Tony's $400k Trommel Breaks At The Worst Possible Time! | Gold Rush

[@midwestcatz5896]

You mean to tell me 30-year-old belts and hoses broke when they started using them? .... I'm blown away !

[@imxploring]

$400,000..... you forgot the dry rotted tire.... the cost of transport.... the operating expenses.

[@mattgaming8717]

Plus the cylinder seals to keep it leveled and in sure there scratched up as well with the way its been moved..so much to repair.

[@knightaaron7]

what got me, is that they didnt do any testing, prior or leave time, in case if had failed, as well as checking and replacing everything that needs replacing, spend a little more to get it done fucking right so it will last another 30 making untolds amount of gold.

[@bretthogg7453]

Do it right then there's no drama for the bs reality TV retards to watch. Just sensatiionaling the reality just like ice road truckers and all the other ignorant reality TV shows.

[@ianoconnor1515]

I would have gorn right through the thing and given it a full service, but i think this was the test run to see how well it worked befor putting any more money into it

[@harmonyndlovu4866]

They should have check the machine, Tony can't blame anyone buh himself, machine has been sitting for 30 years in all kind of weather conditions

[@dootdoot1867]

Did you watch this? Machine was fine. It was setup to run course gravel with large holes in the Trammell, this allowed stones to block the drain, blow the hose and cause the sluice runs to overflow.

[@dootdoot1867]

They will just have to modify it to run the material they have.

[@JerryC25]

Imagine this series without drones lol

[@bmoney_0827]

Back to helicopters

[@remcowoltinge]

Watch the first episodes

[@nakinajay]

What Brian McDonald said lol

[@corcor9001]

Now imagine this series without a script. Yup you can’t, it’ll always be scripted

[@Acrophobia2]

@@corcor9001 I mean it would be pretty boring if it wasn’t but they should disclose it

[@danletter9357]

Sounds like beets figured out why that trommel sat for 30 years. It wasn’t designed right from day one.

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Or it worked right but years of sitting didn't do it so good

[@realplanetxnibiru823]

HE SHOULD HAVE MADE A DEAL,,,,,,,,IF THE TROMMEL FAILS,,,,,,,,HE CAN GET HIM MONEY RETURNED ! ,,,,,,,,,400K FOR A 30 YEAR OLD MACHINE ????

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

@@realplanetxnibiru823 he is stupid.

[@jeffmahoney1271]

The sound effects guy needs a raise lol 4:25

[@peterbogdan9176]

"Push it till it dies" perfect, this is definitely my moto to.

[@peterbogdan9176]

@@blokin5039 because time is money 💰 and it's easier to buy new equipment than trying to fix old worn out stuff 🙃.

[@420styletomatoes6]

Who would of thought that a 30 year old trumle witch had only been used for one season would not work, if it had of worked it would of done more then one season in the first place 😄

[@alexmilea2528]

Big equipment like that needs a lot of fixes after a season, a big price tag comes with lots of hidden faults. You gotta maintain it and invest in it for it to pay you well. What’s an investment if you don’t check on it

[@mrobinson]

Even when he fails, you learn SO much from Tony & his son Kevin!

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

Like "how to not make stupid purchase decisions"

[@BigRig003]

Did they go through the maintenance on it before they fired it up? Its a really old machine, not guaranteed to work

[@pawsomelabrastead9244]

IKR, its like duh!

[@andrewjensen8189]

You won't know the points of failure unless you fire er up

[@BigRig003]

@@andrewjensen8189 I care to disagree, if a person goes over the machine before turning it on, they would be able to see what may or may not be the issue. If you just fire it up all willy nilly, you could damage it more then it is.

[@andrewjensen8189]

@@BigRig003 Sure, but a 30 year old $400k machine that is ginormous has thousands of things that could look like it needs replacing. Before you know it youre re-hauling half of the machine without knowing you need to. The best way to diagnose what is wrong is to test it out and fix whatever gives out.

[@christycullen2355]

@@andrewjensen8189 surely you would want to replace the belts and hoses though. They're going to be fucked regardless after 30 years

[@farmerlarbear2244]

Tony reminds me so much of my dad. We aren’t gold miners. We are stone fruit growers. Cherries, Peaches, plums, etc... My dad loved finding old shit for cheap and making it work. Sometimes yay, sometimes fuuuuuck!! Farming and mining are basically the same thing.😉

[@KAIJUKING123]

He reminds me of a fusion between my moms dad (my grandpa) and my moms brother (my uncle) my grandpas is tough like an ox he will work and work even if it kills him and never half asses anything and make sure it works right, and my uncles the same way but my uncle cusses like a sailor too that and my uncle loves buying and using old crap and doing maintenance on them when they need it, telling me if it ain’t broken beyond repair why throw it away and buy a new one. My uncles also the same guy to take off the lawn mower blades underneath his driving lawn mower during the winter months and hand sharpen the blades by hand with a vice in his garage to hold it in place and a file it to a fine point and the flatten it off with the file so the blades won’t get chipped when you cut the grass then put the blades back on. My uncle always tells me always make sure you do your maintenance during down time so when you go to use it it’s in tip top shape and won’t brake down so fast wether it’s a car or a lawn mower. Heck this week me and my uncle are actually fixing my grandpas old 2002 white Pontiac grand pix 3800 the oil pressures bad in it so we fixed that with a New oil pump and now we’re cleaning out the gunk in the upper and lower intake manifold of the engine block, trust me when I say it’s dirty with 20 years oil sludge it’s dirty dirty dirty even my grandpa was shocked at how dirty it was and then we’re gonna have to put new gaskets on the upper and lower intake manifold then put her all back together and she if she purrs like a kitten and roars like a lion.

[@justicar5]

sat in a field for 30 years and needs a full service and refurb...what a shock

[@Golden-dog88]

I can't imagine this show without Tony

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

The kids say "Tony Beets blah blah blah". I'm thinking they're speaking of him in the 3rd Dad. 😆😂🤣

[@GhostRider_0297]

Best series ever made i really enjoy watching these

[@benagain8036]

I'm convinced this show is fake now after this one.

[@tommcd8471]

i remember an episode i think in season 6 or 7 where a someone on the production crew jammed a chunk of clay behind a tire and they made a big deal about a the trailer being stuck. The show is entertaining but its a load of horse shit.

[@alexanderhedglin337]

@@tommcd8471 In another episode you can see a rock truck driver pull a cord in the cab in twenty seconds later the engine of the rock truck was “on fire”. In reality they just used a airsoft smoke grenade.

[@Jay-vq2hp]

I’m pretty sure he knew he would run into problems with the thing nobody just spends 400,000

[@Leatherface123.]

You can’t just fire up a machine after sitting for decades it’s like any car Do a full repair doesn’t matter if it works or not It needs to be fixed fully

[@osalcido85]

They obviously overhauled it to some extent or it would not even have started

[@billthompson5419]

It was definitely gone through. It’s an old two stroke Detroit engine. If they sit more than a year or two they have to have the fuel racks freed up.

[@Leatherface123.]

@@osalcido85 they just put a new engine in it and mechanical parts but didn’t care to check other things

[@jonathanvallee4561]

@@Leatherface123. they just cut the corner without testing and when they drag it they just damage the whole thing

[@justinw1879]

Tony will never give up he will find a way

[@Psybo]

@@princessofthecape2078 yeah really friendly really nice people rarely do gritty work that involves machinery breakdowns and dangerous environments. You have to be a little tapped

[@scottwhitley3392]

Unless that way is any form of planed maintenance. Don’t think he’s greased a bearing in his life

[@ludwiggraupe7571]

He is a Viking.... Shieldwall 😂

[@lordofhowell7158]

Common sense to change all the hoses after standing so long 😂 Brilliant video 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

IKR!! I was thinking, everything's gotta be dry-rotted. separated and water-logged. Hey Tony!! Did ya even change the oil ya dumbswede!! xD

[@tobydyes]

Those tires on a trommel are dry-rotted

[@getin3949]

Checked, really bad from sitting in all kinds of weather.

[@robertthomas5906]

Still holding air.

[@rickobrien4025]

@@robertthomas5906 Not for long...

