vanursepaul

If they keep managing like they are there may be no forest left for a claim holder to mistakenly burn...

12 hours ago, NV-OR-ID-CAL-AU said:

Got creative today and decided to sew up a super light weight cover with a       waterproof liner and the bottom padded for my GPX 6000. 3 ounces for weight.

Looks like that jacket may have a short sleeve this winter 😆

Steve changed the title and now i cant remember what i had put for one....lolol

Naw...           Alaska aint that bad either....

I show myself this picture when i start feeling like i'm never gonna get to go back to OZ..

This gets my blood going again and reminds me of ONE reason why I will go back as soon as possible. 

This is some gold the "Taskmaster" and I got while I was there in 2018.

Good job and truthful writeup----- !!!! 

You will be dangerous now that you can swing even longer...

hen again, my 70 Series Landcruiser has a manual gearbox and you have to wind the windows down by hand 👍

That says it all mate!!---- you are doing just fine!!!!!

Keep swingin'

Nice job=-- what is the lid from for reference

I may sound a little harsh bit it sounds to me like you need to learn how to read a GPs and a topo/claims map before you worry about the type of detector you should have...

Any detector that does find you some gold would be great---especially if it is on your claim.

This is a basic tenet of detectorists'--- to know where they are at at  all times-- dont be that guy who has to be embarrassed when the real claim owner shows up busting your a.. and all you can say is. " I thought we were on my claim"-- Trust me-- at the time it sounds so weak of an excuse that you will want to crawl under a rock. 

Hopefully the claim owner will blow it off and tell you exactly what i just did. 

Opinion given with love---- but dont mess up!!! -- too easy to use a real map !!!

 i smell the 40 mile skeets from here!!!!

Have a great trip!!

Im looking at the Philippines soon and then maybe OZ whenever i can sneak in!!

On 5/30/2021 at 10:50 PM, Norvic said:

Wat yo tink bunjee, yo bin dere, Yo go Manis no go par go, pinish por sur. 

No oooooo,, no Manis please

I was on the main island in mid 2000's----

Working with New Tribes Missions-- quite an eye opener-- the country, the people, the landscape, the language...... dispela day..... dispel day...   This is THE day!

I would go to Bouganville .... maybe i could hire a boater to drop me off over in West OZ.... i could wash ashore like a refugee-- surely you all dont still send people to Manis Island ,,,,do you???

On 5/29/2021 at 4:31 AM, geof_junk said:

Who has seen the videos of "Legend of Croc Gold" done in Bougainville Papua New Guinea and how did you get to see it (what links have you got to see it) I spent time there from Feb 1973 to Sep 1979 when I was young and fearless what a great and rewarding time it was for my family and self.

Do you remember your pidgen????

On 5/26/2021 at 1:29 PM, Condor said:

I am fortunate enough to live close to Steve H when he was otherwise engaged in pressing business, so he loaned me the only existing US GPX 6000.  I loaded up the Toyhauler, RZR, girlfriend and doodle dog for a week or so of detecting at Sawtooth.  Lundy dropped by for a swing or two and we gave the 6000 a pretty good go on some heavily detected patch areas.

GPX 6000 - I won't repeat all the other information already shared by Steve H and Lundy on their views of the 6000.  I had the time to do a little more testing of the other features.

14"DD Coil- I spent most of one day running the DD in the saltiest, most reactive ground I could find.  I found 2 tiny nuggets, depth not more than a few inches.  One thing I noticed on these small targets is too much swing speed and you will flat out miss them.  I'm talking patch cleaning speed, not patch hunting speed.   I'm sure swing speed would not be as critical on bigger nuggets, but these are in the .1 or smaller pieces and a fast swing speed loses them entirely.  It handles the hot ground like a dream, especially if you use the Auto Modes.  There are only 2 DD modes, a cancel EMI mode and a cancel Salty ground mode.  It seems you still have a normal and a difficult setting as well, but I'm not sure of the effect.  I couldn't discern any difference in my short time.  

17"Mono Coil- I think most people are going to want a bungee and swing arm.  It's not the weight particularly, Its the repetitive motion on my feeble joints I felt the most.  The swing arm from my 7000 really takes the pressure of that shoulder joint.  The 17 should do great in normal soils and handled the salty ground remarkably well especially with the Auto features.  I spent another whole day patch hunting with the 17 and I think that back in the Yuma ground it would be the go to, assuming it can handle the EMI from the fighter jet traffic.  

The Speaker- For whatever reason, as has been discussed by JP, the external speaker loads up with EMI noise.  It seems to get better after 30 minutes of run time, but gets annoying initially.  I normally hunt with Ear Buds and the 1/8 connection fits perfect in the 6000 headphone port, but you lose that wireless feature.  I tried the Aventree wireless neckband, it connects and pairs nicely and works great, just not my comfort style especially in the heat.  

