Care

  • @acubsshadow3750
    @acubsshadow3750 11 месяцев назад +51

    Yesterday was my second day out gold panning after seeing how fun it looked in your vids. Ive now watched close to all of them at this point lol. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and thanks for giving me a hobby that gets me outside again!

    • @asjamuir5534
      @asjamuir5534 11 месяцев назад +6

      Best of luck with your hunting and mayit brings you many many years of joy and some au

    • @bobbyspain5030
      @bobbyspain5030 11 месяцев назад +3

      Its a good time to start prospecting with gold being at about 2178.80 even though that can always change up or down of course.

    • @chazwickjeffriesvonbronswi9922
      @chazwickjeffriesvonbronswi9922 11 месяцев назад +1

      How much did you get from your second day?

    • @acubsshadow3750
      @acubsshadow3750 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@chazwickjeffriesvonbronswi9922 i forgot my snuffer bottle but i was able to get one flour spec into an old receipt to bring home and put into the snuffer bottle for a later date lol. And i found an awesome fist sized stone that I believe was quartz (transparent whitish color) stuck under a boulder where it must have been tumbling on itself for a while because it rounded itself really cool on one side. Almost looked it was trying to become a crystal ball lol

    • @tylerkrug7719
      @tylerkrug7719 11 месяцев назад +2

      ​@bobbyspain5030 most people aren't panning to make money,it's a hobby,it's fun and it's nice to get outside and spend time on the river,or creek.

  • @chrishartley7493
    @chrishartley7493 11 месяцев назад +15

    As someone who has a high banker I love the wing nuts that installed.
    No tools needed to disassemble for clean out or to break down for transportation.😊

  • @joesinakandid528
    @joesinakandid528 11 месяцев назад +7

    A mighty good evaluation on that prototype Dan!
    ALL Doc's products have done very well for me over time and all of them catch noticeably more Gold, of all sizes, than what I used in the past.
    Since I match my equipment to the task and situation at hand I have, over time, brought 7 pieces of Gold Hog equipment on line in my one man Alaskan one shovel operation. I can firmly say that I wouldn't go back to any other piece of equipment I've ever used before because I trust the performance.
    Oh yeah - no connection with Gold Hog other than a thoroughly satisfied customer.
    Joe S, near Talkeetna, AK and Northern Idaho in the winter.

  • @Mrjoshuasjourneyzzz10420
    @Mrjoshuasjourneyzzz10420 11 месяцев назад +20

    You earned my sub first show many years ago!!!

  • @alla5578
    @alla5578 11 месяцев назад +5

    Lovely to see you again, Sir Hurd! You are the knowledge! This is what I missed from school on geology. I'm an engineer now, eternally grateful for your teaching to us all!
    Thank you ever so much for your video's....I'm English so it is definitely "zed"...well apart from zee....or zzzz....welcome everyone! Haha

  • @TomFarrell-p9z
    @TomFarrell-p9z 11 месяцев назад +9

    I know nothing about finding/extracting gold. But the brown paper that the gold hog was packed in makes great starter for your wood stove. 🙂

    • @UmmmmmmmWhat
      @UmmmmmmmWhat 11 месяцев назад +1

      Also, cats love crinkly brown shipping paper.

  • @KFitzG35competitor
    @KFitzG35competitor 11 месяцев назад +1

    I was looking at this on their site and magically the first video when I opened youtube was this. I wasn't even looking for it haha. Great video as always!

  • @richardmartin4634
    @richardmartin4634 10 месяцев назад +1

    Dan is would also like to see more room on water inlets as 90 or 45 degree elbows that give more room for tailings to fall! Also more room for bigger rocks to drop out farther! Great video

  • @danhodgins4015
    @danhodgins4015 11 месяцев назад +5

    Wow, impressive result! I think the switchback / zig zag may help recovery due to each stop/start providing slightly more settling time at the top of each sluice. It also resets the material, enabling any tinfoil kites sailing down the sluice to get caught. I like this product Dan, thanks for sharing this test!

  • @ivonneamfibie1483
    @ivonneamfibie1483 11 месяцев назад

    'Mosh Pit', love it! Took me back some decades 😜 It's comments like this, the background music choices, the humor and the way Dan interacts with his lovely wife and friends, and his surroundings ( or is the river his best friend?😁) that makes me love this channel♥️♥️♥️

  • @olyprospecting6419
    @olyprospecting6419 11 месяцев назад +12

    Impressive! Nice job Doc and Gold Hog. And thank you Dan for going over this product. Looking forward to more videos featuring this equipment.

