Great work you two.
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Philip & Sandra Box
Mackka said:
Don't blame me...I just do as I'm told :lol:
It's raining here so she said "Why don't we pack the bus"?
What was I to do? So it's done, shovels, rakes, detectors, water, food, bedding etc and we're due to leave in 13 minutes
We all do the same Phil, you are not alone.
Good luck on the trip and stay safe.
Mackka
Good luck on the trip and stay safe.
Mackka
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
Sometimes we're too busy to get away, well that's what we tell ourselves. In reality we just have to decide to do it, and when you decide to do it you need to do it NOW. If you don't something will get in the way.
All it took was a few days of rain to trigger the idea, "It's too wet to dryblow, what should we do"?
We took the BBQ but that didn't work out the way I hoped it would
I was a little concerned about what might have ended up on the BBQ so the steak stayed in the fridge
A little break in our travels revealed a few surprises.
I don't know if these paintings are recorded anywhere but we won't be revealing their location.
It was always going to be a rush trip to spend a bit of time in the bush while our friend Jason was with us. There wasn't a lot of time but we did pack the detectors and there was just enough time for a quick swing
All it took was a few days of rain to trigger the idea, "It's too wet to dryblow, what should we do"?
We took the BBQ but that didn't work out the way I hoped it would
I was a little concerned about what might have ended up on the BBQ so the steak stayed in the fridge
A little break in our travels revealed a few surprises.
I don't know if these paintings are recorded anywhere but we won't be revealing their location.
It was always going to be a rush trip to spend a bit of time in the bush while our friend Jason was with us. There wasn't a lot of time but we did pack the detectors and there was just enough time for a quick swing
Excellent art work!
Mackka
Mackka
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
My smaller pulley turned up yesterday so I fitted it and went out for another test run. We're getting there. I'm not totally happy with the vibration on the classifier because the dirt clears at the top where I drop the load but collects in the middle. If I keep dumping it on nothing but the heavies drop off the bottom but a wide row of dirt remains trapped in the centre section of the screen. Anyway I put several buckets through without any problems.
My friend Gary turned up as I was finishing. I told him of my problems and he said his does exactly the same and he's running an electric vibrator so I'm going to have to happy with that for the moment. I told him I have no idea what's going over the riffles because there's so much dust you can't see them. He stepped into the dust cloud and felt the dirt flow and said I need less air and more dirt so that's just a couple of manual adjustments easily made. I won't do that now because the dirt on my lease where the work will be done is totally different to the big rocks (more than 300mm) and fine clay that I'm trying to process here.
I'm still not happy with the cloth of the riffle trays because there's a lot of dust passing through. I'll try to find some finer cloth about here. Mrs M might be missing a sheet of the bed if nothing else turns up
I do a lousy job of panning but Mrs M was busy and I was impatient. I don't know how much I lost in the sluice and pan but we can process it again later.
I was not happy with the results but as Gary said after looking at the amount of dirt I put through. "That's for about an hour's work, a ten our day at that rate would look impressive". (It took me a lot longer than an hour but I didn't tell him that.)
My friend Gary turned up as I was finishing. I told him of my problems and he said his does exactly the same and he's running an electric vibrator so I'm going to have to happy with that for the moment. I told him I have no idea what's going over the riffles because there's so much dust you can't see them. He stepped into the dust cloud and felt the dirt flow and said I need less air and more dirt so that's just a couple of manual adjustments easily made. I won't do that now because the dirt on my lease where the work will be done is totally different to the big rocks (more than 300mm) and fine clay that I'm trying to process here.
I'm still not happy with the cloth of the riffle trays because there's a lot of dust passing through. I'll try to find some finer cloth about here. Mrs M might be missing a sheet of the bed if nothing else turns up
I do a lousy job of panning but Mrs M was busy and I was impatient. I don't know how much I lost in the sluice and pan but we can process it again later.
I was not happy with the results but as Gary said after looking at the amount of dirt I put through. "That's for about an hour's work, a ten our day at that rate would look impressive". (It took me a lot longer than an hour but I didn't tell him that.)
Impressive !
Mackka
Mackka
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
We had a visit from a couple of our friends from Perth on Sunday. They were looking for somewhere to find a few nuggets so I recommended a pending area where they stood a good chance of finding a bit. In return they told Mrs M of a spot where there is a good scattering of relics not too far south of here. We leant our friends an SDC and a pick and sent them on their way.
