Parker Tries The Most Advanced Floating Wash Plant In The World! | Gold Rush: Parker’s Trail

[@TheContainerGuyTV]

Thanks!

[@excitedbox5705]

people are so amazed by what is essentially a raspberry Pi with a couple servos and switches attached. This is literally a weekend project to make those mods, which is probably why they are being so secretive about it, so they can sell it at a huge markup.

[@Konzea]

Also Bluetooth is an interesting choice too, surely that would result in extremely limited range

[@SHADOOWTHIEF]

@@Konzea with having the excavator right there loading and controlling it works and if they are worried about theft or just trying to keep stuff secret that would help given the limited range

[@domagojfranc7824]

Exactly :) and using bluetooth is a bit wierd to me

[@ryandenney351]

@@Konzea Class 1 BT is good to 300 feet (foot ball field sized coverage) Classes 2 to 5 are in the 100 foot or less.

[@Ahamad6011]

It’s for drama.

[@stuartmcmahon8870]

i like the idea of all the cameras, allowing each area of operation to be viewed from the digger, Parker should definitely use that on his own wash plants.

[@pierluc_cr]

After having fund Tony's loss-making operations for years Parker could now have a real a real well functioning dredge of the 21st century! 😄

[@stuartmcmahon8870]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ please remove your comment from this thread, it isnt welcome..

[@derekrohan9619]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ nobody wants to see that crap. Keep it to yourself.

[@rogelioruiz3258]

@@stuartmcmahon8870 he can say whatever he wants, if the owner or KZbin doesn't like it they can remove it.

[@f1s2hg3]

Parker I don’t remember a guy as young as you ever in the miner industry and a owner/operator. Parker your maturity level is excellent for business and your family did a great job with your up bringing! Bravo Parker ! God bless America 🇺🇸

[@whitelightningraceproducti7756]

also helps having discovery channel funding your start up.

[@tyharper5168]

his grandpa ran an operation, he passed away and parker inherited the business.

[@whitelightningraceproducti7756]

@@tyharper5168 ya when it was a tiny piece of business. What was he like 15 at the time. he was liked by viewers for the show so discovery channel started funding a larger operation. if you remember right the first season he had his grandpas mine he made no money. so how did he afford all this new equipment? millions of dollars of equipment? its cause the show invested in him to help boost ratings and viewership. its no uncommon i mean damn look at the first season with the hoffmans. there was like 8 guys on their crew they dug up no gold and yet somehow the mine stayed afloat haha. the only reason parker is where hes at is because of discovery channel. Hey im not knocking him for it either it was a break he was given and im glad to see he took full advantage of it.

[@jesseplz]

Parker impressed by on/off controls in one place rather than running to from plant to diverter to pump🤣

[@jaynefranzinoromero5877]

Nothing is more fun than watching Gold Rush. We love the entire cast of "characters" especially Parker and Tony Beetes!! No idea why the show is so addictive, but I hope all the people on it become wealthy beyond their wildest dreams. God bless!!

[@PaulK0405]

Blue Tooth connected controls !! Wow ...!! 👏👏👏😃 Hi-Tech stuff. Thanks Parker 😃😃

[@jimbear8888]

What an amazing piece of equipment. Good job Parker!

[@Patrick-yh5yd]

Nobody on these shows look like they have ever been in the sun. No suntans. STAGED?

[@Angela-po7cr]

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[@jason_olivier7358]

@@Patrick-yh5yd i mean they mine in Alaska

[@x1777-x]

its important to make sure there is a camera pointed at the cameraman

[@myopicthunder]

Haha what's that about

[@conservativejones3537]

What a class operation and machine. Innovation is key.

[@indrafi227]

3rd class broww

[@gulliver3644]

Profit to loss ratio. So important.

[@markkearney959]

It's like a dredge but not a dredge. It has the inner workings of a dredge but not able to self load. That being said, I believe something like that would work well on dredging ground. Maybe Parker should sell the idea to Tony Beets as he has run dredges in the past

[@danieldismukes4972]

It's just another wash plant on floats, everything is run with a pad now, and I personally do not like any placer equipment that you have to feed with an excavator, by the way mining engineer with 40 plus years in the industry, seen pretty much every piece of home designed equipment out there, some good some bad

[@jeffcarroll1990shock]

He's already losing money faster than then he can make it. Selling the idea to Tony beets would be the equivalent of handing over his entire operation to Tony for free.

[@jakemandery]

Imagine if grandpa would have seen this I miss him so much being on the show he reminds me so much of my grandpa so much

[@afaketwo]

Same here man. I remember when I first started watching this show. Reminded me of working with my grandpa on the farm before I had to move to the city for school.

