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Crusty

Feb 10 2016, 11:04 PM

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Several of us have been hitting Clear Creek in Jeff Co Open space hard this winter. I think I've been out for 8-9 days already this year! Kinda icy at times, but the creek is pretty low, so there is lots of area to work! A couple of us will be back out Friday if anyone wants to join us!

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swizz View Member Profile	Sep 21 2016, 06:54 AM Post #316
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	Well... I dusted off the highbanker and had an excellent CC day yesterday! After about 1yr... that HF started FIRST pull and ran all day without a hiccup, I couldn't believe it. Highbanker set at CC by GhostCreekMine, on Flickr This is what I would call a perfect foot-valve setup. Bucket is drilled like swiss cheese and weighted with rocks inside. No sand through the pump. The Gorilla Cart turned out to be great for pump portability and containment. Perfect Foot Valve by GhostCreekMine, on Flickr -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

EMac View Member Profile	Sep 21 2016, 09:40 AM Post #317
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949	I'm impressed with those little motors. Glad you got out again, and with the banker; I'm excited to see what you collected! -------------------- Lifetime Member opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448

swizz View Member Profile	Sep 21 2016, 09:47 AM Post #318
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	I went approximately straight down the rocks from where we parked last time, I was a stone's throw from the Jeep. Very much the same type of material there except I never struck that blonde layer we were running into downstream a little ways. I'm sure that cobble depth varies. It was difficult getting equip up and down those rocks. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

swizz View Member Profile	Sep 21 2016, 09:53 AM Post #319
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	QUOTE (EMac @ Sep 21 2016, 09:40 AM) I'm impressed with those little motors. Worthy of note: I actually read the manual when I bought it, which I never do... but I did. It mentioned that running it at altitude requires a different (optional) carb jet which, of course, is not included and impossible to find. Before I ever ran it I installed a hotter plug to compensate for this right out of the gate. I'm not sure if that makes a difference with this motor but it is what my small engine mechanic recommended after he tried to find that jet without success. Also burning 91 octane. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

EMac View Member Profile	Sep 21 2016, 10:32 AM Post #320
Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 875 Joined: 25-July 14 From: Westminster, CO Member No.: 117,949	QUOTE (swizz @ Sep 21 2016, 10:53 AM) Worthy of note: I actually read the manual when I bought it, which I never do... but I did. It mentioned that running it at altitude requires a different (optional) carb jet which, of course, is not included and impossible to find. Before I ever ran it I installed a hotter plug to compensate for this right out of the gate. I'm not sure if that makes a difference with this motor but it is what my small engine mechanic recommended after he tried to find that jet without success. Also burning 91 octane. I read that as well, but since I'm already at the high end (if not over) the water flow spec range, I figured having the motor running a little inefficiently is ok. -------------------- Lifetime Member opera non verba "All courses of action are risky, so prudence is not in avoiding danger (it's impossible), but calculating risk and acting decisively. Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer." ~Niccolò Machiavelli Ref Code: EM448

Crusty View Member Profile	Sep 22 2016, 11:49 AM Post #321
Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915	Wow, creek is way down! Miss y'all; hope to get back out to CC in Oct! -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558 CP Lifetime Member

swizz View Member Profile	Oct 17 2016, 07:42 PM Post #322
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	Excellent day on the creek today with Alec, Crusty, Joshua, and Max. Only thing was, my riffles kept getting clogged.................... WITH GOLD! 10-17 Gold in Upper Sluice by GhostCreekMine, on Flickr -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

relicsncoins View Member Profile	Oct 17 2016, 10:30 PM Post #323
Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 7-March 16 From: Fort Collins Member No.: 122,572	QUOTE (swizz @ Oct 17 2016, 08:42 PM) Excellent day on the creek today with Alec, Crusty, Joshua, and Max. Only thing was, my riffles kept getting clogged.................... WITH GOLD! 10-17 Gold in Upper Sluice by GhostCreekMine, on Flickr That looks great! Heading up that way tomorrow.

Crusty View Member Profile	Oct 18 2016, 08:11 AM Post #324
Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915	THat little Angus was killing it with the flour gold. I think Swizz is going to have a better cleanup running 6 buckets than I am going to with 4-5 hours with my 2.5" dredge. Just can't get the Gold Hog matting to hold on to the micron; even longtomed my Angus Alaskan Flare. Slow and deliberate is the way to go on CC! -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558 CP Lifetime Member

relicsncoins View Member Profile	Oct 18 2016, 09:20 PM Post #325
Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 7-March 16 From: Fort Collins Member No.: 122,572	Nice day on the creek today. Ran two sluices. I ran 6 buckets from a hole that I started last week that was showing good color. Ran 4 buckets through the other from a test hole behind a big rock in the middle of the creek.

swizz View Member Profile	Oct 19 2016, 07:38 AM Post #326
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	Dos Angus! Spray some bedliner in the upper sections of those puppies. I did a write-up in the protected forum (Equipment Mods thread) when I was experimenting with that, really helps to "see" the Gold while you're sluicing, Every bucket tells a story. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

relicsncoins View Member Profile	Oct 19 2016, 10:55 AM Post #327
Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 7-March 16 From: Fort Collins Member No.: 122,572	QUOTE (swizz @ Oct 19 2016, 08:38 AM) Dos Angus! Spray some bedliner in the upper sections of those puppies. I did a write-up in the protected forum (Equipment Mods thread) when I was experimenting with that, really helps to "see" the Gold while you're sluicing, Every bucket tells a story. Thanks, I will check it out. Checked it out, was in necessary to use spray paint as a primer before the bedliner?

swizz View Member Profile	Oct 19 2016, 11:52 AM Post #328
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	Probably not but I always use a primer on everything, but make sure the primer is PVC compatible if you do. Several thin coats of the bedliner is the most durable application. -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

relicsncoins View Member Profile	Oct 19 2016, 12:03 PM Post #329
Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 248 Joined: 7-March 16 From: Fort Collins Member No.: 122,572	QUOTE (swizz @ Oct 19 2016, 12:52 PM) Probably not but I always use a primer on everything, but make sure the primer is PVC compatible if you do. Several thin coats of the bedliner is the most durable application. Okay, I will give it a shot. Does an auto parts store carry the bed liner?

swizz View Member Profile	Oct 19 2016, 12:33 PM Post #330
Moderator Group: Members Posts: 4,459 Joined: 25-August 09 From: way on up thar Member No.: 6,983	I have seen it in some car part stores but not up here. I buy it from Amazon by the case because my Jeep undercarriage, grille, and a lot of other parts are coated with it. It's an amazingly strong product. It also bonds and blends well to itself for easy touch-ups. This is the stuff: PlastiKote Bedliner -------------------- /l ,[____], l---L-OlllllllO- ()_) ()_)--o-)_) BLACK SANDS MATTER! Very Happy CP Lifetime Member CP CORE TEAM *Referral Code CE213*

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