Chasing the Dream: Trommel Trials in Search of Riches

[@ANDYTHRAXX]

Thank you all so much!!!! For your support and I appreciate you all for watching this story and adventure .😊

[@coreymerrill3257]

So uh... State of euphoria ,fistful of metal or spreading the disease?

[@GoldVP...]

Definitely is something that takes work hey? Wish you success in riding the system of the bugs

[@howardborchardt5528]

Get a bigger solenoid with the same amperage for the genni it will save fuel and should power your units ..your engine will not power up ..rev up bigger solenoid..its the manufacturer's way of keeping cost low and making you buy larger units the CC's of the engines usually dont grow larger neither do the generator units just the solenoids

[@edwinvane70]

We thank you for scharing this adventure of you. I Hope you get ritch 😊😊👍

[@howardborchardt5528]

Did you get my message andy?

[@maudepotvin8660]

6:05 To make sure the sheet of deployed metal stay close to the bottom, you should give the sheet a small curve ! :) Nice work ! You put Hoffman to shame !

[@gregderksen1996]

Rooting for ya Andy! Heavy pans! Got a fix for your buckets when you finally get them separated. Put a rag over the lip of the bottom bucket so that the suction effect is mitigated

[@captureyouradventures]

No shhhhh don't tell him. It's more fun to watch him suffering through it haha.

[@smashyaface349]

we use 5 gal pales with lids on tied to suctions when were diamond drilling

[@alexkaring]

Whaaat! Actually prepping and maintaining your equipment before you start your season - unheard of!

[@Smithsgold]

now the fun starts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mysterycreekadventures]

Best line of the video "Oil, the sacred lubricant". Awesome trial run of your full setup for the first time! Such an amazing adventure for us to get to all enjoy and watch. You have so much awesome support in your corner as you follow your dream!

[@WestCoastGoldProspecting]

🤩💥🔥, proud of what you are doing Andy. You have created reality from what was once a daydream. I can’t wait to see what happens next brother. Great job on the success 👊

[@ericprater4017]

Great job on using a torch to sweat the hoses onto the fittings! I've always just wrassled the SOB's on until I figured that great idea out! There is no stronger force known to mankind than that holding 5 gallon buckets together...sigh rt/fk/sht! Great Job all the way around!

[@billford1556]

Set one side up on edge of sluice box and step on center bend down a little edges should be up a little when you place it back in

[@outnorthprospecting]

You will get there Andy, hard work usually pays off and i belive that you have it in you. Thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Cheers 🍻

[@davidcarberry3547]

a little marvel in the cylinder goes a long way after sitting a bit, that's not a bad first day at all ,you have a list of things needs attended to and some gold that will get ya going on the list great job as far as im concerned, cant wait for the next post

[@freddking4389]

I am so much looking forward to you going full bore. Gold gold gold!

[@mwnciboo]

Man I love that you are doing this cleverly, locally so you can be home, prioritising efficient work - maintenance / checking equipment properly - not just doing the "RUNTIME RUNTIME RUNTIME" mantra... but that efficient runtime and preventative maintenance - not cutting corners. I want you to do spectacularly well to show the world that boxing clever is better than boxing alot.

[@TheMiningChannel]

Problem solving is what makes or breaks a miner. Good job on figuring out the problems and fixing them to get sluicing. Great video:)

[@UtmostOutdoors]

You guys are both great to watch for that!

[@captureyouradventures]

Much love bro. I am routing for you and reach out to me anytime. 🎉❤.

[@brandonjackson1434]

Hell ya,you could weld in a couple short bolts to hold down the center of the expanded metal,you could try a high pressure pump from Keene then you could get going with just one motor running water

[@petersnow6509]

awesome , watching all your shows from port albert NF.

[@therraxz]

This is so fun to watch, its like being there just by watching the video👍🎉

[@frozenpann]

Keeping items over the years in hopes of using them for a future project is the way it should be. You may have a bit of Scottish in your blood laddy. Beautiful to see the dream come true for you. Your planning and hard work will start to pay off. Respect!

[@captureyouradventures]

The dream. THanks for being here brother.

[@GoldieGeee]

The shaker joke got me to LOL. Love this series, keep it up! Bring home the gold!!!

[@FlashInYourPan]

Nice Andy, Looks like with a little more tweaking of the washplant you'll have a good season ahead my friend.

[@nathancarmichael7050]

Awesome start looking forward to the next video. Have a wonderful day!