[@maniackyjr]

Whats up with the dude filming himself filming 😂😂

[@slicer940]

When Parker said no this guys heart sank and the producers saw he was not about to continue talking

[@shaidh1844]

this cameraman never mis opportunity get himself in the shot

[@cookingrobots3317]

I was looking at the comments for this. It was. Annoying.

[@armorking1985]

Parker is the best boss I have ever seen in my life. He is so cool

[@calscottoh]

Thanks Parker. That's really nice of you to show us this method of mining. I could have said, method of madness but I'm going easy on you today.

[@constitutionalbill]

Nice piece of kit, but with how often things go down, adding more gadgets just seems like more hassle.

[@ArqitectTV]

Now all that needs to happen is integrate siri or alexa into the wash plant. Voice command.

[@OgsteveD1]

Parker Time To Open -- Another Company On - This Type Of Land And You Need To Purchase - 2 Of These Wash Plants, - For Just Under A Million, - Then Aquire The New Land For Both Plants, You Parker Can Do This With Your Expertise Of Gold - Mining ⛏️,, Then A New TV Series,,, I Have Faith In You Parker , I can see the Big Smile On You're --- Grandad's Face .. THANKS Parker your Fan From Canada 👍👍👍...

[@freeziefreeze5971]

Ever see the destruction parker leaves behind in the yukon? you can see it from space but when you see it in person absolutely stocking great to see you going to Alaska all the best

[@npcknuckles5887]

There is reclamation afterwards.

[@indialeaked104]

@@npcknuckles5887 can you explain the process please

[@ick79]

That's the hard fact of mining... do you enjoy all or gadgets that use gold or silver to make them work (like the computer or cellphone you used to post this)? how about that perfect wedding band? lol you think gold and silver mining is bad you should go to an iron mine!!! yep that's where the steel came form for your car, chair, nails, bolts, computer tower!!! please when you stop using anything that has been mined then complain. otherwise you are still buying the exact thing you are complaining about (that's the definition of a hypocrite)!! and the idea of mine it somewhere else is ok only puts yourself in denial to the fact!! I'm not sorry that I feed my family for four years as well as 150 other families at a gold mine I worked at...

[@freeziefreeze5971]

@@npcknuckles5887 come to the yukon and see for yourself seeing is believing

[@ick79]

@@freeziefreeze5971 i have seen what mining does. like I said I used to work in a large scale mine (much bigger that parker lol). so i take it you are still driving your car?

[@plasmaman9592]

Seems like Parker could have one made that is on four tracks and self-leveling that he could drive it around when it needs to be moved rather than dragging it and then do all the other remote control stuff too like this one had

[@avaaddams1694]

would love to have a go on that! The machine looks cool too!

[@ski6712]

the big problem in alaska yukon is making sure the pay dirt is thawed completely before putting it into the wash plant and that is a challenging problem with a floater style plant. they did it in the old days in the yukon/alaska but it will take a team of people that will have to specialize in thawing the ground ahead of the working floater plant that is always working ground that is underwater and very cold water. they could use the cold water thawing points method that have high pressure cold water injected in to a chisel point thawing as you rotate it down in to the frozen gravels but it is a longterm type operation a full season ahead of the floater dredge that would excavate and process the hopefully thawed material but it is a tough expensive slow job. this is why the miners in the yukon/alaska work like they do as it is proven and a set up can be moved to better locations easier if need be than other methods. there have been floaters up there for 40 plus years that work well in certain situations only. i got to see 87 pup mined by tony as i had staked that ground around 1994 when it was forfeited by the regional mining recorder but i never recorded it as after inspecting the area as it was too big a undertaking for us back then. it looked like he got some results out of it🤗

[@jamesnm21]

Cold screws with everything.

[@Daffnyy4]

Es una buenísima serie yo la veo de cuando Parker salió del colegio y cuando su abuelo Y abuela todavía estaban hace unos 9 años atrás sigue siendo una buena serie habla Daniel

[@roysnider3456]

It occurs to me that it’s basically a dredge that doesn’t do it’s own digging and has some cameras and servo’s on it. Still very cool.

[@johncross5115]

Grats on old info that they shared weeks ago.

[@dre61986]

I would definitely add a refrigerator for the beer

[@paulcook3878]

Fewer people, no haul trucks, less of a mine foot print, less equipment to maintain, reclamation as you are mining. Perfect system

[@olivedinuss8564]

2:54 Camera captures the camera guy taking shots...of a camera.

[@Saxutin]

This is the only show that has camera angle designed to record the camera man

[@stevezurek5826]

Cringe

[@robertwright2451]

Easy to tell who's the megalomaniac

[@goldmemberr]

So cringe. The camera man needs to remain a hidden mystery. We just simply don’t care about him. We care about the show.

[@jadcan1525]

That wash plant is soo cool,

[@sgtasapmusic]

Does it like cold Temperatures 😂😂😂

[@aaron10612]

Parker can always use the camera idea along with plant shut off inside the tractor.

[@sjoer]

Wow, Bluetooth connected systems... lol Parker, if you ever need a "computer guy" give me a ring :D

[@terrybrown5883]

Parker time to Build the plant that best for YOU

[@jesseplz]

Tony be like: Mate I’ve levers on my ‘flotahs’ your years, where you been?

[@BanditTheBandito]

Ever since I was a kid I dreamt of wash plants, and not even in my wildest dreams did I think a wash plant could be so technologically advanced.

[@dakmycat3688]

Wow, when I was a kid i was worried about my next meal 🤣😂

[@--_DJ_--]

What is so advanced about it really? Wireless control? Cameras? The rest is standard stuff.

[@dakmycat3688]

@@--_DJ_-- maybe that’s all it takes for it to be called Advanced. Honestly I think that one is one of the most advanced I’ve seen.

[@--_DJ_--]

@@dakmycat3688 I'd rather have wires than wireless on something like that. It is advanced compared to an antique dredge, but it isn't a marvel of technology. The only benefit to wireless is the lower cost to manufacture the system, but I doubt that is passed on to the buyer.

[@BanditTheBandito]

@@--_DJ_-- Oh ya, lets see your wash plant mr standard stuff.

[@jamielynn8161]

Wow bravo brother

[@johnwinner8511]

If I had parkers experience I be looking for a claim in Australia to run a small crew. They say they have some big nuggets down under. Less heavy equipment smaller crews.

[@northerners2828]

Buy it parker..

[@andymorfitis]

You would trust parkers judgement 100% , I would

[@ClintGorbett-wn6cx]

Good to hear Fred Lewis is gone, him and his kid wanted to be movie stars. I have been a faithful fan of the show enjoyed watching Parker grow up and accomplished the things he’s done most of Parker crew are or seem to be good hard working people. I wish this show would have been around 25 years ago, I would have been up there working for one of the miners ( quite sure ). Freddy and Juan are still my favorite personalities around the gold rush groups.

[@IronWarrior95]

I have heard nothing about season 14 and what is going on there, but when you say Fred Lewis is gone than that's good to hear because it was always a pain in the ass to watch them, because they only talk big day in day out but don't know a sh*t about they are doing and then Buzz Lego always drunk or high with his rotten teeth, was all just terrible to watch. Just wannabe miners with no clue, working with trash machinery on land that has no gold or their washplant is just loosing 80% of it. Could you tell me maybe where Parker is mining in season 14? Because Indian River is done and Fairbanks Alaska didn't look very well for future operations, just completely different landscape. In Germany I will have to wait till April until they show it.

[@AlexanderBoutilier]

​@IronWarrior95 go on putlockers man. 8 or 9 episodes out already.

[@superfliping]

Parker make your own, take all the ideas and draw up plans to inprove your hauls. Tony beets made a cool easy hauler to move wash plant. Have in mind an idea get it done. Your great at that. Good luck.

[@tonymujan3097]

Future looks bright

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

Looks like Parker's gonna be a baby daddy soon😆😆😆!

[@donmarshall7131]

I thought the same she is pregnant or just put on a lot of weight. Did they get together dos they..?

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

@@donmarshall7131 oh she's preggers for sure!

[@jaypastries2428]

If Parker runs that plant, that would be IT. But I'm sure he'll have someone run it. And will see Parker, every now and then. Not like before.

[@Icepop19]

This Parker kid has come a long way. I remember, nice job.

[@A83-A83]

Right? His grandpa would be proud!

[@y2.1kapocalyptic2]

Stupid question 🙋 Can’t you just add wheels and water line hookups? Then it can be a floating, or non floating wash plant. Amazing as is👍

[@jesseplz]

Tony be like: been there done that… no not the only one in Alaska mate…

[@johnsomerset1510]

Looks great but how do you keep everything at the right angle when it's floating and the hopper is being filled and emptying and the conveyer may sometimes have nothing on it? The trommel screen etc is designed for a particular angle from horizontal.

