"Gold Rush" Big Toys, Big Problems

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:20,877 --> 00:00:22,877 [Tony Beets speaking] 3 00:00:29,276 --> 00:00:31,243 [Nicolas over radio] 4 00:00:33,710 --> 00:00:36,610 [narrator] King of the Klondike, Tony Beets, 5 00:00:36,610 --> 00:00:38,143 is making a major pivot. 6 00:00:39,176 --> 00:00:42,610 After banking 2,870 ounces 7 00:00:42,610 --> 00:00:46,209 from two of the deepest cuts ever on Paradise Hill, 8 00:00:46,877 --> 00:00:48,010 he's moving on, 9 00:00:48,010 --> 00:00:49,943 hoping there's still enough time 10 00:00:49,943 --> 00:00:53,109 to hit a record-setting 5,000 ounce haul. 11 00:00:54,243 --> 00:00:56,743 [Tony speaking] 12 00:01:04,643 --> 00:01:07,710 [narrator] Based on youngest son Mike's recommendation, 13 00:01:07,710 --> 00:01:10,476 Tony's moving everything to the Eighty Pup Cut, 14 00:01:11,043 --> 00:01:12,209 where in the past, 15 00:01:12,209 --> 00:01:14,643 they've hit gold rich White Channel pay. 16 00:01:15,443 --> 00:01:16,877 But it's no sure thing. 17 00:01:18,043 --> 00:01:20,043 [Tony speaking] 18 00:01:40,576 --> 00:01:42,076 [Mike] I came up with a plan. 19 00:01:42,076 --> 00:01:45,410 We're, uh, hauling pay from Eighty Pup right now. 20 00:01:48,143 --> 00:01:51,810 [narrator] To increase his chances of finding the best pay, 21 00:01:51,810 --> 00:01:55,376 Mike wants to run all the 10 acres by the end of the season. 22 00:01:59,109 --> 00:02:02,443 This material we're loading is, uh, sandy-ish, 23 00:02:02,443 --> 00:02:05,076 so it goes through really, really, really fast, 24 00:02:05,076 --> 00:02:07,677 so it makes it really hard to keep our stockpile. 25 00:02:07,677 --> 00:02:09,443 If it goes through fast, you get more gold, quicker. 26 00:02:12,777 --> 00:02:14,443 [Megan Gaudet] Okay, yep, keep backing it up. 27 00:02:14,443 --> 00:02:15,843 Go a little bit straighter. 28 00:02:17,343 --> 00:02:19,309 Perfect. Okay, you can dump it right there. 29 00:02:27,877 --> 00:02:30,043 Oh [bleep], there's no water at the plant! 30 00:02:38,810 --> 00:02:39,810 [Mike] Shut down the plant. 31 00:02:41,109 --> 00:02:42,076 I ain't gettin' no water. 32 00:02:46,410 --> 00:02:47,843 - [man speaking] - [Mike speaking] 33 00:02:52,543 --> 00:02:56,143 Not enough water. It's like trying to eat dry rye bread, 34 00:02:56,143 --> 00:02:59,076 with only a shot glass of water. 35 00:02:59,076 --> 00:03:01,010 Yeah, when it clogs up like that, 36 00:03:01,010 --> 00:03:02,476 stop, 'cause nothing's happening. 37 00:03:04,610 --> 00:03:06,777 So every minute we're down, we're losing gold. 38 00:03:08,977 --> 00:03:10,710 Mikey Beets has headed down 39 00:03:10,710 --> 00:03:13,443 to see if he can check on what's going on with the pump down below. 40 00:03:14,343 --> 00:03:15,877 So hopefully we can get it cleared up, 41 00:03:15,877 --> 00:03:18,010 and figure out what's wrong with the pump and get up and going. 42 00:03:31,076 --> 00:03:34,309 [Mike] There's no reason for it not to be giving us enough water, 43 00:03:34,309 --> 00:03:36,309 so it means that [bleep] pump is worn out. 44 00:03:36,309 --> 00:03:38,677 Probably have to go and get a new one. 45 00:03:42,343 --> 00:03:44,677 [Mike] Tony Beets, do you copy? Tony Beets? 46 00:03:44,677 --> 00:03:46,943 Hey, Dad. The pump's, uh, she ain't pumpin', 47 00:03:46,943 --> 00:03:48,810 there ain't nothin' else but it to be [bleep]. 48 00:03:50,743 --> 00:03:51,710 [Mike speaking] 49 00:03:53,176 --> 00:03:56,076 [narrator] The Beets' 900-horsepower pump 50 00:03:56,076 --> 00:03:58,576 has lost all water pressure. 51 00:03:58,576 --> 00:04:02,510 With winter threatening to shut him down in just weeks, 52 00:04:02,510 --> 00:04:04,843 Tony springs into action. 53 00:04:05,543 --> 00:04:07,977 [Tony speaking] 54 00:04:45,043 --> 00:04:47,910 [narrator] Tony's new pump is a beast. 55 00:04:47,910 --> 00:04:50,743 Using a massive 12-cylinder marine engine, 56 00:04:51,810 --> 00:04:55,843 it can deliver pressures of 250 PSI, 57 00:04:55,843 --> 00:04:59,543 and pump an extra 2,000 gallons of water a minute. 58 00:05:01,276 --> 00:05:03,410 Something went wrong with the old pump, so, uh, 59 00:05:03,410 --> 00:05:07,276 they shut down, so we are gonna keep working to get this pump together. 60 00:05:07,276 --> 00:05:10,209 All right, now we have to add the other chains, I guess. 61 00:05:10,209 --> 00:05:12,810 So the new pump, we've gotta place that on the engine, 62 00:05:12,810 --> 00:05:14,109 have to make it line up, 63 00:05:14,109 --> 00:05:17,076 it's a little precise, but, uh, 64 00:05:17,076 --> 00:05:18,376 we'll hang it above that first, 65 00:05:18,376 --> 00:05:19,810 and then, uh, see how it looks. 66 00:05:38,010 --> 00:05:39,276 [narrator] To get it running, 67 00:05:39,276 --> 00:05:42,176 they need to modify an old housing unit, 68 00:05:42,176 --> 00:05:45,476 so that the new pump lines up precisely with the engine. 69 00:05:47,276 --> 00:05:50,877 Tony plans to cut a hole in the base, 70 00:05:50,877 --> 00:05:55,209 then use a crane to hang the pump in the correct position. 71 00:05:55,209 --> 00:05:59,476 And finally, weld a new beam and steel plate to secure it. 72 00:06:00,410 --> 00:06:02,043 [Tony speaking] 73 00:06:02,043 --> 00:06:04,677 - Yep! - [Tony speaking] 74 00:06:06,043 --> 00:06:08,143 [narrator] Until cousin Mike and Len 75 00:06:08,143 --> 00:06:09,777 get the new pump hooked up, 76 00:06:09,777 --> 00:06:12,109 the Beets are shut down. 77 00:06:13,343 --> 00:06:15,443 [Tony speaking] 78 00:06:35,243 --> 00:06:37,710 [horn blaring] 79 00:06:37,710 --> 00:06:38,843 [Fred Lewis] Look at that bucket! 80 00:06:39,643 --> 00:06:42,543 - Holy... - [loud hissing] 81 00:06:43,410 --> 00:06:44,843 Well, I said we needed something bigger. 82 00:06:44,843 --> 00:06:46,076 And we got something bigger. 83 00:06:47,276 --> 00:06:49,343 [narrator] At California Creek, 84 00:06:49,343 --> 00:06:51,677 third season mine boss Fred Lewis 85 00:06:51,677 --> 00:06:55,143 is taking delivery of a piece of game-changing equipment... 86 00:06:57,743 --> 00:07:00,610 This is something a guy can smile about. 87 00:07:00,610 --> 00:07:04,376 [narrator] ...that he's gambling will propel him to his 500-ounce goal. 88 00:07:07,243 --> 00:07:08,309 [grunts] 89 00:07:08,309 --> 00:07:09,643 [Fred] Well, I made a decision, 90 00:07:09,643 --> 00:07:10,777 if we're gonna go all-in, 91 00:07:10,777 --> 00:07:13,043 we need a big machine that we can rely on. 92 00:07:13,043 --> 00:07:15,076 Or we're never gonna hit that goal. 93 00:07:15,076 --> 00:07:17,010 [narrator] Three-quarters of the way in, 94 00:07:17,010 --> 00:07:19,643 Fred's season is finally on the upswing. 