Highlined, Setup, and Running,

[M.E.G.]

My new shallow water 8 setup

 

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[Reed Lukens]

When you start getting deeper in that slow water, try adding a few T130 innertubes around the hose in different places. One just above the nozzle, then a couple more up the hose, depending on the length. Then put just enough air in them to give the hose itself a touch of buoyancy. You want just enough air in the first one to be able to move the nozzle around one handed but not enough to have it be able to be moved by the current... I took a piece of 8" hose into Les Schwab one day and I'm thinking that the number was the T130 that I stated above. In slow moving water, turning an 8" nozzle into a one handed beast, really helps the thru put. It's amazing!
Here's a pic of my son running it by himself when he was around 12. He's holding our 1" Hardline firehose blaster nozzle with a 3/8" pipe reduction. The ball valve slips into the nozzle handle and we left it open most of the time for speed dredging.
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/members/51084-albums2895-picture1093139.html

 

[M.E.G.]

Great idea Reed. Right now even moving the old stiff hose I've got is probably akin to wrestling a grown anaconda, even in the little depth of water it lies in at present. The pic of the boulders in the back drop with your son are about the size of what I uncovered and removed by lewis chainsaw winch from this same general spot a few years back when I had a 4 working it. At that time it took a number of weekends just to reach a depth of 14 feet before I even seen a hint of bedrock. And that was at an outer edge of the pool. It became to much work for the co-owner and I. Never did find out the of the actual depth of overburden was throughout. This new setup should be the game changer. Probably needless to say, but it's already proved to be a big help in far less hand handling, moving more and larger cobble than would pass the 4 nozzle and hose.

 

[wildminer]

Nice! I'd call that beast "Gitterdone".

 

[M.E.G.]

First attempt many years ago at this location with a 4 and Lewis chainsaw winch using 55 gallon drum to haul the cobble larger than the nozzle from the hole

 

[Rookster]

Hope you find the Motherload.

 

[Reed Lukens]

Surprisingly, that spot looks exactly the same as our California claim except, I opened up the old road down to the river and we used the old Suburban for high speed Boulder moving with our mushroom style net. The innertubes really are a game changer on the nozzle

 

[M.E.G.]

Surprisingly, that spot looks exactly the same as our California claim except, I opened up the old road down to the river and we used the old Suburban for high speed Boulder moving with our mushroom style net. The innertubes really are a game changer on the nozzle

This area lacks any easy access. But for a long walk up or down the creek, it is a rappel down into, and rope climb out of terrain only. The closest one's going to get to this location by anything with wheels is about 120+ feet up. Although I like the idea of using a 4WD truck to pull boulders with some speed, a cable (or rope) would not last long rubbing over the cliff edge. I like the boulder sling building instructional video though.