[@michaelhelios1810]

Thanks for sharing your story, I have been enjoying following the trials & tribulations

[@andyhaas5117]

Lets go andy nothing comes easy but I think ur gonna nail it this season

[@jeffbybee5207]

A rule of thumb is 10 gallons per minute for each inch of sluice width.

[@johnegan1623]

Well done Andy. Self reliant, resilient, hard working, patient and composed. I love the way you are chronicling your journey, warts and all. Mistakes are no problem if we learn from them. Looking forward to the next installment.

[@dodgeit3014]

Man I can’t wait to see this running full blast. Great video

[@MadDogTor_]

That is so awesome and gratifying to see the water flow, and the first scoop of test dirt come out with decent gold! And that's not even the best pay-dirt yet? Wow! Great!! There are always some complications with the pumping and the generating, and sluice angle. Surely you'll have it humming soon. Keep up the great work. Can't believe the amount of work and effort just to get started. Rock on Andy! Woohoo! 🤯🥳🧠🫀💪🦾

[@vadenk4433]

Heck yeah Andy! The spirit of old Bill Barlee is with you haha. I love that the area all around your claim was on Gold Trails & Ghost towns. Mr. Barlee’s old books are great too. That man had an incredible amount of knowledge about mining. Congrats, I really think your about to hit bonanza ground, & I can’t wait to watch it when you do! Keep up the great videos brother

[@mmaiorano3]

Great job.

[@yosh9905]

I just love the Show!! Greets from Germany 😊

[@sallyrees5950]

Camping - and woke up to see you posted a video !! 💛

[@sphix4718]

Kickin it into gear!!!! Congrats on that gold!!! You deserve it man.

[@AurProspector]

Great vid as always thanks for sharing the reality of a small scale miner. When that machine is dialed in you will be killing it Andy well done!

[@marcgendron6745]

Well on your way 👍👍

[@karenkoontz4248]

Nice to see the gold!

[@rorymunroe3771]

RE the scratchy pump sounds....the impeller is cast iron and it is a tight clearance between it and the aluminum case corrosion can build between impeller and back of case when sitting and actually seize up the pump it seems like it is the motor but take the pump case off and spray lube in behind the impeller let sit then turn back and forth to loosen it back up...the clearance is tight to build pressure...

[@SubaruOffRD]

Pre-show thumbs up

[@captureyouradventures]

TY ty

[@jph8266]

Now for a little fine tuning and a full day run!!! You got this Andy! Don’t be discouraged

[@Holzplatz]

Okay, here is what we learn from this day: It was a good day. Nobody got hurt, no equipment damaged, gold was earned. Congratulations, miner! It is not nice to see you quarrel with your resources but I am impressed how you continue, how you keep to the aim and how you stay focused. Great. I am really exited how (not if) you will succeed.

[@rogergoulder3821]

Fascinating as always, Andy, Thank you for posting.

[@Aussie_Roamers]

Wow dude, challenging day! Hats off to you mate for working through your problems and still getting some gold in the pan. Can't wait to see the next episode

[@phillipmidgley2008]

That's pretty darn good for a home made machine on day one. A tweak here and there and you got it. Keep up the good stuff Andy.

[@frederickgeldrich3406]

thats so cool to see you put the first scoop through the system, cant wait to see it after you work out the bugs and its running smooth....good job andy

[@roballen7899]

Great videos, I look forward to seeing these each week. Have you thought about putting a little bit of a bend in the expanded metal and use the wood at sides of the sluice to push it flat, that way the bend should exert hopefully enough pressure in the middle of the mats where you said in video that it's needed? Hopefully you will get all your issues sorted out and will get plenty of gold for reward of all your time and effort that you put into this.

[@bopemuworty3163]

I'm so excited for u Andy, can't wait to watch

[@Spudscave]

Hey Andy love how your so meticulous with your equipment making sure everything is maintained and ready for action even if it takes up more of your time in the long run it reduces any chance of your equipment breaking down so it’s definitely worth the effort so well done I am sure you will iron out the start up niggles and will start to reap the rewards of all your hard work and become a successful mining operation I really love watching your progress you are an inspiration to many people who are wanting to go into mining. All the best from me here in Glasgow Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤

[@snyper069]

Cool that you emphasized keeping your equipment serviced. Vitally important to efficiency! Good luck chasing the Au!

[@thehillbillyhilton3557]

😲that's a good clean out for only 1 bucket!!!!! Wash plant needs some tuning but you got this. Just a little more power, water, and slope and your ready to get that beautiful AU. Stay safe and stay strong out there.

[@chrishall7258]

I really look forward to your vids, well done and thanks!