95 00:07:20,410 --> 00:07:22,710 He's banked 111 ounces, 96 00:07:22,710 --> 00:07:26,443 more than his entire haul last year. 97 00:07:26,443 --> 00:07:29,510 Now, he's investing his slim profits 98 00:07:29,510 --> 00:07:32,677 on a lease for a 460 excavator, 99 00:07:32,677 --> 00:07:36,843 a 51-ton dirt mover with a 5-yard bucket. 100 00:07:36,843 --> 00:07:39,677 That deck is huge, compared to the other one! 101 00:07:39,677 --> 00:07:41,510 [Fred] Everything about this thing is huge! 102 00:07:41,510 --> 00:07:43,143 - [laughing] - [Fred] I love it. 103 00:07:43,143 --> 00:07:45,410 Man, look at all the grease points! 104 00:07:46,010 --> 00:07:47,443 Holy! 105 00:07:56,677 --> 00:07:58,309 [Fred] So our biggest problem right now, 106 00:07:58,309 --> 00:07:59,977 the equipment we have, 107 00:07:59,977 --> 00:08:03,076 is not up to the task of what we're trying to make it do. 108 00:08:03,076 --> 00:08:06,610 You know, right now, the 250 extract system is so [bleep] up, 109 00:08:06,610 --> 00:08:08,143 all it can do is feed our plant, 110 00:08:08,143 --> 00:08:10,143 which puts a lot more stress on the 220. 111 00:08:11,643 --> 00:08:15,343 [narrator] Fred's 250 excavator track is bust, 112 00:08:15,343 --> 00:08:18,143 leaving it stuck feeding the plant. 113 00:08:18,143 --> 00:08:20,810 The smaller 220 must dig 114 00:08:20,810 --> 00:08:22,443 for pay dirt in the Freedom Cut, 115 00:08:22,443 --> 00:08:24,710 and clear waste tailings, 116 00:08:24,710 --> 00:08:28,176 but it can't keep up, forcing shut downs. 117 00:08:28,176 --> 00:08:32,743 The bigger, more powerful 460 will take over digging pay, 118 00:08:32,743 --> 00:08:37,777 and keep the pay pile high, and the gold coming in. 119 00:08:37,777 --> 00:08:40,677 All right, well, it's official, we've upped our game, 120 00:08:40,677 --> 00:08:43,610 460's heading out to the cut and then hopefully get some pay dug up. 121 00:08:54,943 --> 00:08:58,677 [Buzz Legault] There it [bleep] goes! That's the shiz-nit! 122 00:09:00,109 --> 00:09:01,476 [chuckling] 123 00:09:03,143 --> 00:09:04,543 Whoo-hoo! 124 00:09:08,410 --> 00:09:10,576 He looks like little a kid in a candy store, man! 125 00:09:10,576 --> 00:09:12,610 [chuckling] 126 00:09:12,610 --> 00:09:15,376 This is what mining's all about here in [bleep] Yukon. 127 00:09:16,543 --> 00:09:18,343 In comparison, our 250, 128 00:09:18,343 --> 00:09:20,710 it takes about three and a half minutes 129 00:09:20,710 --> 00:09:22,943 to load a 30-ton rock truck. 130 00:09:22,943 --> 00:09:24,476 This thing here? 131 00:09:24,476 --> 00:09:26,443 It would probably take a minute and a half, 132 00:09:26,443 --> 00:09:28,276 just like a champion. 133 00:09:28,276 --> 00:09:30,643 Hey, Buzz. I'm just actually freaking excited 134 00:09:30,643 --> 00:09:32,343 that we got the 460. 135 00:09:32,343 --> 00:09:35,076 [over radio] And finally, we're able to move the amount of dirt that we need to. 136 00:09:35,076 --> 00:09:37,610 [Buzz on radio] The plant just needs to [bleep] run. 137 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:42,143 [narrator] The 460 excavator fills the rock truck in half the time, 138 00:09:42,143 --> 00:09:44,743 doubling the gold rich pay to the wash plant. 139 00:09:45,910 --> 00:09:47,643 [Buzz] This is gonna make things happen. 140 00:09:47,643 --> 00:09:50,510 It's amazing, you know, what a 5-yard bucket will do, bro. 141 00:09:50,510 --> 00:09:53,610 [Buzz] It's absolutely running circles around the 220. 142 00:09:55,410 --> 00:09:56,677 It's a big gamble getting it here, 143 00:09:56,677 --> 00:09:58,643 we really don't have the money to cover it, 144 00:09:58,643 --> 00:09:59,943 but hopefully, the work it's gonna do 145 00:09:59,943 --> 00:10:01,010 is gonna pay for that gamble. 146 00:10:11,610 --> 00:10:12,710 [Buzz speaking] 147 00:10:18,576 --> 00:10:22,543 Doesn't sound good. Sounds like swinging issues. 148 00:10:22,543 --> 00:10:23,877 [bleep] 149 00:10:23,877 --> 00:10:26,343 This sucks. 150 00:10:26,343 --> 00:10:29,443 Hey, JB, man. I got some, uh, issues here at the 460, 151 00:10:29,443 --> 00:10:31,276 I need you to come over here and give me a hand 152 00:10:31,276 --> 00:10:33,677 so we can assess the situation. 153 00:10:33,677 --> 00:10:35,343 See what the hell is wrong with this thing. 154 00:10:36,510 --> 00:10:38,576 [JB speaking over radio] 155 00:10:41,143 --> 00:10:45,376 [bleep] man, this machine is supposed to be our amazing game-changer. 156 00:10:45,376 --> 00:10:47,176 [bleep], that pisses me off. 157 00:10:53,243 --> 00:10:55,443 - [JB] Did you break it again? - [Buzz chuckles] 158 00:10:57,643 --> 00:10:59,410 [JB] It's making noise, or something? 159 00:10:59,410 --> 00:11:01,343 Horrible noise, it's horrible. 160 00:11:02,576 --> 00:11:06,410 I need you to jump up there, if we can swing it? 161 00:11:06,410 --> 00:11:08,143 - All right. - Okay? And check this [bleep] out. 162 00:11:08,143 --> 00:11:10,410 What do you want me to do, just kinda turn it nice and slow? 163 00:11:10,410 --> 00:11:11,543 - [Buzz] Yes. - [JB] Yeah? 164 00:11:11,543 --> 00:11:13,677 - [Buzz] Yeah, just take it easy. - [JB] All right. 165 00:11:13,677 --> 00:11:15,510 - [JB] Sounds good. - [Buzz] See what it says. 166 00:11:22,010 --> 00:11:23,410 [narrator] If it can't spin, 167 00:11:23,410 --> 00:11:26,176 the 460 excavator is useless. 168 00:11:28,109 --> 00:11:30,243 [rumbling] 169 00:11:34,777 --> 00:11:36,943 [JB] Great, that don't sound good at all. 170 00:11:36,943 --> 00:11:37,977 - [JB chuckling] - [Buzz] Oh, man. 171 00:11:38,643 --> 00:11:40,143 [JB] Holy smokes. 172 00:11:40,143 --> 00:11:43,176 The swing transmission on the fuel tank side. 173 00:11:45,043 --> 00:11:47,576 [JB] You can feel, you've narrowed it down, which one it was? 174 00:11:47,576 --> 00:11:49,743 [Buzz] Yeah, you can feel it, man. It's horrible. 175 00:11:49,743 --> 00:11:50,810 [JB] Wow. 176 00:11:51,443 --> 00:11:52,643 Holy cow. 177 00:11:54,309 --> 00:11:57,943 [narrator] The 460 excavator has two swing transmissions. 178 00:11:59,410 --> 00:12:02,109 They connect to a ring under the turret 179 00:12:02,109 --> 00:12:04,610 to spin it 360 degrees. 180 00:12:07,309 --> 00:12:09,943 One transmission has broken. 181 00:12:09,943 --> 00:12:13,376 It needs to be hoisted out and a new one slotted in. 182 00:12:16,476 --> 00:12:18,010 [JB] We know we gotta replace that. 183 00:12:18,010 --> 00:12:20,276 [Buzz] Who knows how long we'll have to wait for parts on that? 184 00:12:25,443 --> 00:12:26,510 [Fred] What's up? 185 00:12:27,243 --> 00:12:28,410 Why do you guys look mopey? 186 00:12:28,410 --> 00:12:30,010 It's always one thing or another, isn't it? 187 00:12:30,010 --> 00:12:31,010 All right, lay it on me. 188 00:12:31,877 --> 00:12:34,543 [Buzz] The 460 [bleep] swing motor. 189 00:12:34,543 --> 00:12:35,877 Swing transmissions... 190 00:12:35,877 --> 00:12:38,343 [Fred] The transmission is, you can hear the gears in there? 191 00:12:38,343 --> 00:12:39,443 They're grinding, and... 192 00:12:39,443 --> 00:12:41,643 - [Buzz] It's a major... - [exhales] 193 00:12:41,643 --> 00:12:43,877 - So she's down down down? - [Buzz] Down down. 194 00:12:43,877 --> 00:12:45,610 - We just [bleep] got it. - [Buzz] I know. 195 00:12:47,910 --> 00:12:51,910 Swing motor... swing motor is what, uh, helps the turret move. 196 00:12:51,910 --> 00:12:53,243 With that down, we can't use it. 197 00:12:53,243 --> 00:12:54,343 We can't do anything with it, 198 00:12:54,343 --> 00:12:57,043 and that task is way too big of a task for my guys, 199 00:12:57,043 --> 00:12:58,276 so I'm gonna have to call a mechanic, 200 00:12:58,276 --> 00:13:00,443 which is gonna cost more money. 201 00:13:00,443 --> 00:13:02,843 But, uh, I feel like we're over-committed at this point, 202 00:13:02,843 --> 00:13:05,777 and we gotta bite the bullet, get it fixed. 203 00:13:05,777 --> 00:13:07,677 Big problem right now is we're running out of pay, 204 00:13:07,677 --> 00:13:08,810 but we're gonna have to shut down. 205 00:13:30,243 --> 00:13:32,109 [Brandon Clayton] It's starting to get cold in the morning, 206 00:13:32,109 --> 00:13:34,443 so we're starting to get into fall. 207 00:13:34,443 --> 00:13:36,343 And, uh, we don't have a whole lot of time left. 208 00:13:36,343 --> 00:13:39,276 We gotta make every second count. 209 00:13:39,276 --> 00:13:43,376 [narrator] At California Creek, 23-year-old Brandon Clayton 210 00:13:43,376 --> 00:13:45,843 and his 21-year-old brother Brady, 211 00:13:45,843 --> 00:13:48,309 are fighting for survival. 212 00:13:48,309 --> 00:13:50,743 Three-quarters of the way through their season, 213 00:13:50,743 --> 00:13:53,610 they've mined just 80 ounces of gold. 214 00:13:54,743 --> 00:13:57,243 If we're gonna try and get 500 ounces, 215 00:13:57,243 --> 00:13:58,443 we need to run consistent, 216 00:13:58,443 --> 00:14:00,543 so we can't keep having breakdowns. 217 00:14:00,543 --> 00:14:03,576 [narrator] The brothers' dozer suffered a catastrophic 218 00:14:03,576 --> 00:14:06,043 breakdown a few weeks ago, 219 00:14:06,043 --> 00:14:10,810 leaving their dream of mining the gold-rich Golden Acres 220 00:14:10,810 --> 00:14:12,410 hanging by a thread. 221 00:14:14,043 --> 00:14:15,843 [Brady] The dozer's probably done for the season. 222 00:14:15,843 --> 00:14:18,510 So now we're gonna have to pick up the slack with the other machines. 223 00:14:18,510 --> 00:14:20,543 They're gonna have to do double time. 224 00:14:20,543 --> 00:14:22,076 We're running out of time to get gold 225 00:14:22,076 --> 00:14:23,977 and to get the debt off of our parent's backs. 226 00:14:26,576 --> 00:14:29,576 [narrator] Brady and Brandon's hopes for 500 ounces 227 00:14:29,576 --> 00:14:31,576 now rest on the Gauntlet Cut, 228 00:14:32,777 --> 00:14:35,243 where the last clean-up delivered 20 ounces, 229 00:14:35,243 --> 00:14:37,743 their best haul of the season. 230 00:14:37,743 --> 00:14:40,209 [Warren Binnie] This season, uh, we've had to invest 231 00:14:40,209 --> 00:14:42,010 quite a bit of, uh, time and money 232 00:14:42,010 --> 00:14:44,343 into getting to Golden Acres. 233 00:14:44,343 --> 00:14:45,977 The best way we know how to, uh, 234 00:14:45,977 --> 00:14:48,977 cover those costs is to pull more gold. 235 00:14:48,977 --> 00:14:51,877 [narrator] Operator Warren Binnie digs pay in the cut. 236 00:14:52,910 --> 00:14:55,410 Brandon trucks it almost half a mile 237 00:14:55,410 --> 00:14:57,343 upstream to the wash plant. 238 00:14:59,543 --> 00:15:01,443 [Brady] Looks like it's running good, so, 239 00:15:01,443 --> 00:15:03,143 I'm happy. 240 00:15:03,143 --> 00:15:05,243 [narrator] And Brady monitors the conveyor belt 241 00:15:06,010 --> 00:15:08,143 while local hire Dale Penney 242 00:15:08,143 --> 00:15:11,643 loads the gold-rich pay into dirt devil. 243 00:15:11,643 --> 00:15:13,276 This is my first season mining. 244 00:15:14,076 --> 00:15:15,510 I love every part about it, 245 00:15:15,510 --> 00:15:17,710 uh, just keeps you on your toes. 246 00:15:19,743 --> 00:15:23,076 [loud clunking] 247 00:15:23,076 --> 00:15:25,076 [Brady] Ah, [bleep]. Shut her down! 248 00:15:27,476 --> 00:15:30,510 What the [bleep] is going on here? 249 00:15:30,510 --> 00:15:32,843 Dale! Why the [bleep] did it go slack? 250 00:15:32,843 --> 00:15:34,143 [Dale] Problem's back here. 251 00:15:34,143 --> 00:15:36,209 [Brady] There is way too much slack in it. 252 00:15:36,209 --> 00:15:37,943 It's, like, look at this [bleep]. 253 00:15:44,376 --> 00:15:45,576 [Brady exhales] 254 00:15:45,576 --> 00:15:47,643 [Brady] Oh, nice [bleep]. Muddier than hell. 255 00:15:48,410 --> 00:15:49,410 [Brady exhales] 256 00:15:50,843 --> 00:15:53,243 [Brady] Oh, no, I see what it is, [bleep]. 257 00:15:54,410 --> 00:15:56,010 - [Brady] Yeah, the belt's broke. - [Dale] Is it? 258 00:15:56,010 --> 00:15:57,410 - [Brady] Yep. - [Dale] Where? 259 00:15:59,543 --> 00:16:01,343 [bleep] 260 00:16:01,343 --> 00:16:03,209 [Brady] We're gonna have to pull this feeder off. 261 00:16:03,209 --> 00:16:04,777 - No. - [Brady] Yeah. 262 00:16:06,343 --> 00:16:08,176 The shield guard that protects the tail pulley 263 00:16:08,176 --> 00:16:10,143 kind of collapsed on itself, pinched the belt, 264 00:16:10,143 --> 00:16:11,677 and then once you started turning it, 265 00:16:12,643 --> 00:16:14,576 it just [bleep] ripped it. 266 00:16:16,910 --> 00:16:18,176 So that [bleep] blows, 267 00:16:18,176 --> 00:16:20,710 because now we have to take the whole feeder off, 268 00:16:20,710 --> 00:16:22,810 to get at that end, to straighten it all out, 269 00:16:22,810 --> 00:16:24,276 and then re-belt it. 270 00:16:26,076 --> 00:16:27,476 Which is just more down time. 271 00:16:29,276 --> 00:16:31,476 And really kind of a kick in the [bleep] teeth. 272 00:16:32,843 --> 00:16:36,109 [narrator] The tail of the conveyor has an impact shield, 273 00:16:36,109 --> 00:16:38,376 to protect the pulley from heavy rocks. 274 00:16:39,677 --> 00:16:42,076 But the steel shield has caved in, 275 00:16:42,076 --> 00:16:43,743 ripping the belt. 276 00:16:43,743 --> 00:16:45,510 To fix it, the Clayton crew 277 00:16:45,510 --> 00:16:47,610 need to lift up the 2-ton hopper, 278 00:16:48,610 --> 00:16:50,576 remove the damaged shield, 279 00:16:51,843 --> 00:16:53,543 staple the belt back together, 280 00:16:54,476 --> 00:16:56,209 construct a new shield, 281 00:16:57,276 --> 00:16:59,176 and put it back in place. 282 00:17:05,943 --> 00:17:07,610 Right now, they're hooking up the cables. 283 00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:10,576 I'll pick it up, and we'll swing it off, 284 00:17:10,576 --> 00:17:13,843 so we can, uh, get at that tail pulley. 285 00:17:13,843 --> 00:17:16,810 It literally broke in the worst spot possible. 286 00:17:16,810 --> 00:17:18,510 This is gonna take all [bleep] day, 287 00:17:18,510 --> 00:17:19,677 so we lose a day of washing. 288 00:17:27,276 --> 00:17:29,076 [Brandon] Okay, it's going that way. 289 00:17:31,209 --> 00:17:32,276 Okay, I'm gonna drop it! 290 00:17:32,276 --> 00:17:35,343 [Brady] All right! Come this way a bit more! 291 00:17:35,343 --> 00:17:36,943 Okay, let it down slow! 292 00:17:44,309 --> 00:17:45,910 That's good. 293 00:17:45,910 --> 00:17:48,076 - That's good. That'll work. - [Warren] Yeah. 294 00:17:48,076 --> 00:17:50,977 [Brady] Well, he might as well finish ripping this [bleep] shield right off. 295 00:17:54,543 --> 00:17:56,076 Watch yourself. He's gonna rip it off. 296 00:18:08,209 --> 00:18:11,276 So, this is that shield that goes on the end of the tail pulley, 297 00:18:11,276 --> 00:18:15,209 This right here is the reason that, uh, our belt was broke. So... 298 00:18:17,143 --> 00:18:22,076 Brady is currently building a new, uh, guard to go around that tail pulley. 299 00:18:28,677 --> 00:18:31,410 I got it all cut, so it's more of a matter of me just welding it in. 300 00:18:31,410 --> 00:18:32,777 And it's actually thicker steel, 301 00:18:32,777 --> 00:18:36,076 so if any bigger rocks or anything kinda pound on it, 302 00:18:36,076 --> 00:18:39,410 it shouldn't cave in and, uh... which will actually... 303 00:18:39,410 --> 00:18:41,476 that won't happen ever again, fingers crossed. 304 00:18:43,109 --> 00:18:47,510 [narrator] While Brady welds the 1-inch thick steel to make the new shield, 305 00:18:47,510 --> 00:18:50,677 Brandon staples the torn belt back together. 306 00:18:52,410 --> 00:18:56,743 The next step is to drill holes and put these clips in. 307 00:18:56,743 --> 00:18:58,309 One end of the belt will go here 308 00:18:58,309 --> 00:19:01,176 and the other end will go here and we'll suck them tight. 309 00:19:01,176 --> 00:19:04,677 And, uh, there'll be about 30 of these along that belt 310 00:19:04,677 --> 00:19:06,243 that will hold that belt together. 311 00:19:06,243 --> 00:19:08,643 So, we've had belt trouble before in the past, 312 00:19:08,643 --> 00:19:11,209 so I've known to always keep these on hand 313 00:19:11,209 --> 00:19:13,777 because it can save your ass. So... 314 00:19:20,543 --> 00:19:23,510 Our season depends on this surgery that we're doing right now. 315 00:19:25,309 --> 00:19:26,309 [drill whirring] 316 00:19:28,209 --> 00:19:30,610 We just put the last couple of staples in the belt, 317 00:19:30,610 --> 00:19:33,710 and then slap this on, and, uh, we should be back in business. 318 00:19:37,243 --> 00:19:38,243 [Dale] Last one, fellows. 319 00:19:42,309 --> 00:19:44,376 [Brady] That's as far as it's gonna go. 320 00:19:44,376 --> 00:19:46,376 [Brandon] Okay. I'll put some dirt on top of it then 321 00:19:46,376 --> 00:19:47,877 and we'll go from there. 322 00:19:49,777 --> 00:19:51,443 Yeah, we got the belt put back together. 323 00:19:51,443 --> 00:19:52,877 I've got the shield belt. 324 00:19:52,877 --> 00:19:54,076 We got the feeder on. 325 00:19:54,076 --> 00:19:55,576 The plant's all set up. 326 00:19:55,576 --> 00:19:56,843 Just gotta hook up the hoses, 327 00:19:56,843 --> 00:19:59,343 and we should be back up and running in no time, yeah. 328 00:19:59,343 --> 00:20:00,643 We need that gold. 329 00:20:07,610 --> 00:20:08,810 Beautiful. 330 00:20:11,543 --> 00:20:15,843 [narrator] The breakdown has cost the Claytons six hours of sluice time. 331 00:20:15,843 --> 00:20:19,677 They're finally back to running Gauntlet-cut pay 332 00:20:19,677 --> 00:20:22,343 and chasing their 500-ounce gold. 333 00:20:24,243 --> 00:20:26,443 [Brandon] It's on that guide there, so that's good. 334 00:20:28,743 --> 00:20:29,843 Should be good. 335 00:20:30,376 --> 00:20:31,843 [Warren] Awesome. 336 00:20:31,843 --> 00:20:34,076 [Brandon] Well, I'm happy with the fix, it's working good. 337 00:20:36,076 --> 00:20:38,943 You know, I love to see that devil logo spinning. 338 00:20:38,943 --> 00:20:40,877 That means that we're washing rocks 339 00:20:40,877 --> 00:20:42,309 and we're getting gold in our box. 340 00:20:52,576 --> 00:20:53,877 [narrator] But the next day... 341 00:20:54,476 --> 00:20:56,243 [Warren] Holy [bleep]! 342 00:20:56,243 --> 00:20:57,810 [narrator] ...disaster strikes. 343 00:20:58,443 --> 00:21:00,109 What the [bleep]? 344 00:21:00,777 --> 00:21:02,176 [bleep]! 345 00:21:03,276 --> 00:21:04,543 Oh, man! 346 00:21:05,576 --> 00:21:08,309 We took a [bleep]-kicking on that storm last night. 347 00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:10,376 Our whole cut is flooded. 348 00:21:10,376 --> 00:21:12,510 I still had [bleep] pay to pull out of there. 349 00:21:13,810 --> 00:21:15,977 Oh, man. [bleep] me! 350 00:21:15,977 --> 00:21:17,209 Where the [bleep] is the pump? 351 00:21:20,677 --> 00:21:22,977 Oh, man, that [bleep] pump. 352 00:21:22,977 --> 00:21:25,209 And our pump's under water. 353 00:21:25,209 --> 00:21:27,343 It's really [bleep] not, not good. 354 00:21:37,043 --> 00:21:38,376 [Tony speaking] 355 00:21:41,677 --> 00:21:44,309 [narrator] Klondike kingpin Tony Beets 356 00:21:44,309 --> 00:21:47,076 has been shut down for two days 357 00:21:47,076 --> 00:21:50,376 waiting for a new water pump to be put together 358 00:21:50,376 --> 00:21:54,710 so that he can chase more White Channel pay in the 80 Pup cut. 359 00:21:54,710 --> 00:21:56,343 [Tony speaking] 360 00:22:06,309 --> 00:22:09,777 So, we want to do this right because without these pumps, no sluicing, 361 00:22:09,777 --> 00:22:11,443 and without sluicing, no gold. 362 00:22:11,443 --> 00:22:12,576 [Tony speaking] 363 00:22:14,777 --> 00:22:20,343 [narrator] Tony must now transport the new 11-ton megapump to the sluice pond. 364 00:22:24,076 --> 00:22:26,610 - [Kevin] Yeah. - [Tony speaking] 365 00:22:26,610 --> 00:22:27,643 Yeah. 366 00:22:50,010 --> 00:22:51,076 [Kevin] [bleep], yeah. 367 00:22:51,076 --> 00:22:52,777 [Tony speaking] 368 00:23:15,743 --> 00:23:17,343 [Kevin speaking] 369 00:23:20,510 --> 00:23:22,176 [Tony speaking] 370 00:23:29,443 --> 00:23:31,543 - [Mike] Okay. - [Kevin] No. Easy, easy, easy. 371 00:23:32,343 --> 00:23:33,977 [Tony speaking] 372 00:23:45,843 --> 00:23:46,843 [Mike] Beautiful. 