The Bushmen Forced To Use 20 Year Old Equipment As $100,000 Blower Breaks Down| Outback Opal Hunters

Just as they find a seam of black opal, the Bushmen are forced to use 20-year-old equipment when their new $100,000 blower breaks down at the beginning of the season. Will it destroy the opportunity for them to make massive profits?
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[@jaybales3160]

Fingers crossed for a great season🍀🍻

[@alaminnxt6281]

how genius

[@alaminnxt6281]

He is intelligent

[@bilb0bagginz684]

If is that older or older U know they build it right because it still works and old stuff that works is normal higher quality then most stuff made at this year and age.

[@carmineredd1198]

that new one was a John Deere ? John deere are garbage

[@ampuzzler2317]

What are the odds, the new blower blown, using the old girl, and then wallah, they've got it!

[@TheSilmarillian]

Hello from New Chum

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[@Dezza71]

dont let that happen again mates

[@alan1340]

We need some NEW footage - please.

[@jfc213]

no we need a new season ?????

[@strangerstranger710]

This is sad

[@williamickes3143]

👍😎

[@11111jaka]

if they had a conveyor belt there would be no problem ;) 20.000 dollars :P if blowers were so effective they would be used on TBMs ;)

[@gustavodenis1134]

how you make a conveyer pull from 40 feet vertical shaft?

[@11111jaka]

@@gustavodenis1134 a very wise question, the kind that has those little baskets atached to it or a pipe with a spiral that pushes material up :)

[@godwell2513]

@@11111jaka Even with the buckets it wouldn’t be fast enough and how would they load the buckets

[@11111jaka]

@@godwell2513 showels ddd... like they showel into the vacum ;)

[@godwell2513]

@@11111jaka they are just pushing the material into that tube for buckets they would either need an excavator to pick it up or they would have to shovel it up physically which would heavily limit the system