We're ready to move Goldilocks and Tonka out to the lease but once there they're not expected home for some time. Mrs M suggested we take off for a few days first and try for a few nuggets and some relics. In the next breath she said "I wish we could take both quads". The only way that was going to happen was for me to repair the trailer we rolled last year. I've already taken the wheels and hubs for Goldilocks and also used the RHS steel we bought to replace the broken A-frame.
I'd already taken the solar panels off the roof of the bus before our previous few days away so that job had to be done as well. Yesterday I coated the roof seams with the liquid rubber and a 100mm wide cloth tape. This morning I opened the 10L of thermo reflective paint. I bought it last year but a year or so in Cue is a long time so by the time I got to it the paint was no longer liquid, it had turned to jelly. I called the Melbourne number on the container and got a very helpful guy. He said to give it a go stirring it for at least 5 minutes with a wide paddle and I might just rescue it. I almost did. It came back from jelly to something like lumpy custard. I tried to roll it on but that didn't work well. If I rubbed it with the palm of my hand it spread like paint so I ended up brushing it on. It's not a great looking job but it's under the solar panels so good enough.
This morning Mrs M had to shoot down to the doctor so I took the opportunity to get some trailer repairs underway.
I bought new aluminium panels last time we were in Perth but time is short so I decided to work with what we've got. Aluminium is quite forgiving when it comes to knocking it back into shape so even though it might not be perfect I think it'll work out ok.
I thought I was doing well but then I suffered a terrible blow. Mrs M came home, looked at it and said "Can it be repaired"? I expected 'How long will it take?' or 'How much will it cost?' but CAN IT BE REPAIRED? That put a bit of a dampener on my ego. I was so shocked I couldn't even come up with a decent reply :lol: :lol: :lol:
Anyway our friends dropped in again about lunchtime, returned the SDC and pick and showed off their finds. They seemed pretty happy too
We're ready to move Goldilocks and Tonka out to the lease but once there they're not expected home for some time. Mrs M suggested we take off for a few days first and try for a few nuggets and some relics. In the next breath she said "I wish we could take both quads". The only way that was going to happen was for me to repair the trailer we rolled last year. I've already taken the wheels and hubs for Goldilocks and also used the RHS steel we bought to replace the broken A-frame.
I'd already taken the solar panels off the roof of the bus before our previous few days away so that job had to be done as well. Yesterday I coated the roof seams with the liquid rubber and a 100mm wide cloth tape. This morning I opened the 10L of thermo reflective paint. I bought it last year but a year or so in Cue is a long time so by the time I got to it the paint was no longer liquid, it had turned to jelly. I called the Melbourne number on the container and got a very helpful guy. He said to give it a go stirring it for at least 5 minutes with a wide paddle and I might just rescue it. I almost did. It came back from jelly to something like lumpy custard. I tried to roll it on but that didn't work well. If I rubbed it with the palm of my hand it spread like paint so I ended up brushing it on. It's not a great looking job but it's under the solar panels so good enough.
This morning Mrs M had to shoot down to the doctor so I took the opportunity to get some trailer repairs underway.
I bought new aluminium panels last time we were in Perth but time is short so I decided to work with what we've got. Aluminium is quite forgiving when it comes to knocking it back into shape so even though it might not be perfect I think it'll work out ok.
I thought I was doing well but then I suffered a terrible blow. Mrs M came home, looked at it and said "Can it be repaired"? I expected 'How long will it take?' or 'How much will it cost?' but CAN IT BE REPAIRED? That put a bit of a dampener on my ego. I was so shocked I couldn't even come up with a decent reply :lol: :lol: :lol:
Anyway our friends dropped in again about lunchtime, returned the SDC and pick and showed off their finds. They seemed pretty happy too
They just don't understand at times.
My MOWAF is now whinging about the diesel heater I recently fitted.
Now it's too bloody hot at night.
Dearest, There are up and down buttons to set the heat temperature
and it is a bit hot at 30 degree's.
Things are pretty quite at the moment but storm clouds are gathering. :skull: :skull: :awful:
My MOWAF is now whinging about the diesel heater I recently fitted.
Now it's too bloody hot at night.