[@scottscott6794]

Love the show I hope you boys find tons of gold continued success my friends.

[@Dave5843-d9m]

It’s common sense that machinery left to weather for 30 years will fail. Every bearing will need overhaul if not replacing. Every weld has to be checked and rust must be cut out.

[@scottwhitley3392]

Don’t think Tony has greased a bearing in his life. Everything needs replaced after that amount of time. Bearings, chains, engine fluids. If planned maintenance existed it would save them a lot of pain 😂

[@James-gj2lo]

When Tony gets that dialed in? Millions in gold👍

[@msng13]

**** this **** ************ ***** broke *** **** - Tony Bleep

[@-redo-6338]

I wonder how wealthy they have become. Bc an income from mining, with basically no machine costs because of volvo and then pay from gold rush, to take part in the documentary.

[@jacrispy8802]

Volvo gives them the equipment for advertising?

[@-redo-6338]

@@jacrispy8802 yes, have you noticed excreted for dozers everything is volvo. As well as this any other machine make like gmc, has to have its badge or and markings blurred. Gold rush did kind of the same thing with a Toyota pulling a truck aswell.

[@-redo-6338]

@@jacrispy8802 I'm noy sure if it's free; but its definitely discounted. Because of a partnership.

[@jacrispy8802]

@@-redo-6338 yeah I’ve I’ve never noticed that. Thanks man!

[@pedopars]

@@-redo-6338 theyre free leases

[@bassassassintv6025]

him with all his experience couldn't tell the screen was too big

[@refiii9499]

That machine will be awesome once he gets it fine tuned. I’m sure next season this machine will be working just fine.

[@Beckasarus230]

Anyone else finding it weird that all the kids call their Tony by his full name instead of just dad

[@Meyhaven71]

Found some of the Mobil trommels about that size for less than $100k

[@jonvia]

Broken trommel do you copy, broken trommel do you copy

[@reyjie12]

where to watch the full episode ?

[@MAGGOT_VOMIT]

Tony Beets listen to your kids, ya dunknowwuddafaakyadoin!! 😆😂🤣

[@justachipn3039]

Tony needs a Medicine Man to chase away evil spirts and blessings 🤣

[@Devin-O]

Little to zero maintenance done to restore the Trommel. I love the use of old iron but I hate when people take short cuts and do not respect that iron.

[@NickRanger]

You could cover the whole thing in metal mesh the diamond cut style and still be back up in a week given you could get the metal. So much drama for tv

[@carmineredd1198]

that expanded metal is too thin it wouldn't last a minute

[@NickRanger]

@@carmineredd1198 they make really thick screening. I know I'm a metal worker

[@carmineredd1198]

@@NickRanger oh okay

[@american7169]

Weld some washers in there ffs, quit dramatizing for the cams...

[@kalle8836]

its all staged

[@jeremiahmiller4640]

How the hell can something cost 400k if it hasn’t been running for 30 years. Was there another buyer if Tony passed I’m think no

[@j4gerb0mblitz]

Especially when you can buy one today for like $60,000.

[@markmcc78]

I guarantee 400k was never "handed over" for this trommel. prob some gold swap at end of the season, and Tony prob figures, it's simple enough, obviously gonna break, fix it and run it. This machine will be a moneymaker. Gold Rush over dramatizing a hose bust. Just need to work the kinks out.

[@jeremiahmiller4640]

This is something the Hoffman crew would buy

[@bryanduffy3995]

I think the 400000$ is the new purchase price.tony probably stole the tromel, abandoned foe 30 years whose going to miss it

[@ontario-yota-1050]

I bet he paid scrap price for it, and the only real expense he has for it was moving it.

[@logo-w7k]

I have been waiting for this episode forever

[@tylerkinley268]

Tony is a heck of a guy, maybe not the most friendly to everybody. But he has a habit of acquiring 'abandoned equipment'. Ya got to ask 'why'd they abandon something so expensive and massive'?

[@MrDriftspirit]

cause somehas to put in this abandonned washing plant lot of money to make it running as it should. and not everyone has a mountain of gold in the drawer of the office desk like the beets family has...:-)

[@СайидСайдахмадов-ф7з]

good evening very good program super I also want to get into this program👍👍👍👍

[@CroissantCreates]

What do y’all do with the land after they are done mining? Do you properly plant on it and help it be reclaimed? Or do you just leave it to be a big scar in the landscape?

[@vincentgovaerts1134]

Probably the second😂

[@pauljohnson8154]

They salt the earth then take a big dump on it

[@Rebel_808]

Maybe it’s just the plumber in me, but if they’re having problems with the rocks getting stuck at the fitting like that, wouldn’t rigging up something like a 45 degree fitting instead of a tee like in the diagram, solve that problem? That way when the tailings are going to the water discharge pipe, they’re on a natural downward course instead of hitting a tee and water trying to punch its way through. That way even if they’re getting rocks bigger than the screen, they still have a better chance at is passing through then blocking the pipe.

[@Element-lg1to]

Exactly, and as if he didn't take into consideration the size of the screen and the size of the material before spending 400k 🤣 catastrophic failure somewhere else in the machine I'd reckon.

[@mattg7952]

It's just a bad design period. Too many things to regulate.

[@HammyHamm001]

I thought I was looking at a dog in a hard hat at first in the thumb nail

[@cfluff6716]

It’s hasn’t “failed” totally just didn’t work perfect right out the gate after sitting for decades… which I highly doubt these seasoned prospectors expected but maybe hoped so

[@KAIJUKING123]

Ehhh 400k for a for a huge trommel on wheels with hopper, sleuce box, spray nozzles and tailings conveyor don’t sound to bad but still a pretty penny. But still if it actually works it don’t sound to bad for mining

[@blus-]

Wish they would've cut and welded in a slanted pipe so there isn't a T intersection but more like a Y and that should be a decent fix till a screen is added

[@leosypher9993]

you smash and torch everything apart and roll it down a hill with excavators, stick weld it back together here and there, then just flip the switch and it doesnt work, why would anyone be surprised

[@deth3021]

So they didn't service it first ... for the tv drama I presume?

[@conejoyconejamillan3340]

Sorry for those bad moments, l hope things get better soon. I know you will be back in business soon.

[@bassassassintv6025]

theres probably a good reason it only ran for one season then shut down for 30 years

[@johnpartridge7623]

What's life without a gamble, but I've got respect for the Man & Woman willing to take a big risk with their own Money & good luck to them 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@yogidemis8513]

Remember to check the size of the holes in the Trommel before buying.

[@michaelfoster886]

doesnt the Trommel usually come apart and is usually deassemble in parts and put back together?

[@rgetso]

This one is mobile. No need to take apart something that is mobile just to move it.

[@wesleypepple7525]

He needs Freddy Dodge over there to fix it,he's the best

[@pawsomelabrastead9244]

Wait, what, how does it take months to install a new screen on the hoses or even the machine to stop larger rocks from blocking up the discharge. Looks like something they could do within a day!?

[@mmmmurphy]

going to have to add smaller screen to the entire inside of the trommel, don't think it would take a few months but maybe to get new screen there and a few days to install

[@pawsomelabrastead9244]

@@mmmmurphy ah k, that make more sense, but still doesn't look like more than a few days work to run to town, buy the screen, and weld it to the interior of drum.

[@ScoredPiston]

@@pawsomelabrastead9244 - it might have to be made, not bought. Most of these aren’t simple trommels like a topsoil screener with 1/4” bar screen. They use 3/8” plate or thicker with holes and then it’s rolled to fit the drum. They’re not explaining a lot of the materials and mechanics on this show.

[@dominiking10]

Tony can’t say a sentence without using profanity 🤣

[@MrDriftspirit]

that some special skill!

[@elvizco7188]

5:53 man of culture

[@victorvandillen5297]

Cold have welded a half inch screen on-top of the inch and a half screen, as a temp fix

[@imxploring]

Maybe there's a reason this machine has sat unused for 30 years.... seems like it's not very well designed. I'm not sure Tony will get back his $400,000+ for the scrap metal.

[@mattg7952]

That's exactly what the problem is.