  • @terrypokorny3858
    @terrypokorny3858 11 месяцев назад +6

    Dan i like wing nuts they work very well for a lot of uses.

  • @michaeljustus8305
    @michaeljustus8305 11 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for the review of this new product. The bars on the hopper could of been a little longer and slanted down wards to help with the tailings hitting the 2nd tray. Im very impressed on how much gold it still caught due to the size.

  • @hydroaxop73
    @hydroaxop73 11 месяцев назад +2

    It's ok Dan that carts wheel is only flat on one side 😂😂😂 cool video of the gold hog

  • @jeffhays1968
    @jeffhays1968 11 месяцев назад +4

    Looks like a great beach machine.

  • @SIGINTprivate
    @SIGINTprivate 11 месяцев назад +2

    Have you ever thought about using a multi-tool to vibrate tap the gold to the top of the pan? It’s is fantastic at cleaning my vacuum filter!

  • @mdoster5325
    @mdoster5325 11 месяцев назад +3

    My wife and I have a Gold Hog Piglet that we love, however this one seems to be getting a little tall for long term feeding. The higher you have to lift your shovel or bucket, the sooner you'll burn out.

    • @garyrice9057
      @garyrice9057 11 месяцев назад +4

      Drink red bull it gives you wings👍

    • @joesinakandid528
      @joesinakandid528 10 месяцев назад

      Dan mentioned the "Height" aspect straight away. He needed excessive height for the camera angle to show everything working. In actual use the entire rig will be lower, as would be smart.
      Joe S - in AK and ID

  • @papajoecooking4425
    @papajoecooking4425 11 месяцев назад +2

    Instead of wing nut I’d use flat head pin with hole put washer on the bottom so clasp pin will be tight. I did that on my 4” dredge. 😂 Guys would make fun of me said it looked like a race car hood to hold hood down! 😂 Enjoyed your video. Gold Hog reminds me of the Little John back in the day (wood)

  • @tknutt
    @tknutt 11 месяцев назад +5

    "If you're inclined" lol nice one Dan

  • @FinalSparkLux
    @FinalSparkLux 11 месяцев назад +1

    I think some elbows for the water inlets would be good that way the hoses aren't in front of the area where the rocks and stuff are discharged. It looked like a lot of rocks were hitting the hose and jumping into the lower layer because of it. Maybe it's a non issue, but if a big enough rock did it, it could potentially cause more losses by disturbing the material. Idk, just a thought

  • @dawndixon402
    @dawndixon402 11 месяцев назад +2

    😁👋👍👍👏👏💕🙏🏻
    Thank you Dan. It looked so warm. When you were filming. I am so very ready for spring. At least 60 F would be heaven.

  • @jeffmcdonald8076
    @jeffmcdonald8076 11 месяцев назад

    Don't forget the jet dry lol I use a 4 tub method . A while back I didn't put any Jet-Dry and I actually found a couple of flakes of gold in the fourth tub. It was very disturbing wondering how much I lost that day.

  • @sovereignlivingsoul
    @sovereignlivingsoul 11 месяцев назад +1

    i like wingnuts and there were a few more than 20 specs in the third pan, as for the second shelf, i think you could make it a drawer with a liner to prevent leakage

  • @normm
    @normm 10 месяцев назад

    Great video Dan. Perhaps Gold Hog can make that gap adjustable so the gap can be increased or decreased depending on the size of the rocks in the material being sluiced?

  • @bladed.i.6547
    @bladed.i.6547 11 месяцев назад

    Wingnut love here! So easy to loosen, what is everyone's problem? And very nice to see this product review in your own inimitable style, Dan!

  • @TimberTheTerror
    @TimberTheTerror 11 месяцев назад +6

    Awesome I wish I had gold hog mats so bad

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra178 11 месяцев назад +2

    The 1st thing that came into my mind was Pauly when you said that expression 'wingnut'.

  • @AlabamaBedrock
    @AlabamaBedrock 5 месяцев назад

    Your video just made goldhog $700. After seeing that capture rate after doing all the "bad" things.cant wait for delivery to try it out in alabama with all our flour gold. Thanks for the work you do.