Dearest, There are up and down buttons to set the heat temperature
and it is a bit hot at 30 degree's.
Things are pretty quite at the moment but storm clouds are gathering. :skull: :skull: :awful:
Are you out camping?
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
Tathradj said:
I fitted one last winter then headed north so only used it of a few occasions but they are great to just get the area up to a comfortable temperature then click it off. Ours has a remote that we can take to bed. Once we're snug we flick it off and then on again in those early hours just before dawn. Our temperature gauge is useless.
I hope you weather the storm... :lol:
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
I'm just about there.
The frame on the ramp got a bit of knocking about but pulled up ok.
Some of my less than perfect welds let go or cracked so that was an easy fix.
I saved a lot of time by choosing a bigger hammer. I could have unpicked all the welds but I intend to replace this trailer one day so a few bumps and bends won't hurt.
I should get it roadworthy tomorrow so Friday we're off...
The frame on the ramp got a bit of knocking about but pulled up ok.
Some of my less than perfect welds let go or cracked so that was an easy fix.
I saved a lot of time by choosing a bigger hammer. I could have unpicked all the welds but I intend to replace this trailer one day so a few bumps and bends won't hurt.
I should get it roadworthy tomorrow so Friday we're off...
Get goin you good thing and bring home the bacon or Gold.
Mackka
Best Wishes to you both and Stay Safe
Mackka
Best Wishes to you both and Stay Safe
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
We're home. A good trip, a bit of gold, a few relics, met the station managers on the second day because they were out mustering when we dropped into the homestead. All good there and then yesterday we had a visit from the guys on the mining lease where we were camped. We camped there because it was the only patch of grass in sight and 50m outside the pending ground. It was a friendly chat to let us know we were on a live lease that they were about to start work. They were working in another area so no problems to stay put.
Last November we had an electrical burning smell that I couldn't identify. This time we had serious battery discharge and no response from the Redarc 25/20DC to DC charger. It should charge from the solar and then switch to alternator input once the engine starts. Nothing was working so I disconnected it and I think solved the problem with the batteries. As soon as we arrived home I called Redarc in SA. They identified my charger by the serial number and said that it was 4 years old, well outside the warranty period. I guessed as much but what I didn't expect was their response. I was asked to return the unit for analysis and in return they would send me a new one. How's that for service? Thankyou Redarc.
Last November we had an electrical burning smell that I couldn't identify. This time we had serious battery discharge and no response from the Redarc 25/20DC to DC charger. It should charge from the solar and then switch to alternator input once the engine starts. Nothing was working so I disconnected it and I think solved the problem with the batteries. As soon as we arrived home I called Redarc in SA. They identified my charger by the serial number and said that it was 4 years old, well outside the warranty period. I guessed as much but what I didn't expect was their response. I was asked to return the unit for analysis and in return they would send me a new one. How's that for service? Thankyou Redarc.
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
Too many distractions and not enough time but we eventually got out onto the lease.
[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/QE-JMEk7tm8[/video]
It's not perfect, perhaps it never will be but the main problem I had when first testing was the classifier blocking up. That didn't happen at all. This dirt is completely different with very little stones and lots of fine dust. It seems harder to push so I had more problems with the serpentine belt slipping. I had originally planned to have a toothed timing belt but at the time I couldn't find a suitable supplier. The ideal fix would to run a short toothed belt from the engine to the diff where most of the work is done then use the serpentine belt to do bellows and the long drive up to the wobble shaft. Right now I'm going to try to fix what I've got by rearranging the location of the idler and tension pulleys.
[video=480,360]https://youtu.be/QE-JMEk7tm8[/video]
It's not perfect, perhaps it never will be but the main problem I had when first testing was the classifier blocking up. That didn't happen at all. This dirt is completely different with very little stones and lots of fine dust. It seems harder to push so I had more problems with the serpentine belt slipping. I had originally planned to have a toothed timing belt but at the time I couldn't find a suitable supplier. The ideal fix would to run a short toothed belt from the engine to the diff where most of the work is done then use the serpentine belt to do bellows and the long drive up to the wobble shaft. Right now I'm going to try to fix what I've got by rearranging the location of the idler and tension pulleys.
Sounds like it's running smoothly. Great job MB./Mrs MB.
No doubt about it Moneybox, youre a Wiz! :Y:
