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Looking forward to it Mr Chicken! I guess another update for me is I picked up a 2012 290 Hitachi that I am getting sent to my newly permitted property. 25 ft dig depth on that bad boy, can't wait to see what is hiding down there!

How goes the battle for all the miners out there? I have had a good season so far and had a new permit application approved so will be testing some new ground this September.

If you use a fast cleaning sluice like a LeTrap or use spare set of carpets you can speed up the time of cleaning up your sluice box. Also a marine boat tank tied into your water pump will let you run longer between fuel fill ups.

I just got back from my first trip out and dealt with the usual mech issues. Best fix was a metal hydraulic line on my dipper cylinder rubbed through and I was able to weld it up with tiny 1/16" 6013 rods although it took me a couple of tries. Also helped a neighbor change a turbo on a backhoe.

Hell ya! Chickenminer store will be back to full inventory in short order lol!

chickenminer wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:54 am

Sweet! Looks like a good start. What gauge is the barrel made of?
You planning some sort of grizzly on that hopper?

Barrel is 1/2" i believe. Haha your previous posts have me talked out of a grizz but I may build one up that is bolt on so I can take it on/off.

gabbie wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:17 pm

Nice looking plant where did you get your large sprocket
thanks doug

I had it waterjetted as a single piece. Cost me around $700 but having a combination sprocket/thrust ring was worth it to me.

Fabbing up a little test trommel to use to test some new ground if my permits ever get First Nations approval. Yes, I know the barrel appears orientated the wrong way- i did it on purpose to carry tailings farther away from the skid.

https://youtu.be/8Q3n5lUGmgQ?si=fH23Rw6wTfxG7QfU

Wow looks awesome!

Wow, thanks for sharing Dick and quite timely. My new area I am looking at has winter road access only and I have been musing on the absolute necessity of having a dozer or if I could could use a plow tractor with chains or even go over top with a low impact vehicle like a nodwell. The length (90 mi...