373 00:23:48,510 --> 00:23:49,443 [Tony speaking] 374 00:24:07,543 --> 00:24:09,276 [horn blaring] 375 00:24:25,943 --> 00:24:28,010 [narrator] Half a mile down the hill... 376 00:24:30,510 --> 00:24:33,543 ...it's all hands on deck to fire up the pump 377 00:24:33,543 --> 00:24:35,443 and get back to washing pay dirt. 378 00:24:52,476 --> 00:24:56,376 This is how we're gonna hook up our pump to our sluice pond. 379 00:25:04,977 --> 00:25:06,843 It's always nice to see it 380 00:25:06,843 --> 00:25:08,777 that it goes to the place where it should be. 381 00:25:08,777 --> 00:25:10,910 But, uh, it's not running yet. 382 00:25:11,777 --> 00:25:14,476 [Tony speaking] 383 00:25:24,843 --> 00:25:26,143 One, two, three, four. 384 00:25:26,143 --> 00:25:27,910 [machine whirring] 385 00:25:32,943 --> 00:25:33,943 [Kevin] What's that? 386 00:25:35,209 --> 00:25:37,810 [Kevin] This is gonna be oil-operated. 387 00:25:37,810 --> 00:25:40,010 I think we need to put air through the system. 388 00:25:40,010 --> 00:25:43,209 [narrator] The pump's engine is failing to turn over. 389 00:25:43,209 --> 00:25:46,010 [Len] Everybody ready. Three, two, one, kaboom. 390 00:25:46,010 --> 00:25:50,343 [narrator] To kickstart, Tony sprays ether into the air intake 391 00:25:50,343 --> 00:25:52,443 of the 700-horse power engine. 392 00:25:53,743 --> 00:25:54,710 [Len] It won't start. 393 00:26:10,810 --> 00:26:12,543 [narrator] At Paradise Hill, 394 00:26:12,543 --> 00:26:17,543 Tony needs his new super-charged pump to send water to the trommel. 395 00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:19,209 [Tony speaking] 396 00:26:19,209 --> 00:26:20,743 [narrator] But he can't fire it up. 397 00:26:21,476 --> 00:26:23,209 [Tony speaking] 398 00:26:29,910 --> 00:26:31,010 [Kevin] Use this for boost? 399 00:26:31,010 --> 00:26:32,010 [Tony speaking] 400 00:26:36,143 --> 00:26:39,043 We're giving it additional power to help it turn over. 401 00:26:39,043 --> 00:26:41,476 It didn't quite sound like it had enough juice last time, 402 00:26:41,476 --> 00:26:44,543 and we wanna be [bleep] sure that it's gonna go this time. 403 00:26:44,543 --> 00:26:48,677 So... So we got the air, a new starter, new power, 404 00:26:49,209 --> 00:26:50,209 someone on the pump. 405 00:26:51,243 --> 00:26:52,910 It's gonna [bleep] up. 406 00:26:52,910 --> 00:26:57,643 [narrator] Kevin's plan, give the pump a jumpstart with the pipe layer. 407 00:26:57,643 --> 00:26:58,677 [Tony speaking] 408 00:27:02,343 --> 00:27:03,343 [Kevin] I think so, yeah. 409 00:27:04,543 --> 00:27:05,510 [Tony speaking] 410 00:27:05,510 --> 00:27:06,543 [engine stuttering] 411 00:27:11,510 --> 00:27:12,777 [engine revving] 412 00:27:29,443 --> 00:27:30,977 [Kevin] Sounds way nicer than the other one. 413 00:27:30,977 --> 00:27:34,677 [Tony speaking] 414 00:27:34,677 --> 00:27:35,843 [Kevin] Oh, at least. 415 00:27:51,543 --> 00:27:56,109 [narrator] The new pump sends 1,500 gallons of water a minute 416 00:27:56,109 --> 00:27:58,743 half a mile up the hill to the trommel. 417 00:27:59,576 --> 00:28:01,243 [Tony speaking] 418 00:28:01,243 --> 00:28:02,410 [Kevin speaking] 419 00:28:03,076 --> 00:28:04,076 [Monica speaking] 420 00:28:09,510 --> 00:28:11,309 [narrator] After three days shut down, 421 00:28:11,309 --> 00:28:17,109 the Beets now need the 80 Pup cut to pay up big to make up for lost time. 422 00:28:29,677 --> 00:28:32,010 Money's going out, nothing's coming in. It's not [bleep] good. 423 00:28:32,010 --> 00:28:35,309 Without that 460, we're not gonna hit our goal. 424 00:28:35,309 --> 00:28:38,543 We gotta get that [bleep] fixed right [bleep] now. 425 00:28:38,543 --> 00:28:40,810 [narrator] Fred's wash plant is shut down 426 00:28:40,810 --> 00:28:44,309 after his new 460 excavator broke, 427 00:28:44,309 --> 00:28:47,510 leaving his small 220 excavator struggling 428 00:28:47,510 --> 00:28:50,143 to keep pay flowing to the plant. 429 00:28:50,143 --> 00:28:52,343 More money down the drain on this 460. 430 00:28:52,343 --> 00:28:55,543 Right now, if we can't get that machine fixed as soon as [bleep] possible, 431 00:28:55,543 --> 00:28:57,010 we're gonna be in big trouble. 432 00:28:58,943 --> 00:29:00,810 [narrator] To get it back running, 433 00:29:00,810 --> 00:29:04,243 Fred's spending more money on a new swing transmission 434 00:29:04,243 --> 00:29:07,209 and a specialist mechanic to fix it. 435 00:29:07,209 --> 00:29:09,176 - [John] How's it going? - [Sam] What's going on? 436 00:29:09,176 --> 00:29:10,710 [John] Oh, not much, you? 437 00:29:10,710 --> 00:29:12,376 Man, it's good to see you. 438 00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:15,109 Uh, I imagine you've probably got some parts for us. 439 00:29:15,109 --> 00:29:16,977 [Sam] Got a swing transmission for you. 440 00:29:25,877 --> 00:29:28,176 Earlier, we actually removed the transmission 441 00:29:28,176 --> 00:29:29,810 to reveal the gearing in there. 442 00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:31,376 We are just cleaning it out. 443 00:29:31,376 --> 00:29:33,576 We gotta repack it with grease down in there, 444 00:29:33,576 --> 00:29:35,109 put that other transmission back in. 445 00:29:38,777 --> 00:29:41,276 - [Sam speaking] - [John] Yeah. 446 00:29:42,643 --> 00:29:46,643 [narrator] A new swing transmission weighs 450 pounds 447 00:29:46,643 --> 00:29:48,410 and must be fitted precisely. 448 00:29:53,643 --> 00:29:56,076 [Sam] So what I'm gonna need you to do 449 00:29:56,076 --> 00:30:01,943 - is to get in and start it and really carefully turn it. - [John] Yeah. 450 00:30:01,943 --> 00:30:03,343 - Which way, left? - Right. 451 00:30:07,510 --> 00:30:08,510 Okay. 452 00:30:17,143 --> 00:30:18,143 It in? 453 00:30:21,209 --> 00:30:22,610 [laughing] 454 00:30:25,877 --> 00:30:27,643 - That looks pretty good, I think. - [John] Yeah. 455 00:30:27,643 --> 00:30:30,209 So, we got this transmission motor back in. 456 00:30:30,209 --> 00:30:32,043 Getting it bolted down now, and, uh... 457 00:30:33,076 --> 00:30:34,810 ...hook the lines up, a little bit of oil, 458 00:30:34,810 --> 00:30:36,443 and, uh, we'll be ready to roll. 459 00:30:37,343 --> 00:30:38,510 [Fred] How's it looking? 460 00:30:38,510 --> 00:30:39,610 Are we good to go? 461 00:30:39,610 --> 00:30:41,410 [Sam] Yes, you are, yep. 462 00:30:41,410 --> 00:30:42,443 [Fred] Boom, that's all I needed to hear. 463 00:31:02,410 --> 00:31:05,010 Hey, how's it feel in there, Buzz? Is it running pretty well? 464 00:31:05,010 --> 00:31:06,710 [Buzz] Looks like a champion. 465 00:31:06,710 --> 00:31:09,276 [Fred] Why don't you give me a little spin. Just prove that it spins. 466 00:31:14,410 --> 00:31:17,109 That's what I'm talking about. [laughing] 467 00:31:19,209 --> 00:31:21,543 Man, it's good seeing that 460 running right now. 468 00:31:21,543 --> 00:31:23,910 It's been quite a problem for us getting it up and running. 469 00:31:23,910 --> 00:31:27,143 We're following that quartz vein that's rich in gold, 470 00:31:27,143 --> 00:31:30,176 and we can't break into it with a 220 or the 250. 471 00:31:30,176 --> 00:31:31,943 That 460s gonna make short work of that 472 00:31:31,943 --> 00:31:33,443 and get all that rich pay to our plant. 473 00:31:34,677 --> 00:31:38,376 [narrator] 460 excavator fixed and plant running, 474 00:31:38,376 --> 00:31:43,010 Fred desperately needs it to start paying for itself. 475 00:31:43,010 --> 00:31:45,076 Hey, Buzz, let's start ripping that bedrock, brother. 476 00:32:13,910 --> 00:32:15,109 [horn beeping] 477 00:32:22,376 --> 00:32:24,109 Oh, what the [bleep]? 478 00:32:25,710 --> 00:32:28,243 [sighs] [bleep]! 479 00:32:29,143 --> 00:32:30,543 Broke the bucket. 480 00:32:31,243 --> 00:32:32,243 [bleep]! 481 00:32:32,943 --> 00:32:33,943 Bedrock. 482 00:32:34,943 --> 00:32:37,877 Look at that. [bleep] hell! 483 00:32:48,410 --> 00:32:50,243 Oh, what the [bleep]? 484 00:32:51,777 --> 00:32:54,276 [sighs] [bleep]! 485 00:32:55,209 --> 00:32:56,643 Broke the bucket. 486 00:32:57,443 --> 00:32:58,443 [bleep]! 487 00:32:58,977 --> 00:32:59,977 Bedrock. 488 00:33:01,209 --> 00:33:03,710 Look at that. [bleep] hell! 489 00:33:06,010 --> 00:33:11,810 [narrator] The Lewis crew's newly-leased excavator is down for the second time this week. 490 00:33:11,810 --> 00:33:14,176 [John] We can't dig without that. 491 00:33:14,176 --> 00:33:16,010 We can't do [bleep] with it now, not like that. 492 00:33:17,276 --> 00:33:19,243 So the welds just broke, huh? 493 00:33:19,243 --> 00:33:22,677 [Buzz speaking] 494 00:33:22,677 --> 00:33:24,243 Holy crap. 495 00:33:24,243 --> 00:33:25,610 Doesn't help that we're digging bedrock. 496 00:33:25,610 --> 00:33:28,010 You don't have anything capable of doing hard rock. 497 00:33:28,010 --> 00:33:29,543 Gold, it's in the bedrock. 498 00:33:29,543 --> 00:33:32,877 [narrator] The 460 is Fred's only machine 499 00:33:32,877 --> 00:33:37,143 tough enough to dig into the potentially gold-rich, hard bedrock. 500 00:33:38,010 --> 00:33:39,710 Without a working bucket, 501 00:33:39,710 --> 00:33:43,543 there's no way to find out if they're sitting on a big payday. 502 00:33:44,843 --> 00:33:46,309 [Fred] Let's get the bucket [bleep] fixed. 503 00:33:46,309 --> 00:33:48,243 We gotta fix that [bleep] so it doesn't happen again. 504 00:33:59,143 --> 00:34:03,076 Gonna do some cutting and grinding, welding. 505 00:34:30,076 --> 00:34:34,543 Have to use the force of the bucket to push everything back into place. 506 00:34:40,743 --> 00:34:41,977 Now, we're running. 507 00:34:49,410 --> 00:34:51,677 Oh, it looks pretty good. 508 00:34:51,677 --> 00:34:54,643 Now, I'll get it up top and get her back to work. 509 00:35:48,977 --> 00:35:50,209 It's looking beautiful, buddy. 510 00:35:51,677 --> 00:35:53,576 [bleep] game time. 511 00:35:53,576 --> 00:35:56,476 [narrator] The 460 is back digging bedrock 512 00:35:56,476 --> 00:35:58,710 following the gold rich quartz rich vein 513 00:35:58,710 --> 00:36:02,376 that Fred hopes will deliver the massive payday 514 00:36:02,376 --> 00:36:04,309 he so desperately needs. 515 00:36:04,309 --> 00:36:07,109 It's the first time I've been able to watch the entire mine site running. 516 00:36:07,109 --> 00:36:10,877 We've got the 460 finally in action, pulling dirt. 517 00:36:10,877 --> 00:36:14,543 Plant is running like a charm, and we're pulling pay as we speak. 518 00:36:14,543 --> 00:36:16,176 So couldn't be any happier. 519 00:36:20,777 --> 00:36:21,910 [narrator] Across the creak, 520 00:36:23,610 --> 00:36:28,643 neighbors, the Claytons, are also on a desperate hunt for gold. 521 00:36:28,643 --> 00:36:32,777 Their Gauntlet Cut paydirt is under four feet of water. 522 00:36:33,777 --> 00:36:36,943 My road took an absolute beating in that storm. 523 00:36:36,943 --> 00:36:40,076 There's a lot of water left in it, I gotta divert all that back. 524 00:36:40,076 --> 00:36:41,843 All the berms are washed right out. 525 00:36:41,843 --> 00:36:44,843 Ah, we're gonna have to build everything back up. 526 00:36:45,677 --> 00:36:46,677 This is a lot of work. 527 00:36:48,176 --> 00:36:49,343 [narrator] Overnight, 528 00:36:49,343 --> 00:36:52,877 heavy rain has caused the creak to burst its banks, 529 00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:55,710 and wash away the Claytons' bermed road. 530 00:36:56,343 --> 00:36:57,910 To make matters worse, 531 00:36:57,910 --> 00:37:01,309 their only water pump is stranded in flood water. 532 00:37:05,476 --> 00:37:06,977 Brady, do you copy? 533 00:37:06,977 --> 00:37:07,943 [Brady on radio] Yeah, go ahead, Warren. 534 00:37:08,810 --> 00:37:10,576 The whole [bleep] cut is flooded. 535 00:37:10,576 --> 00:37:11,710 From left to right. 536 00:37:11,710 --> 00:37:13,010 Pump is under water. 537 00:37:13,010 --> 00:37:14,143 [Brady] [bleep] me. 538 00:37:14,143 --> 00:37:16,743 Um, can you get that pump out there? 539 00:37:16,743 --> 00:37:17,943 I'll get her. 540 00:37:17,943 --> 00:37:19,343 [Brady] 'Cause Shane'll probably have to work on it 541 00:37:19,343 --> 00:37:20,943 and drain all that water out of it. 542 00:37:20,943 --> 00:37:22,576 Okay, I'll bring that pump up right now. 543 00:37:23,810 --> 00:37:25,610 [narrator] While Warren retrieves the pump... 544 00:37:31,043 --> 00:37:32,109 That's good there, dump it. 545 00:37:33,610 --> 00:37:36,843 [narrator] ...Brandon and Brady race to fix the berms 546 00:37:36,843 --> 00:37:39,443 and the road as quickly as possible. 547 00:37:40,610 --> 00:37:41,877 [Brady] What we're doing is 548 00:37:41,877 --> 00:37:43,843 Bran's loading himself with some tailings 549 00:37:43,843 --> 00:37:46,276 and I'm spreading them out. 550 00:37:46,276 --> 00:37:49,410 [narrator] To stop water from flooding into the cut, 551 00:37:49,410 --> 00:37:52,543 the Claytons must build up the berm with rocky tailings 552 00:37:53,543 --> 00:37:55,677 before reinforcing the road 553 00:37:55,677 --> 00:37:57,543 so it can support heavy equipment. 554 00:38:00,410 --> 00:38:02,710 [Brady] Yeah, it's not what we planned, 555 00:38:02,710 --> 00:38:04,543 but it's kinda what we gotta do. 556 00:38:10,810 --> 00:38:12,176 [Brandon] Once Shane fixes the water pump, 557 00:38:12,176 --> 00:38:13,977 then we can put back down on the gauntlet, 558 00:38:13,977 --> 00:38:17,777 start pumping again and get the water out a bit. 559 00:38:17,777 --> 00:38:20,977 - Is she okay? - There's a real good chance it isn't gonna start here. 560 00:38:22,543 --> 00:38:25,476 [narrator] Clayton family mechanic Shane Colliou 561 00:38:25,476 --> 00:38:28,777 has been fixing gear for 34 years. 562 00:38:28,777 --> 00:38:31,710 Okay, I'm just going to give her a whirl here, see what happens. 563 00:38:31,710 --> 00:38:32,643 See if it'll start up. 564 00:38:34,143 --> 00:38:35,777 [engine sputtering] 565 00:38:38,743 --> 00:38:40,843 - Come on. - [engine sputtering] 566 00:38:40,843 --> 00:38:44,043 - [sputtering stops] - [Shane] Maybe the fuel tank should be drained. 567 00:38:44,043 --> 00:38:45,443 See if one of them will fit under there. 568 00:38:50,043 --> 00:38:52,476 Yeah, you can see there's a bit of water in it. 569 00:38:52,476 --> 00:38:53,576 - [Warren] You can tell that? - [Shane] Yeah. 570 00:38:53,576 --> 00:38:54,410 Doesn't look great. 571 00:38:55,276 --> 00:38:56,109 - Okay, you ready? - Yeah. 572 00:38:59,677 --> 00:39:02,176 We're gonna put in fresh fuel and she should fire. 573 00:39:05,410 --> 00:39:07,010 [engine sputtering] 574 00:39:10,010 --> 00:39:11,043 [engine stabilizing] 575 00:39:12,843 --> 00:39:14,076 [engine running] 576 00:39:24,743 --> 00:39:25,977 Shane got the water pump fixed, 577 00:39:25,977 --> 00:39:30,343 so all we gotta do now is get in here, and start pumping. 578 00:39:30,343 --> 00:39:32,243 [narrator] The 48-horsepower pump 579 00:39:32,243 --> 00:39:36,543 drains 2,000 gallons of water a minute from the gauntlet cut 580 00:39:36,543 --> 00:39:39,309 while the brothers finish rebuilding the road. 581 00:39:40,977 --> 00:39:42,943 [Brady] So we've got to build up our road a bit higher. 582 00:39:44,410 --> 00:39:46,977 Just put it there, I'll spread that out. There's kind of a hole there. 583 00:39:57,843 --> 00:39:59,677 I think the road's good enough. 584 00:39:59,677 --> 00:40:02,109 I can actually go back to normal, start pulling pay. 585 00:40:05,510 --> 00:40:08,209 [narrator] Road complete, the Claytons are back 586 00:40:08,209 --> 00:40:10,643 hauling gauntlet pay to the plant. 587 00:40:13,309 --> 00:40:16,176 Hopefully we can keep the loads coming so we can keep it running. 588 00:40:32,843 --> 00:40:33,910 [engine starts] 589 00:40:34,977 --> 00:40:36,910 [Brady] So we built our devil from scratch. 590 00:40:36,910 --> 00:40:38,977 Dad always wanted to build his own plant, 591 00:40:38,977 --> 00:40:40,376 and one day he came home 592 00:40:40,376 --> 00:40:43,543 with this big ass [bleep] propane tank on a trailer. 593 00:40:43,543 --> 00:40:47,043 And he's like handed us a torch and said, "Start cutting." 594 00:40:47,043 --> 00:40:50,576 And probably about 90% of it is actually scrap metal 595 00:40:50,576 --> 00:40:53,410 that we had just laying around int he yard or that we found whenever. 596 00:40:53,410 --> 00:40:56,243 So we built it every winter for four years. 597 00:40:56,243 --> 00:40:58,343 I'm proud of how well it works 598 00:40:58,343 --> 00:41:00,343 and I know my dad is too. 599 00:41:00,343 --> 00:41:03,010 Just sucks that he's never actually been up here to see it, 600 00:41:03,010 --> 00:41:06,209 so we're hoping to work our ass off so he's able come up 601 00:41:06,209 --> 00:41:08,143 and see what he dreamt of. 602 00:41:08,143 --> 00:41:10,643 Dirt Devil likes to run dirt, so we're happy. 603 00:41:22,043 --> 00:41:24,810 I don't understand how every piece of equipment we have breaks. 604 00:41:24,810 --> 00:41:26,576 I swear this place is cursed. 605 00:41:27,476 --> 00:41:29,010 The thing is, it's not just us. 606 00:41:29,010 --> 00:41:31,209 - Uh. - You know, look at our neighbors. 607 00:41:31,209 --> 00:41:34,243 - Mmm-hmm. - Dropping [bleep] left, right and center. 608 00:41:34,243 --> 00:41:36,010 [crew member 1] I don't think that's due to a curse though, 609 00:41:36,010 --> 00:41:37,076 that's just how the Claytons are. 610 00:41:37,076 --> 00:41:38,543 They just constantly break [bleep]. 611 00:41:38,543 --> 00:41:39,677 [all laugh] 612 00:41:39,677 --> 00:41:42,476 - Uh, what's up, bruv? - What's up, [bleep]? 613 00:41:42,476 --> 00:41:44,176 - Hey. - How are you doing? 614 00:41:44,176 --> 00:41:45,010 [Fred sighs] 615 00:41:46,076 --> 00:41:48,143 - Tired, how about you guys? - Tired. 616 00:41:48,143 --> 00:41:50,109 - Yeah, a little bit. - We're all quiet. 617 00:41:50,109 --> 00:41:51,943 [Fred] Yeah, I'm feeling it too. 618 00:41:51,943 --> 00:41:53,410 - It was a tough week. - [crew member 2] Yeah. 619 00:41:53,410 --> 00:41:57,710 [narrator] This week Fred went all in on a 460 excavator 620 00:41:57,710 --> 00:42:01,977 to dig deep into what he hopes is gold rich bedrock. 621 00:42:01,977 --> 00:42:04,510 To pay it off, he needs to improve 622 00:42:04,510 --> 00:42:07,143 on his 16 ounce a week average. 623 00:42:07,843 --> 00:42:08,643 [Fred] All right, guys. 624 00:42:09,576 --> 00:42:11,209 - You ready? - Drumroll. 625 00:42:12,610 --> 00:42:14,410 One, two... 626 00:42:15,777 --> 00:42:18,309 Three, four, five. 627 00:42:18,910 --> 00:42:19,710 Six. 628 00:42:22,943 --> 00:42:23,743 [sighs] 629 00:42:24,276 --> 00:42:26,476 7.02. 630 00:42:27,543 --> 00:42:30,343 [narrator] Worth $12,000, 631 00:42:30,343 --> 00:42:34,376 it brings their season total to 118 ounces. 632 00:42:34,376 --> 00:42:36,476 Way short of what he needs. 633 00:42:38,143 --> 00:42:40,209 - [Fred] Well, I don't know what to say, guys. - Well. 634 00:42:42,309 --> 00:42:45,309 I think that's one of our worst gold weighs up in the Yukon. 635 00:42:45,943 --> 00:42:47,309 No [bleep] sense. 636 00:42:47,309 --> 00:42:48,677 [sighs] 637 00:42:48,677 --> 00:42:50,877 Honestly, this doesn't pay the fuel we ran last week. 638 00:42:50,877 --> 00:42:51,710 [crew member 3] Yeah. 639 00:42:54,410 --> 00:42:55,410 That's disheartening. 640 00:42:56,543 --> 00:42:57,977 I wish I could've given you guys better news. 641 00:42:57,977 --> 00:42:59,810 We hit a dry spot and we had a bad week. 642 00:43:00,677 --> 00:43:01,777 Both at the same time. 643 00:43:01,777 --> 00:43:03,109 We just can't let this happen again. 644 00:43:03,109 --> 00:43:05,476 We gotta keep that 460 running and we gotta put your harvester. 645 00:43:05,476 --> 00:43:07,910 We can't survive on this at all. 646 00:43:07,910 --> 00:43:09,643 Now let's just get back to work and fight it. 647 00:43:09,643 --> 00:43:12,076 Make this gold back up because that's the only way we're gonna make it. 648 00:43:12,076 --> 00:43:13,743 Let's just make the next one better. 649 00:43:14,743 --> 00:43:16,109 All right, I'll see you guys down there. 650 00:43:16,109 --> 00:43:17,276 - [crew member 3] All right. - [crew member 2] Yep. 651 00:43:21,910 --> 00:43:23,276 [Fred] You know, we got that 460. 652 00:43:23,276 --> 00:43:26,010 We put the money into it, we took a gamble 653 00:43:26,010 --> 00:43:28,076 to get the extra yards, to get the extra gold, 654 00:43:28,076 --> 00:43:30,610 and it totally backfired on us, we had two major breaks. 655 00:43:32,076 --> 00:43:34,810 And the worst gold count we've had all season. 656 00:43:34,810 --> 00:43:36,410 Five hundred ounces isn't even close, 657 00:43:36,410 --> 00:43:37,576 and, uh, 658 00:43:37,576 --> 00:43:39,276 it's just can't keep going like this. 659 00:43:40,243 --> 00:43:41,043 They can't. 660 00:43:46,410 --> 00:43:48,376 [narrator] Neighbors, the Claytons, 661 00:43:48,376 --> 00:43:51,843 want to beat the Lewis crew to 500 ounces, 662 00:43:51,843 --> 00:43:53,877 but they're 40 ounces behind. 663 00:43:56,109 --> 00:43:57,977 - Hey, guys. - Hey, how's it going? 664 00:43:57,977 --> 00:44:00,376 - Good, you? - Good, good. 665 00:44:00,376 --> 00:44:01,810 Ready for another week's weigh? 666 00:44:01,810 --> 00:44:03,443 Well, my hopes aren't very high, 667 00:44:03,443 --> 00:44:05,376 but we'll see what we did. 668 00:44:05,376 --> 00:44:07,443 Everything that could go wrong went wrong. 669 00:44:07,443 --> 00:44:08,710 It was like dominos. 670 00:44:08,710 --> 00:44:12,476 Like once one fell, then all of them [bleep] toppled over. 671 00:44:12,476 --> 00:44:14,576 I'm just happy we got around to running it this week 672 00:44:14,576 --> 00:44:15,843 - with all that breakdown. - [Brandon] Yeah. 673 00:44:15,843 --> 00:44:17,243 You know the last couple of weeks, 674 00:44:17,243 --> 00:44:20,309 we had breakdowns and we cleared 20 ounces. 675 00:44:20,309 --> 00:44:22,610 So even though we had breakdown this week, 676 00:44:22,610 --> 00:44:25,576 maybe we're still gonna clear 20 ounces. Let's hope so. 677 00:44:25,576 --> 00:44:27,076 - All right. - [Warren] Yeah, let's see it. 678 00:44:27,076 --> 00:44:28,076 [Brady] Yeah, can't see why not. 679 00:44:28,076 --> 00:44:29,109 [Brandon] Let's weigh her up, boys. 680 00:44:29,910 --> 00:44:31,076 Warren, you're counting. 681 00:44:31,076 --> 00:44:31,910 Okay. 682 00:44:36,410 --> 00:44:39,243 One, two, three, five. 683 00:44:39,243 --> 00:44:40,076 Six. 684 00:44:40,843 --> 00:44:43,143 Eight, nine, ten. 685 00:44:43,877 --> 00:44:46,076 Eleven, 11.2... 686 00:44:46,810 --> 00:44:48,877 Thirteen, 13-and-a-half. 687 00:44:48,877 --> 00:44:52,877 [narrator] Worth almost $23,000. 688 00:44:52,877 --> 00:44:55,977 Bringing the Clayton's total to 93 ounces. 689 00:44:55,977 --> 00:44:58,710 But still behind Fred. 690 00:45:00,143 --> 00:45:01,710 - [Brandon] It's okay, but not-- - [Warren] Satisfactory. 691 00:45:01,710 --> 00:45:02,977 Satisfactory. 692 00:45:02,977 --> 00:45:04,910 I mean, it's more than 10, 10s the bare minimum. 693 00:45:04,910 --> 00:45:07,476 - [Brandon] Yeah. - And all the [bleep] we dealt with. 694 00:45:08,576 --> 00:45:09,977 Thirteen's all right. 695 00:45:09,977 --> 00:45:12,376 - [Warren] Yeah. - I mean, all in all, we had a pretty [bleep] week. 696 00:45:12,376 --> 00:45:15,043 But us as a team, we stepped up. 697 00:45:15,043 --> 00:45:17,209 - So-- - It just kind of shows what we're capable of. 698 00:45:17,209 --> 00:45:18,576 Yeah, that's right. 699 00:45:18,576 --> 00:45:20,376 [Brandon] You know, we still have the other half of the gauntlet. 700 00:45:20,376 --> 00:45:22,010 It seems to be paying okay. 701 00:45:22,010 --> 00:45:24,276 I think we just gotta keep powering through it. 702 00:45:24,276 --> 00:45:26,643 And hopefully get a better week next week. 703 00:45:26,643 --> 00:45:28,543 You know, we got a lot of dirt to run, so, 704 00:45:28,543 --> 00:45:30,643 so let's [bleep] next week hard. 705 00:45:30,643 --> 00:45:31,977 - [Brady] Sounds good. - [Warren] Hell yeah. 706 00:45:31,977 --> 00:45:32,810 - Let's do it, guys. - Awesome, guys. 707 00:45:48,410 --> 00:45:49,643 [exclaims] 708 00:45:51,043 --> 00:45:53,076 [Monica] So you guys, 80 Pup. 709 00:45:53,076 --> 00:45:55,209 Where is, is that where you're getting all your pay from now? 710 00:45:56,410 --> 00:45:58,109 It's definitely different looking gold. 711 00:46:03,743 --> 00:46:04,977 Which are these stuff? 712 00:46:04,977 --> 00:46:05,810 [Tony speaking] 713 00:46:12,843 --> 00:46:15,076 And once we got it fired up, it seemed to work pretty well. 714 00:46:19,643 --> 00:46:20,810 Yeah. 715 00:46:20,810 --> 00:46:24,276 So, with that being said can we see how much we did get 716 00:46:24,276 --> 00:46:25,476 for the four days. 717 00:46:25,476 --> 00:46:26,543 [imitates explosion] 718 00:46:26,543 --> 00:46:28,543 [narrator] To stay on track for 5,000 ounces, 719 00:46:29,443 --> 00:46:32,843 Tony needs 400 ounces a week. 720 00:46:32,843 --> 00:46:34,877 - Everybody ready? Three, two, one, let's go. - Yeah. 721 00:46:39,010 --> 00:46:39,910 Twenty. 722 00:46:39,910 --> 00:46:41,910 Forty, eighty. 723 00:46:41,910 --> 00:46:44,109 Hundred, 120. 724 00:46:44,109 --> 00:46:45,777 Hundred-seventy, 180. 725 00:46:45,777 --> 00:46:46,710 Two-hundred. 726 00:46:46,710 --> 00:46:48,143 Two-forty. 727 00:46:48,143 --> 00:46:49,810 Two-sixty, 270. 728 00:46:49,810 --> 00:46:51,843 Two-eighty, 290. 729 00:46:53,043 --> 00:46:54,410 290.92. 730 00:46:55,777 --> 00:46:59,376 [narrator] Worth $495,000, 731 00:47:00,743 --> 00:47:04,610 it brings their season total to over 3,000 ounces. 732 00:47:15,610 --> 00:47:16,943 Now, that's pretty good for four days. 733 00:47:18,643 --> 00:47:23,777 If the Beets crew can run the 80 Pup white channel pay 24/7, 734 00:47:23,777 --> 00:47:27,576 they could bank over 500 ounces a week. 735 00:47:27,576 --> 00:47:30,209 Well, I'd be interested to see what else is going to come out of that. 736 00:47:35,443 --> 00:47:36,243 [Minnie] Cool. 737 00:47:37,443 --> 00:47:40,610 Well, when you're a goldminer, expect the unexpected. 738 00:47:40,610 --> 00:47:42,309 - Well, we'll see. - Right? 739 00:47:42,309 --> 00:47:44,043 Let's go! 740 00:47:44,043 --> 00:47:45,543 - [Tony speaking indistinctly] - Oh, man. 741 00:47:45,543 --> 00:47:47,576 [vocalizes] Bum, bum, bum, bum. 742 00:47:47,576 --> 00:47:50,443 Anyway, that was pretty good with the other two cuts being done. 743 00:47:50,443 --> 00:47:52,777 It's nice to have this job left for the rest of the season. 744 00:47:52,777 --> 00:47:55,410 - Right? - [Minnie] Well, Mike's doing a good job, so... 745 00:47:55,410 --> 00:47:56,977 It gives me more free time. 746 00:47:56,977 --> 00:47:59,410 - The more he does, the better it-- - The more bored you get? 747 00:47:59,410 --> 00:48:01,209 The more bored I get, but that's okay. 747 00:48:02,305 --> 00:49:02,482