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Gpx-6000 1 Year Anniversary. Is It The King?


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1 hour ago, phrunt said:

I couldn't survive if I was doing what they did.

I often think the same. Amazing what the old-timers have accomplished without any advanced machinery and in often brutal conditions. Whenever I see those hand stacked large boulder piles along the river canyons in gold country I feel embarrassed when complaining about the weight of the 7000....But I wonder if they were just in general more enduring people with more physical strength, and most of all with more will-power and determination. 

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Yep, we have become a bunch of softies, they'd have a good chuckle at the things we complain about. Oh you have to carry 3kg, you poor little thing. ?

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7 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

And everyone that’s used my machine immediately bought one. The coils are not knock sensitive, period. There is something wrong with the detector.

Steve a lot of knock sensitivity is actually caused by the cable being wound too tight and it being tugged/twisted by shaft flex stiction. The coil is crashed into an obstacle which the flexes the shaft which then puts a twisting effect onto the cable which then causes noise. Especially noticeable in warmer weather.

Note: This is assuming there is no actual fault with the coil, I had a coil last week from the first releases batch that has gone bad, it would purr along fine then if you clipped something directly under the coil it would go mental, it is being replaced under warranty and while my customer waits for the new coil to arrive they are using my coil, lets see an online box shifter offer that sort of service!!?

JP

 

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4 hours ago, phrunt said:

I'm starting with the NF 12x7" and if I like it I'll get the 8.5x6" too.

Hey phrunt, 

I'm also looking for the NF 12" x 7", any idea when they will be available? Thanks,

Bill

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Just now, cobill said:

Hey phrunt, 

I'm also looking for the NF 12" x 7", any idea when they will be available? Thanks,

Bill

My dealer said July in Nz with the smaller one coming sometime later for some reason. 

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2 hours ago, phrunt said:

Yep, we have become a bunch of softies, they'd have a good chuckle at the things we complain about. Oh you have to carry 3kg, you poor little thing. ?

Are you saying I`m soft???? As long as i`ve got the Expresso machine and genny to run it I`m sweet?

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2 hours ago, phrunt said:

Yep, we have become a bunch of softies, they'd have a good chuckle at the things we complain about. Oh you have to carry 3kg, you poor little thing. ?

In my army days, it was common to have 30kg of kit on your webbing and pack, plus carry a 4kg rifle and march for 30km a day. My back is stuffed now and we got it easy nowadays with lighter, better designed gear. A well prepped pack is under 10kg and no rifle lol

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Re the aftermarket coils, here's  a good video-view of what the NF 12x7 looks like in the field, take a look at this video:

NF 12x7

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