AG MAN
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Post by AG MAN on Oct 11, 2012 5:56:25 GMT 10
Good stuff DD's, I love reading up on our adventures. Great pictures too. Bet that fuel tanker was crapping himself driving thru that scrub fire! Thanks for sharing again
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2012 6:03:32 GMT 10
Doin ok Dan, got two pickers and tons of color, not making a fortune though. My hole is 2m long 1m deep now, I still havent reached the clay. I was going to extend it today but need to do open heart surgery on my pump, clunking noise inside the motor doesn't sound good . I pulled the pump of and it's all clear, so it's internal, I stripped my Allen keys trying to open it up as there only cheapies, I will go to town today to get some high tensile ones. Diggerdude Ps one picker I got would no go through a 3mm sieve! Your classifying out the big bits mate.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2012 12:48:09 GMT 10
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AG MAN
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Post by AG MAN on Oct 17, 2012 15:44:22 GMT 10
Things breaking down & not much gold but a good story you wrote none the less. I hope your luck changes soon mate.
About your Honda pump - that's bad. 4-5 times used & the piston lets go... They're noisier, but I'd look at a little 2T pump. Cheap cheap & when they break down just get an other one the same - then you got a complete spare. I've trialed some modifications to my 2T muffler with good results - only thing now is the induction noise thru the carb that bothers me LOL
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Post by shivan on Oct 17, 2012 19:53:23 GMT 10
Bummer about all the breakdowns. Hopefully that will be it for a while. If you are after a spare pump at all while yours is getting fixed send me a PM i have one you could use for a while in the meantime.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2012 14:06:52 GMT 10
Thanks for the offer mate, I would feel terrible if your pump died on me too, so will have to decline. Shouldn't take me long to sort out another one while they look at my Honda, I appreciate the thought either way. . We are coming up to the Goanna Muster next week so might get to have a beer while in the general area. Here is this weeks story goldnuggetadventures.com/2012/10/22/the-golden-triangle/DD
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Post by shivan on Oct 22, 2012 15:49:53 GMT 10
G'day DD, did not realise the muster was so soon I seem to loose track of time with the kids ;D Looks like if iam going it will be alone so i will keep an eye out for you. Allways a few cold beers here for you if you are in the area.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2012 16:06:53 GMT 10
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Post by keepdiggin on Oct 30, 2012 17:05:11 GMT 10
Nice colours DD bout time the weather go better for you.
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kel
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Post by kel on Oct 30, 2012 17:55:40 GMT 10
Great to see you got a bit of gold from up this way. I've been meaning to explore the area since I moved here last year but haven't found much time yet. I did some test panning down there a couple of weeks ago and panned most of the day for meagre results but the last pan of the day was similar to your test pan photo. Tucked away in the memory bank for my next dig, that's if someone else hasn't smashed it Look forward to your next blog. kel
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Post by someday on Oct 30, 2012 21:21:21 GMT 10
Happy Birthdý for yesterday Trent, you sneaked that one in mate
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elbowgrease
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Post by elbowgrease on Oct 30, 2012 22:03:51 GMT 10
Yer happy birthday Trent Won't catch you again before you leave but I'll see ya when you get back around Christmas if you do end up getting back this way. Don't worry about your hole either between all the guys that have come to visit ya we'll all take good care of it ;D ;D You'll come back and instead of finding your hole and that bank the whole area will be flat like a cricket oval ;D Good to catch up, next time I'll bring some beers Adam
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AG MAN
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Post by AG MAN on Oct 31, 2012 5:59:50 GMT 10
Great video Trent & Jacki. Happy birthday dude. Good to see you found a nice gold patch. Good stuff!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2012 8:09:54 GMT 10
Thanks guys, I may be here a bit longer if I keep getting 2-3g a day , I'm in the process of turning that hill into a cricket pitch Adam, you bring the ball I got a bat ;D DD
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Post by someday on Oct 31, 2012 19:17:22 GMT 10
Oo-Arr 3g pd I take it you dug through/past that hard base layer?? Just knocked up a pvc sucku for me crevice, thongs make a great piston ;D Gottu give it a whirl, then check out the cricket field an help out on the beer front. Cheers Chris P.s. Minds outu the gutter, not that type of thong!
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