[@Miamcoline]

Damn. It happens i guess. He put up a good fight, he knew when and why to quit, and he'll come back more prepared. Good attitude he had there.

[@sthr2110]

I wouldn't exactly say a $400K gamble failed just because the machine requires some modification and repair after sitting. The dramatization is positively meh.

[@udirt]

i think his brain really works like that though... "focussed" they call it.

[@purple_purple27]

Imagine having millions and wanting more for a old fella like tony you can just live happy already my guy

[@lucabirkner7036]

Its more about the challenge and to See „how much“ u can make in total at some point

[@devonmathison3430]

Also I think he is trying to create an income for his children

[@nick4819]

Hes definitely doing it for the family plus once you don't worry about money...some dudes just like working. They go to work just for entertainment and to give them something to do.

[@MrDriftspirit]

depends not with what the man made lots of money. 99,99% percent of them want to keep the level or more! so nearly no one of them is really satisfied and long term glad.. my last chief the same with his restaurant and beer garden. lots of problems with health with 67 but still working 12hours 6 days a week and shouting about everything. thats why i quit and starting tomorrow somewhere else. you have to work hard everywhere, but other chiefs weren`t not this bulli.

[@WhiteBoy1145]

Zero maintenance. Zero overhaul. And expecting Zero problems? Probably the same oil and fuel in it to.

[@charlesincharge.5161]

I think things in the Klondike are new for about a tenth of a second. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!!

[@Golden-dog88]

worse time??? when testing everything to see how it works, that to me is the BEST time to mave any problems!!!! better when testing the when slucing… ❤ how discovery say “it could give 500 ounces”. did discovery plant 500 ounces there for Tony to mine???

[@nick4819]

A month or two to get a screen in there and welded up? No way...couple weeks tops just because you need to find or have a screen made and then have it shipped there.

[@gabem6362]

From the beginning I knew that was a bad buy, 30 years sitting out in the elements will rust anything and everything

[@russellv6234]

And yet none of the issues they had were from rust. Old rubber and bad design were the 2 issues so I guess you don't know as much as you think.

[@gabem6362]

@@russellv6234 gfy

[@russellv6234]

@@gabem6362 it's OK. Don't cry

[@wheelzwheela]

That guy has a bigger beard than Zoobs the Rockglen Bigfoot!

[@johnyleal1830]

No way that screen change will take a month or two. Put a 2 1/2 inch screen in that trommel. I don’t gold mine but I’m familiar with this equipment. Unless the 2 1/2 inch is to big and will still cause a clog. We are running 4 inch screens and change them out every week for new ones.

[@johnyleal1830]

But it’s not a trommel. Last time we ran that we were running boulders

[@jarigustafsson7620]

I hear the comedic talent of Todd Hoffman is returning next season...

[@MrDriftspirit]

my thoughts , too. could this, a bit clumsily expectation about this washing plant, a bit an intro for todd hoffmanns master skills in failures...:-)

[@petrhoward]

That trommel cant handle the volume. It looks big, but cant handle what Beets wants from it!

[@mattg7952]

It's just a bad design to begin with.

[@richhunt3293]

I swear he’s a modern day viking love it..

[@h.g.buddne]

The first thing I thought when they first walked through the trummel is that the holes were huge😱 This sequence must be kinda fake. Can't believe that Tony wouldn't have seen that. And if, one of his children or workers would have noticed. I'm no miner, I've just heard of all of this here. And I'm no genius either. So this must have been a strict script 😬

[@ching574]

30yr old belts and hoses break? what where you expecting you should have known to replace things like that lmao

[@covodex516]

why would you seriously expect something which has been standing idle out in sun, rain and snow for 30 years to just start up and be fine? thats just ridiculous, of course you'll have to take the mechanics apart to get everything checked and replace worn or corroded parts. I can't imagine Tony actually being surprised about that, he's got lots of experience with this kind of machinery. But everything for the audience I suppose...

[@MrDriftspirit]

sir, thank you fior your wise sentences. in my opinion this kind of rooky behaviour is only seen why its written in the skript to attract people to the screens.."oh, the old iron does not work fine, i have to what the next and overnext episode to get to know how the project ends.." show must go on...