[@PMLyf]

ballast

[@denzzlinga]

So if you get rid of the digger and add some kind of dirt feeding mechanism to it, you will end up with a Dredge, and reinvented a 100 years old idea :D

[@onlyhands7183]

Parker looks like a kid on Christmas day

[@stevenseltzer3589]

Wow a one person operation

[@bmarshy2307]

Good Kiwi Ingenuity, keep up the good work cuz, don't give them to many of your secrets.

[@NagsL_xb]

nice machine, i think Parker should try to apply this on Mud Mountain, it have plenty of water and dirt to build some like this pool, good luck.

[@mikehenry5201]

Parker got it all from his grandfather 🤜🏻🙏

[@garyrice9057]

The man built the next level wash plant

[@louisstyrzo4944]

I would agree all this traveling to see the different types you should design his own out of what he has seen and to help fight the permafrost to build his own

[@thart1451]

If you took that platform and put 6 independently moving tracks under it. That could rise and lower to terrain. And also level the rig on uneven ground. It would work in the Yukon. I think at least. I could make that system work.

[@getchasome6230]

Yup, it'd work if you completely redesigned it.

[@shaneward6689]

Exactly what I was thinking, some type of tracks with the plant mounted on top, all Bluetooth controlled from the excavator cab.... I've often wondered why the current wash plants are skids that have to be dragged places , just put tracks on the things similar to how aggregate manufacturing equipment is done

[@donaldkasper8346]

The purpose of being in a pond is to have its own water for sluicing instead of pumping it all over. So you run a strip, drain it, check for gravel pockets, reflood it. Any pay pockets, dump the gravel by the sluice and then refloat it, scoop it up.

[@jawbreaker007]

It's a fantastic piece of equipment. How well and durable is it in the cold tundra and the plan B when the Bluetooth malfunctions? Can the wash plant still be operated without Bluetooth?

[@WreckedRevival]

I don't mean to take away from the design, engineering, time and everything that's gone into this "most advanced floating wash plant" but it's quite literally the same thing as a dredge but less capable since it doesn't have the mining equipment. Sure the concept is different being loaded with a loader or excavator but that's just a more complicated dredge as logistics have to be more thorough for efficacy of this operation. Since it has to have a pond it can navigate but also have a berm to load from, then needs further excavated for expansion. It honestly seems like it'd have been more efficient to tie this concept into an existing dredge platform and just adding another hopper for ground loading as well...

[@mrnobody8540]

Kiss my man... You nailed it

[@jamesmoran7511]

I watch the show for the same reason I watch hockey. The fights. Looking forward to when Parker finally gets knocked out for how he treats people. Give it enough time and it will happen. Surprised it hasn't happened yet

[@OGSnoberry]

Erm am I missing something? He seemed perfectly respectful in this clip?

[@Snarksneeze]

The arguments are scripted. The producers need drama for the ratings.

[@gabriel3888]

maybe most people aren't as thin skinned as you?

[@markhaseley3304]

Very Nice!

[@terchitdala5482]

I love this one

[@robertbernard651]

I think working next to rivers to divert water into a pond you could process material close to the source, without fuel wasted shutting haul trucks and big loaders moving material

[@yourseatatthetable]

I think Parker missed out on some opportunities there. Sure, the floating wash plant wasn't suited for the terrain in Canada and Alaska, but every technical advancements that makes that machine so user friendly can be installed in pretty much any land-based sluice you'd want to pay for.

[@UKinQ8Gaming]

How many times do we need to see the camera man 🤣 tf. Seems cheezy conpared to the OG Goldrush.

[@gramtogram]

I do it differently, without any technique😁

[@islanddream0032]

Maybe the holes with permafrost could be flooded with your retaining ponds to melt the permafrost and use that floating plant.

[@islanddream0032]

Maybe at some point you could also float the excavator.

[@DHVAC]

More stuff that can go wrong, and more expensive to fix when things go wrong..its a cool concept though

[@stebbinsmile5908]

Cool concept does the reclamation for you dig a hole stock up the paydirt flood the hole get your gold and the hole gets filled no extra labor

[@Guds777]

It's just a dredge with extra steps... :D :D

[@mck5549]

Great machine. the only subject that is never spoken about is what they do to rehabilitate the environment and how they treat the water so it doesnt destroy the river and freshwater system

[@ephraker]

They do talk about it, just not very often. It is called reclamation and it is part of the permitting process. I agree that they should show more of the restorative process.

[@jeffkiehne2545]

If they where in a populated area the rocks and gravel would be worth more then the gold they find.