[@hungryprospectors9260]

Another great video Andy! Thanks again for putting in all the extra time to share it with us. I have sooo much respect for the way you go about things. Love the positivity even during frustrating moments. All these obstacles are going to make it all that much more rewarding when you start pulling nuggets out of the sluice! Can’t wait for the next video, keep at it, the operation is really coming together!😉👊✌️

[@albertrkarnes2018]

Lubrication on moving parts and more power. Good luck and God bless y'all

[@captureyouradventures]

MORE POWER! HOEEEEEEE!!!

[@williamb2202]

Love your videos hopefully I can do some panning this week with my kid

[@captureyouradventures]

The best way to spend time. Treasure hunter with the family! Beautiful brother. Excited for you. I'm aiming to build a family very shortly hear. I wish you guys the best!

[@peterdyer9557]

I like to use dishsoap and water to connect my hose to its appropriate fitting. Spin with the direction of the spiral on the rigid hose. Looking good!!

[@Squaredbets]

congrats bro! Wild!

[@Nz3800]

Awesome!

[@MB-bt9km]

So exciting to watch the plant come online! I hope the next video is a lot of tuning and dialing it in, excited to see this haul and watch your journey, this is fantastic!

[@ottisfarrisprospecting105]

Well first run not so perfect,but I know you will improvise,overcome,and adapt and get that plant humming !!!! Great work andy,your almost there!! Thanks for sharing!! 🇨🇦💪⛏️👍

[@wer159able]

Miners ingenuity, your gonna find a solution to each problem. For the first bit you’ll fix one problem and find four more. You’re going to get that thing running tops though. Good luck out there man! You’re gonna kick ass this year.

[@benjaminmclaughlin4746]

Hey Andy, another superb video. If you're ever worried about say an engine like that. If there is no metallics in the oil. Just spin the engine like you did and feel for compression.

[@nsa_surveillance_orb-42b]

Building anything worthwhile, takes time. You'll get it all dialed in. Looking forward to seeing your solutions :). Good job, fun stuff, keep it coming.

[@HZaP]

Great Show Andy, 👍. 33 a scoop On the test. Looking Good 👍

[@nickfranklin1867]

So good to finally see you sluicing Andy! keep up the good work

[@leaversj]

Andy thraxx ,the only guy complaining about having only 10 inches.. 😂😂

[@justindeberry9102]

Awe man great cliff hanger, that looked like a rough but exciting day. Keep up the awesome work.

[@DayTrader__]

Man, for just one scoop you are going to do great! About the screen bowing in the middle, just weld some small studs in the middle and use wing nut and washers on top of the screen to hold it down flat. That’s what I did and I saw it on several other KZbin videos and it works great! I love what you eat doing there. I have something similar he in the southern states and just following you along because we have so much in common. Good luck friend! We always need it! 😂

[@d420zed]

so cool to see ! cant wait for more :)

[@quintonkoepnick]

You could do bolts, washers, and nuts down the center of your screens and torque it down.

[@ninefingermining8694]

Awesome Andy remember rome wasn’t built in a day lol. It’s a work in progress I like it. Few modifications it will work like a charm. I use a bolt & wing it in center to hold down stretch metal to not warp 👍🏻

[@paraglidingprospector]

Great setup man and good job on the solo modifications. Looks like a LOT of hard work! 💪🏼

[@CaesarACT2]

Always enjoy your journey, keep safe sir.

[@Ethan-xm4fv]

Nice set up. Isn't it always fun dialing in the plant

[@askumdogdog5283]

That it well hopefully longer on next time

[@rcconstructionincanada3754]

Nice job!!! that was alot of work, Nice to see that machine up and moving around though. Its a tremendous amount of work considering you built all that stuff too. Good video!

[@stevenmccrickard1401]

New sub, thanks for the content. I found your video interesting informative and entertaining. I heard about your channel from Dan Hurd. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

[@insAneTunA]

Congrats with reaching this milestone. 👍

[@davidsnyder2000]

At the end of the video, on camera at least, that looked like a good amount of gold for one excavator bucket load….looked REAL good👍🙂

[@DontBeAKumquat]

Need the next video in the installment. You blue balling me with the setup. Lol

[@insidebendprospecting]

So happy to see that thing runnin! Bit more water and you'll be chewin through the yards. Good take for one scoop, you'll be gettin about a gram every 3 scoops and it'll add up fast! Awesome to see you chase the dream

[@jonathanbravo2602]

congrats on finally seeing some gold rewarding all your hard work!! keep it up! i cant believe how much pay your getting, you'll definetely be strikimg it rich ponce you dial in!!! hey i know how much it takes but ould you possibly put out even more videos and longer cuz i go crazy waiting for your next release and i'm always disapointed when the video ends so soon!!! thanks bud

[@PowRKord]

Looking good, Andy! Hope you find helpful a suggestion or two: Consider changing description syntax from 3rd person to 1st (they to I/we.) Prevent bucket lock-up with three grometted holes @ 120° drilled a couple inches below rim (keeps liquid from over-topping too.) Don't verbalize negatives i. e. Hope this works etc..., say nothing at all (or inject a positive.) Heavy pans to ya!

[@SleekredruM61]

Good luck mate 👍🇦🇺 19:44

[@DavidJohnson2024-uw1ik]

I love your enthusiasm

[@thekeisarion3119]

Thanks again

[@markhooper5822]

Great stuff a solid steel bar or box steel bar running down the centre should keep the mesh down or heavier gauge mesh that won't lift when sides are locked down

[@miningwithminions8883]

HECK YEA BROTHER!! can't wait to see what your season total at the end of the year is gonna be keep up the amaizing work homie LETS GET IT!!

[@jackattack70]

Wow, still a little more to bring it up to speed. Hoping for the best results so you can use what you have and not have to go spend more money on bigger generators or water pumps.

[@godsoffspring4195]

Andy... Grab your torch and and quickly throw some heat on that outer bucket. It'll drop right off. Next week's upload after cleanout...... 1.3 ounces!! 👍

[@TalRohan]

well trials and tribulations but that looks like a nice little take considering its only a test run....and there is very little chance you lost any with the water not running enough Very cool to see things get started Andy

[@jackkonnof4106]

Build arches over sluice with angle iron Use ready thread and nuts to push on a 2x4 on end in the middle as a divider. Just an idea.

[@smokeymacpot76]

the buckets are stuck hahah anyone who hasn't experienced this is missing out on 1 of lifes little gems lmao

[@UtmostOutdoors]

Your sluice flow actually looks pretty spot on for Alberta's flour gold standards. But it will probably hurt your throughput and is probably too little for that heavy expanded. Thanks for the whole video experience, nobody said this was supposed to be easy!

[@dwaynemarkowski8139]

4 inch dry prime pump you need and a hopper feeder .

[@mylesbent1149]

Bucket hack, tuck the handles inside the bucket below when stacking, keeps them from sticking together.

[@simonr6793]

Andy congrats on getting to the stage where you are able to run the washplant, I look forward to seeing what you manage to achieve. Just one thing to consider, I know that you decided not to make the washplant mound higher and instead you decided to dig holes of around 10 inches to get the washplant levels right. My concern is that going forward and all the water that washes over the Sluices over the course of a normal week will actually be more problematic than had you taken the time to raise the height of your mound for the washplant. The longterm water running over the sluices will eventually make the outfeed table unsafe and you may potentially lose gold from the box. I know that you are hoping that the smaller generators will be able to run the plant and everything that you built but honestly I willbe amazed if it works that way. The size of the washplant that you built and the water system along with the shaker bed combined are going to be needing a lot more power that household generators are able to provide. It's certainly clear to see the whole thing has cost you a fortune let alone the blood sweat and tears it cost you, I just want you to succeed and hope you can get a larger generator to provide all the power you need to run everything!!!. As alway's guy's 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.

[@sandyposey8074]

Yay! Your first gold after all your hard work!

[@Palisades_Prospecting]

Steal a trick from Parker. You’re trying to use that green half pipe to stop erosion of your bank at the end of your sluice. Just cut the slope you want and throw down a tarp.

[@mariusweber4990]

Such well-made videos, keep it up!

[@darrenmccormack934]

Your expanded metal problem has an easy fix, take it out put one side on a 4x4 and stand on it this will bow it slightly now the centre will touch the mat and your wedges will force the sides down easy Peary. Your problem with the hopper not being steep enough for the material to flow is another simple fix just add a couple spray nozzles at the top edge of the hopper spraying down that will keep it clean. I had the same problem with the first trommel I built fortunately I had enough room to weld a piece of 1 1/4” square tube with 1/4” holes across the top edge of the hopper everything flows nicely now. You might want to consider isolating the hopper spray bar from the barrel spray bar and just add a 2” pump to the smaller of the two spray bars.

[@herschelgross5187]

Great job! Question... have you thought about bolting the center of the grating down? Maybe welding studs with cap bolts to protect the end of the studs?