  • @richhall9775
    @richhall9775 11 месяцев назад +1

    A water hose hookup for the hopper would be nice also

  • @johnstuart8511
    @johnstuart8511 11 месяцев назад +1

    I like. I like this Hog. Looks like a double dekker. I am sure you could customize to your working experience. Extra Matt's.
    Thanks for sharing your experience and stories. Regards from South Africa 🇿🇦.

  • @Hillbilly-Tech
    @Hillbilly-Tech 11 месяцев назад +3

    Workaround! Don't dump large rocks into the Gold Hog that you already know isn't Gold! Thanks Dan!

    • @4seasonspix
      @4seasonspix 11 месяцев назад +4

      Depending on the soil and or weather situation, larger rocks might have gold-peppered dirt sticking to them, so you do want those rocks to get cleaned by the pressured water.
      On the other hand, had he left the dam in place, those larger rocks would have never even gotten near the grizzly area.
      But that makes me wonder, how the manufacturer was going to deal with large rocks piling up against the dam wall.
      Is this highbanker meant to deal with pre-screened dirt only?

    • @kdaviper
      @kdaviper 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@4seasonspixmaybe they reason that since it will be manually fed in most scenarios, it would be easy to keep larger rocks cleared? Either rinse them off and toss them or drop them in a bucket for later rinsing. Maybe.

  • @Toby.ornottoby
    @Toby.ornottoby 7 месяцев назад

    Awesome review. For context, I wonder if viewers really understood the fine-grain aspect. When you compare your testing of the boar box, catching at what is a better rate. You didn't use as fine grain as you did with this one. Thanks for pushing it to the limit and for your honest review. I am sold. I will be picking up one of these.

  • @CraigInNC
    @CraigInNC 11 месяцев назад +1

    I like this setup more than the Boar Box, with this being open. I look forward to seeing the Z3 reassembled per Gold Hog. Please post a short if too long to getting to your mine?

  • @usa91787
    @usa91787 11 месяцев назад +1

    Unfortunately, where I live in the States those specks next to the dime are what we get. No nuggets and pickers are rare so it's about being outdoors.
    We call it "Flour Gold".
    That sluice is amazing to catch all that flour gold.

  • @BB-iy7iz
    @BB-iy7iz 10 месяцев назад

    I'd get this if I was still a placer miner(now hardrock) put 100yards+ through my old Gold Hog Viper. Gold Hog mats are the real deal. Good compact highbanker, I like it.

  • @richardmartin4634
    @richardmartin4634 10 месяцев назад

    Also Dan some nozzles that you can change out for increase/ decrease the pressure running up the washout! Im impressed

  • @stlrsmike
    @stlrsmike 11 месяцев назад +1

    I run gold hog mats in my converted a-52 and I switched to all wing nuts 2 years ago because it's easier to remove the mats on the river. I put the wing nut in a pan so I don't lose it. I also bring extras with me, just in case. lol

    • @menow7851
      @menow7851 11 месяцев назад +1

      Maybe you could attach a magnet to the sluice for your wing nuts to be safe when removed.

    • @stlrsmike
      @stlrsmike 11 месяцев назад

      @@menow7851 It won't work, the sluice is aluminum.

  • @JesseJames-rq4ee
    @JesseJames-rq4ee 10 месяцев назад

    It helps to read the directions. When assembling new toys

  • @timmydrake9125
    @timmydrake9125 11 месяцев назад

    Dan,you are the greatest. Make it exciting, profitable,all round. Just fun

  • @nickygrobler2979
    @nickygrobler2979 11 месяцев назад

    Brilliant video. Looking forward in buying this. 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻

  • @frequensea9434
    @frequensea9434 11 месяцев назад

    Filmed in NOV 2023?!? Dang you are ahead of schedule!

  • @Jer.Who.Cares369
    @Jer.Who.Cares369 11 месяцев назад +1

    NICE equipment Dan. Thanks for showing us. I enjoy your educational videos.

  • @michealklonowski5267
    @michealklonowski5267 11 месяцев назад

    nice new toy to work with ,and we will wait for the next one.

  • @Gary-pp7cb
    @Gary-pp7cb 7 месяцев назад

    wing nuts do good at their job. no wrenches are needed. if you want to you can exchange the wing nuts for colored vacuum caps (automotive vacuum caps rubber or vinyl bought from a parts store.)to the threaded studs. their easy to place and take off they keep the bolt studs from backing out, but they don't keep the bolts as secure as the real nuts or wing nuts do.

  • @ZOriginal__
    @ZOriginal__ 11 месяцев назад +1

    Just made my afternoon!!! Cheers brother!!!

  • @raptr2005
    @raptr2005 11 месяцев назад

    great job on testing the gold hog! great review my friend. I'll definitely will be buying one! thanks dan.

  • @breckfreeride
    @breckfreeride 11 месяцев назад

    Gold hog mats are still my favorite... Easy peasy

  • @droning2239
    @droning2239 11 месяцев назад +1

    You do awesome work ! Thanks for getting me into gold panning! I’m in Edmonton Alberta where we find flour gold

  • @DeathclawJedi
    @DeathclawJedi 11 месяцев назад

    This looks so much slicker than the prototype you tested!

  • @ericwiese7479
    @ericwiese7479 11 месяцев назад

    Love Gold hog. My multisluice is great on glacial fines!

  • @adamlade4555
    @adamlade4555 11 месяцев назад

    Very good revue!! Always love your honesty

  • @loganct5
    @loganct5 11 месяцев назад

    I like wingnuts, Dan is the best of them all!

  • @chrislilly1463
    @chrislilly1463 10 месяцев назад

    Looks like a fantastic product!

  • @martinfromseacity2010
    @martinfromseacity2010 11 месяцев назад

    Always fun to watch, stay healthy. Thanks

  • @Em-R-Coins
    @Em-R-Coins 11 месяцев назад

    Definitely flat flitrery gold nice. Look like a nice at home recirc system to back up the on site systems

  • @george-b3i-d2d
    @george-b3i-d2d 11 месяцев назад

    do a test with the pumps one with a smooth tube of same size and the other pump with the supplied corrugated tube to see if there is any difference in flow amount

  • @heaven-is-real
    @heaven-is-real 11 месяцев назад

    good luck with your new gold hog highbanker Dan

  • @gregroth4696
    @gregroth4696 9 месяцев назад

    Take it to the MIne!!!!! Good job Gold Hog!

  • @DylanOsmond-w3n
    @DylanOsmond-w3n 11 месяцев назад

    I just love this guy! I've learned so much from him

  • @tyediedhair
    @tyediedhair 11 месяцев назад

    your doing great and looking good Dan!

  • @mungeefam7992
    @mungeefam7992 2 месяца назад

    Hey Dan… I know this video is old, but next time you have a leaking bin, just put a leaf on the inside to minimize the water flow/ block it

  • @Bugout72
    @Bugout72 10 месяцев назад

    Maybe use a chip clip in stead of a wing nut. Or make one.

  • @spiderwrangler4457
    @spiderwrangler4457 11 месяцев назад

    Sluices on top of the ready rod seems like that should allow it to compact down even smaller with the legs still in place, yes?

  • @cylonmk2
    @cylonmk2 11 месяцев назад

    Great vid. If only gold hog was not so expensive to post to Aus, they need a distributor here

  • @Scott___T
    @Scott___T 11 месяцев назад +2

    Any chance gold hog would make a bucket holder where the dam slides in? Seems like that could be useful

    • @royjohnson465
      @royjohnson465 11 месяцев назад

      What do you mean by? ->> …where the dam slides in??

    • @BrianM-44041
      @BrianM-44041 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@royjohnson465like a hook to hold a bucket to catch whatever coming out

    • @royjohnson465
      @royjohnson465 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@BrianM-44041 -thank you.

  • @CaribooMiner
    @CaribooMiner 9 месяцев назад

    If they had expanded metal over moss in the hopper would probably help matters a lot.

  • @jas57264
    @jas57264 11 месяцев назад

    Looks like a good system.

  • @karenforrester5913
    @karenforrester5913 19 дней назад

    Thank you

  • @manjisaipoe517
    @manjisaipoe517 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks Dan, that trickling sound from the cracked bin made me have to go, my age is showing!😊

  • @1944chevytruck
    @1944chevytruck 11 месяцев назад +1

    GOOD JOB!

  • @sgtscowl
    @sgtscowl 11 месяцев назад

    love a wing nut!! best screw fastener ever!

  • @davidlewis9068
    @davidlewis9068 11 месяцев назад

    Very nice gear for sure.and they had solufor any issues you had too.

  • @MyTallicaT
    @MyTallicaT 11 месяцев назад

    They're wings nuts!

  • @RichardB_Uk
    @RichardB_Uk 11 месяцев назад +2

    Miners mosh . Sounds like a Yukon rock band

  • @diamondhunterTv5
    @diamondhunterTv5 11 месяцев назад

    Exciting news from Gold Hog! 🌟 Discover the latest innovations and gold prospecting tools to elevate your mining experience. Stay tuned for the ultimate in gold recovery technology! 💰✨ 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😮😮😮😮😮

  • @donhoughton271
    @donhoughton271 11 месяцев назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤love it ,worked great. Thanks Dan for the dimo😊😊

  • @BiGSmooth9010
    @BiGSmooth9010 10 месяцев назад

    Hey Dan. It's back to "playing in the dirt" season in Montana. Im excited to get going. What is your favorite product for recovering from your cons? Im looking at the Black Magic Pro and a couple other mini miller tables. I jave a blue bowl but I hear these other options work better. Thanks bud and get after that thur' gold.

  • @josephcormier5974
    @josephcormier5974 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks Dan this was a very informative and enjoyable video keep up the great work six stars brother

  • @tammidee7402
    @tammidee7402 11 месяцев назад

    You can swap the wing nut for a cotter pin.

  • @breckfreeride
    @breckfreeride 11 месяцев назад

    I have been waiting for this for a few years...

  • @markcohen6784
    @markcohen6784 11 месяцев назад

    Dear Dan, I know that this is way off the topic but I would really appreciate you if you could explain the difference between Chert rocks and Flint rocks? I would be greatful.
    I'm trying my hand at Flint Knapping 😊😊😊

  • @ditch6389
    @ditch6389 11 месяцев назад +1

    I LOVE WINGNUTS!!!!!! AND THIS CHANNEL!!!!!

  • @boondougie
    @boondougie 11 месяцев назад

    wingnuts are awesome!

  • @belovedwarrior483
    @belovedwarrior483 11 месяцев назад

    Good review Dan 👍👍👍

  • @donaldhofman5257
    @donaldhofman5257 11 месяцев назад

    Awesome job!!!

  • @_TONY_Az
    @_TONY_Az 11 месяцев назад

    Fantastic testing Dan wtg and it's very good

  • @royjohnson465
    @royjohnson465 11 месяцев назад

    Previously Gold Hog used to claim 100 mesh recovery, now with this new Z3 highbanker they’re claiming 300 mesh recovery. Is this new Z3 highbanker with “NO flare” designed differently more efficiently to get smaller finer gold than the other older Gold Hog highbankers with “flares”.??

  • @KGoldhunter
    @KGoldhunter 11 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing very good, good lucky sir

  • @ed4564
    @ed4564 11 месяцев назад

    Hi Dan, great channel...I just subscribed. I'm in AZ so water is hard to come by. Any idea what the water usage per yard or per ton of dirt?

  • @breckfreeride
    @breckfreeride 11 месяцев назад

    I once purchased a motorcycle with no less than 10 wing nuts on it... It was the flying wingnut once i depoopulated it

  • @chrisdowns422
    @chrisdowns422 11 месяцев назад

    Wingnuts rock!

  • @dockomockopocko4833
    @dockomockopocko4833 Месяц назад

    Im getting this box

  • @MrHotrodx13x
    @MrHotrodx13x 11 месяцев назад

    Wonder what Grill heater tank would of done with that😅

  • @lawrencebonello6916
    @lawrencebonello6916 11 месяцев назад

    Hey Dan
    Do have any info about Canadian rules for sluice box use( especially Ontario )
    Thank you

  • @lucasreid6335
    @lucasreid6335 11 месяцев назад

    Cute looking machine. How would you compare this to something like the Gold Cube?

  • @rogerdudra178
    @rogerdudra178 11 месяцев назад

    Greetings from the BIG SKY.

  • @davesublette7447
    @davesublette7447 11 месяцев назад

    It seems to me that you might lose some of the ultra light gold out the end of the first ramp. Maybe you should have had a catch pan there to test for this.

  • @Jcdaking81
    @Jcdaking81 11 месяцев назад

    i like your videos you are a very knoledgeable man and a very honest one as well its not a suprise companys send u stuff to test your a rare man in these ages, you earnt my sub long ago :)

  • @sealteem5
    @sealteem5 9 месяцев назад

    Hey Dan, can you actually do another video with this Gold hog Z3 set up properly and do the proper set up with it?