[@danieldismukes4972]

There really is a difficult permitting process as well as a reclamation plan in place plus bonding, and someone mentioned rock and gravel, on most placer claims on BLM ground you cannot sell common aggregate, it has to be a special type of claim on certain deposits, or you can lease material on state lands such as school sections

[@FreeCopyrightVideo428]

My dream business gold prospecting

[@LunaLuna-op9qw]

I’m more surprised by the operators sideburns! Can he go any higher!? 😅

[@GeorgeVeld]

All parker needs to do is take this unit remove the floats and equip it with 4 omni Directional tracks and he can position the wash plant exactly the same. Yes he would need to drag a line and dispense of the wash water via a trench but not difficult

[@renon4802]

Wow that’s kool Parker ;)

[@jodiemoore9851]

ooh boy do I have an idea

[@Oldmanweiss]

I was thinking fill in the cut with water.would kind of thaw out the permafrost some. You doing a quarter acre cut at the time. you should be able to make a system to where it could warm the water at the same time. And all the permafrost out so you would be able to dig the cut

[@excitedbox5705]

water is 800x as dense as air so there is much more heat transfer. You probably wouldn't need to heat the water to thaw the permafrost. The water would simply get a little colder, as long as the air stays above freezing the thermal mass will take care of it.

[@bobh9492]

if you put the same setup on a pair of tank tracks, and use all the bluetooth connectivity, itll work, though the water hoses could be a nightmare on open ground :)

[@CheekyPeach]

what season and episode is this from please?

[@stanleymcfallsthesouthernc4104]

That's cool but can you run the plant if the controls go out in the excavator?

[@davidjensen266]

Two aluminum screws under rig for land and floating...pump salt water in front where digging...the moving water will stop the prob with salt water not melting pay dirt because of still salt water not melting and fresh water freezing

[@peterkops6431]

So to put this great piece of machinery in perspective, Tony Beets spent $1 million purchasing an an ancient dredge then another fortune getting it running. He would be spewing upon seeing this!

[@GenaF]

I can imagine Tony's $1million dredge is cheaper to operate, but I may be wrong.

[@bondobilly9369]

That dredge can process a lot more per hour than this, and has less technology so it's easier to keep running in remote areas. Where this shines, it's better for smaller claims and its easier to move than a dredge.

[@getchasome6230]

You're talking about the initial cost but Tony's dredge was already in the Yukon. He didnt have to ship it

[@bondobilly9369]

@@getchasome6230 I think Parker might get the plans and have it built himself, if the owner gives them up. I know the shipping would be high since it isn't self moving.

[@victorpena3129]

The scale of Tony’s dredge is way bigger

[@A83-A83]

Grandpa would be proud af ! 👏 ** so why don't they make him a custom one?? Smh.

[@KennTollens]

I'm suprised they don't have one of the sluice machines on a big truck so it is easy to move around.

[@jamesgeier1841]

I wonder what winterizing the machines is like since I freezes there. I live in Texas freezing is rare like every few years it freezes.

[@brucegauld5141]

Cool machine. Just one question... Did Parker get his Australian side kick preggos?? Lol

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

No , she bats for the other team

[@GenaF]

In the grand scheme of things, it's not THAT expensive. When you look at the price of the earthmovers and other heavy plant machinery and then look at this which does everything...Get one on order, Parker!

[@gabechacon8375]

What was the price? I didn't hear them say

[@FerociousPancake888]

$440K is a great price for that

[@GenaF]

@@gabechacon8375 $445,000

[@FreeCopyrightVideo428]

i love gold discovers love from pakistan

[@Budrob998]

Parker could run this system easily

[@stevegoering]

amazing machine...wow..

[@goldsucheselbstdarstellung]

Interesting machine 👍 Good luck in the future

[@kittyboost6923]

I was waiting for Parker to go beyond regular shit..... Mann I designed a wash plant just from watch Parker and the old guy with the beard

[@barrydavid8794]

You need a viper head with water jets like on a suction dredge to remove the small gravel on the bedrock.

[@moarif613]

Parkar my best worker

[@peterscozzafava2365]

All looks great but what's gonna happen when the water freezes?

[@JohnA891]

You pump the pond dry, and come back in the spring. Same thing they have done with dredges in the North for over a hundred years.

[@garbo8962]

If Parker goes with something this modern its almost like upgrading from caveman 19th century to the 21 st century. We had controls on conveyors 50 years ago that would shut it down for so many seconds until the hammer mil, crusher or other equipment either was back on line or stoped drawing excessive current flow. Cavemen lose thousands of dollars because they had to drive far away to get a $300 hydraulic hose where if they had halve a brain would spend a few dollars on a small tool to make you own hoses.

[@kendale2847]

When does the new series of Gold Rush start