Auto+ plus Threshold- I was watching one of the Aussie videos and learned that in Auto+ you can press and hold the Difficult mode button and get a threshold tone in the otherwise silent (Bogenes setting) auto mode.  I'm not sure what if anything this accomplishes, hopefully JP can give us a little more insight.  

I found gold, nothing big and nothing deep.  I spent a great deal of time in areas that just don't have deep nuggets, and the GPZ's had already cleaned out the big stuff.  Then I spent a lot of time trying to find a new patch, always an iffy endeavor.  Despite having the machine for over a week, I probably didn't get more than 30 hrs of pure detecting time.  First was the weather.  I hit N NV desert just in time for a cold front.  One day I was wearing shorts, the next day it was snowing.  One day I saw the storm brewing and tried to outrun it back to camp only to get hit with sideways blowing hail.  I had taken the windshield off the RZR to keep the dust vortex to a minimum, and sure regretted it that day.  

Detecting time also gets consumed by domestic duties, handling the BBQ, entertaining the dog etc..  It's good the have the family along, but you have to make a few sacrifices and pure detecting time is one of them.  

When the weather forecasts looked unsettled for the upcoming week, it was time to take the girlfriend and dog home which precipitated the misadventures.  By then the dog was limping, having gotten a fair share of foxtails stuck between the pads of her front paws.  A quick look showed hot swollen patches where the foxtails had embedded themselves in her skin.  A trip to the vet and $200 later she's on the mend.  

I thought I would load up the whole works and try to beat the weather, nope!  My toyhauler is a 5th wheel and relies on 12 volt landing gear for leveling and hitching.  The internal gear started slipping so I added the manual crank and broke off the main drive shaft.  Internet research reveals this is a common problem, way undersized gears and drive mechanism for that much weight.  New dual motor landing gear ordered, that's more expense.  I left the trailer and brought girlfriend and dog home, then returned to Sawtooth the following day.  I arrived just in time for 2 days of cold wind and rain.  

I waited it out and got 2 more days of detecting for exactly zip, nada, nothing.  Ground was wet and sloppy in places, the 6000 handled it fine by the way.  I just couldn't get the coil over any yellow stuff.  

So, I surrendered and loaded up to come home.  I used some MacGyver tricks to load the trailer.  My hitch is an Anderson conversion and not a true 5th wheel hitch.  It has an adjustable ball height mechanism connected to a bed mounted Gooseneck hitch.  I dug out wheel trenches to get my truck under the trailer's hitch with the truck ball at it's lowest height, once centered I persuaded the ball up into the connector with a few hammer blows. Once the ball was pinned to it's highest level, I used an inflator to fill my truck's load leveling air bags to their highest point, about 2 inches.  That was just enough lift to take the weight off the landing gear and free the extensions up and out of the way.   I fear this kind of functional fixedness may be lost on the next generation whose skill seems to be finger dexterity and computer games.  

 I took the long way on Jungo Road to Winnemucca because it is really well maintained for all the HyCroft mining traffic.  I hit the freeway heading for Fernley and a couple times felt an odd vibration.  I was facing a stiff headwind and the trailer was making that diesel engine work just to maintain 55mph.  I got an error code for excessive engine boost and noticed the transmission temps heating up more than engine coolant temp.  Then stuff happened.  The truck started bucking and hard shifting as I tried to slow down.  The emergency lane is no place to be on Highway 80, when the speed limit is 80mph and triple trailer rigs are zooming by.  I limped it to Rye Patch road and limped down to Dan's Gold Digger Pizza place.  Dan had no trailer space with hookups,  but he let me park it in the back lot.  My girlfriend drove out from Fernley because she has the AAA card and I was going to need a ride home anyway.  

I had the truck towed to the only place in Winnemucca who could look at it within the next 2 weeks.  Car Care Clinic near the Walmart, great bunch of people in there.  Anyway, it seems I broke the right rear axle and it was hanging on by a thread.  The repair tally hasn't arrived yet, but it's sure to be further eroding my discretionary funds account earmarked for a GPX6000. 

I try to think positive.  It could have been much worse.  The weather is clear and warm, I'm still upright, the dog is good as new and I'll have a brand new axle.  That dinosaur GPZ 7000 is going to have to carry me through a bit longer.

 

 

 

Always an adventure mate.... 🤠----you needed the Old Troopy blowing black smoke!!!

I reckon she would have brought you home----

You know i never had a flat at Rye Patch that I can remember.... And i used to buzz it out there wide open.... ask Michel....lol

On 5/20/2021 at 6:37 AM, Gerry in Idaho said:

Hey,  I sell metal detectors for a living, so you know I'm not rich.  Plus, advertising  is getting expensive, so I slip come kudos to my staff/I on occasion, to keep up with Mail Order and Amazons.