[@patrickmulholland9332]

Would have thought he would’ve checked it over before buying it.

[@rapiddog1491]

Should have put 2 more gear clamps on the new hose when they changed it.

[@FATRUX]

TONY BEEPS every 3rd word.

[@MsRaidman]

Where are tonys dredges? Are theY still in use or ?

[@OutlawNix]

He should have known after the trommel been sitting outside for that long without being used and maintained. Pretty much everything rubber would be dry rotted and the risk of failure would be extremely high because of it.

[@MrDriftspirit]

no worries, some extra kilo gold dust in the drawers of the night desk in bedroom of the beets make it possible to risk failures and expensive maintnance a bit more than at other mining sites:-)

[@ShadowMaster_6]

So nobody can hear that sound effect of reloading a gun 3:57

[@51-FS]

Sounds like a 357

[@cfluff6716]

Nice! So it is mobile… thought not when they first got it they had to take it apart in three pieces to haul

[@jimfausset8122]

Tony put angle iron like a trough under hose or raise both sides with anger liar as bridge when shut down material calax cannot move once opened without straight path Would love to see machine run

[@keithheiskell2389]

What

[@StretchGamesHD]

Imagine paying 400k plus for a bucket of rust.

[@SS--CAL]

Why don't he just classifie what come out of the trommel before it hit the sluice runs. Like a extra set of grizzly bars. Saves having to put new screens in the trommel part. And you would start catching the larger nuggets.

[@mattg7952]

It's counter productive. That's just a poorly designed trommel to begin with.

[@philipfleming3546]

You will get it working you'll can getter done. Enjoy you show

[@ronaldsmith4461]

If any one can find a way, Tony can.

[@MrDriftspirit]

finding a way is always a tiny bit easier with some extra kilo gold dust in the drawer of the night desk in bedroom:-)

[@zacharyholbrook7930]

The difference between a 980 and a 988 is crazy

[@trs8947]

The greed is amazing...

[@glennhansen8197]

I'm wondering about moose creek if all the fine gold was washed out

[@jeffvay6931]

I like how’s all this new equipment sitting of to the sides that they actually use and they drag this piece out for tv to put a show on. He’s got probably a dozen operators and mechanics working for him. And tv makes it like it’s his two kids doing all the work for the whole site lol.

[@aaronwebster2503]

What a good idea to have a gopro filming the hose at the exact moment it burst! Totally not planned at all.

[@morganfreeman5171]

It's a tv show, they have tons of cameras rolling, and half of it is probably scripted.

[@mitchstaff8281]

Why wouldn't you just weld up the holes to make them smaller?

[@TheCebulon]

What about his dredges? Are they running or are they sunken costs? Greetings from Munich, Tom.

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Permitting issues from what I've heard

[@williamchavanne2249]

Did I hear Tony beef say the word gentleman he must be getting old lol

[@jadedjay7861]

Imagine having more money than sense, and not being able to tell from day one this was a nightmare in the making. Crazy, he would blow over half a million dollars to figure out it was junk.

[@fowletm1992]

It's just drama If he really paid 400k for it It's a million $ machine that needs basic maintenance and some adoptions to their conditions He'd have known that the moment he bought it But that doesn't make good TV

[@92410]

You spent 400k, but can't get her a new hose.

[@scooterdogg7580]

Tony doesn't fail , he just has learning experiences , its just another day

[@MrDriftspirit]

making and learning from (own) mistakes is always a tiny bit easier with some extra kilo gold dust in the drawer of the night desk in bedroom:-)

[@williampankratz600]

When your trying to get the gold out of quartz doesn't it seem logical to crush the quartz before you run it to get it all ?

[@newtonianlaw3249]

NOT A GOLD MINER! THIS IS JUST CONJECTURE(so i could defiantly be wrong) So the gold in not in the quartz, so they do not need to crush it to get all of the gold. But the Gold is most commonly found in the quartz gravel, hence why it is called pay dirt. Meaning that they can just wash the gravel and be able to get most of the gold from the dirt

[@jedislame]

Hey who put that mud there? that wasn't there before we started filming.