At the rate I am getting the GPX-6000, I'll need to start selling dreams...that's right, I already do.

BTW, When you going to join us at Rye Patch?

I'll have to pass on Rye Patch--- OZ has spoilt me.... not just the gold , but the overall experience with great people, crazy geology, and food--- did i say FOOD!!!!! 

Now thats not to say i dont know a few on here who can slap together a pretty good meal and fiesta..... and quite a few are within 500 miles of RP....

4 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Just in the last couple weeks I was sent a couple pics from a customer who visited WY with his GPZ-7000.  Now this customer knows his detector better than many, as he attended our 3 Days Field Training last Fall and it looks to be paying off.  Over 5 ounces of gold and many of them solid nuggets and this folks just came from WY.

Yes it's still out there for those who do research and legwork.  I just love seeing customers success and is shows my staff/I efforts at Training is paying off.

Anyone else been able to find any WY gold with a detector?

4 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

 

nice looking Wyo gold-- (and never miss an opportunity for an unabashed commercial Gerry.!!!! ) 

🤣😂---- Sorry i couldnt help meself....

Taskmaster got a "deal" on a DeWalt blower and that little thing came in handy as can be,

It worked a treat when we were dry blowing!!!!!!

We would use it to blow off the backhoe and it worked great on the air filters---- plus he used it on me a few times too..My lungs show opacity since i have been going to WA for some reason...🤠. I was the dry blowing monkey who cleaned out the feeds from the hopper to the Keenes... but i didnt have the heart to tell the doc....

We used the Dewalt for many different things and were really impressed upon how handy it was. 

The last picture is my favorite--- all done and dusted and 4X time---- with a  brilliant lounger seat donated by Condor!!!!  Condor that seat made the Taskmaster happy!!!!! 

Steve, That's not cussing in Australia----🤣-- 

I have had Sheila's in Meeka come off with worse expletives than that old fat bas..... 🤠

The "Taskmaster" was the one who really taught me how to cuss Aussie style------he led by example---

(Dont know what he was cussing about all the time tho.... I was right there too... )

It was hard to tell because when he was looking right at me a frantically waving his arms like a madman and yelling, "%&^@)()#(_ @#)*)@#*@_.... bleep bleep bleep-&^%&%)^#@&---- it made me think maybe he had seen something behind me that upset him........??????--Yeh THAT'S IT...something behind me...yep.. had to be...

I was able to witness the the same type behavior from my Dimbulah mentor---almost exactly the same type string of expletives spewed over a prolonged period of time one morning----( i dont forget those lessons) 😳😉

May even heard a little of it in the FNQ with the Goldhounds---but yeah naw, Tremain is too laid back, Dave wasnt there enough to see me in action..lol... ....now Dale...... yeah Dale may have snapped once or twice whilst trying to explain something to me again ----- for the hundreth time.... hahahahaha----- 

Lord I wish I were back!!!!

5 hours ago, geof_junk said:

I noticed that there is 6 rows of stitches on the cap, does each row have 1000 stitches eg 6000 🤣

Now that's OCD....

On 5/12/2021 at 12:43 PM, Norvic said:

No hard work involved at all, all hard play, good fun for me Gerry, I mean no offence to any religion but the GoG is/has/will be my mistress. I ask who could ask for more in life? Not me.  Now I`m bugging off to the GoG on an o`nite mission.

Any pics of the latest adventure at the hut???

True-- i think i have had them all since the 2200--except the 4500 and the 4800--

and a lot of other ones like makro, GB II, 705. 800 x 2, 600, CTX3030, --

i liked the sound of the 6000 on those targets. So of course I will have to get one--- as soon as they open OZ back up-- 

so---- even if it was -do you think the idea was to sell 2300's?????

I doubt that.... 

And who didnt know that the ZED will go deeper than the stock 2300 coil...????

But she performed pretty dang well with the big dogs... that was obvious...

I have a 2300 and wouldnt have given it that much cred..

Till now---

And of course, in this video  the 6000 just put the old lion out to pasture !!!! bam!

The 6000's audios responses were way nicer than the ZEDS.... 

I will say it again--time will tell ---

(but it may be time Taskmaster!!!!!)😉

I really liked the clarity of the 6000's target response--- there was no denying it---DIG!!!!!

1 hour ago, Norvic said:

Crikey mine are sitting at PO waiting for collection a few 100 ks away, I`ll be droppin my nuggets then............🙄

Careful about dropping your nuggets on the floor mate !!!----- 

That may end up being a "sore" subject--- 🤣

I would love to hear the chatter at the Doc in a Box after you left.....

Wow... the little SDC aint so little !!!

It was showing off in this video--

I didnt expect that....