Boulder Removal 101.

loki258
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Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 20:12:56 GMT -5

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Post by loki258 on Mar 24, 2014 20:12:56 GMT -5

2 17,000lb straps... check.
1 Come-a-long winch... check.
1 Large pry bar... check.
1 Crows foot torsion Pry bar 7' 50lb'r 2" dia. ... check.

lol

Well we successfully moved the large boulder onto solid rock out of the hole that it was in. Phew... We're all sore.. LOL :lol:

There weren't too many options on a toe hold for the strap but we found an out cropping that worked great. It tookall 3 of us to move this big boy. Pry and winch, repeat... For about 2-3 hours. Got it moved up over 1' out of the water and over out of the hole about 7'.

This is the weekend before last gold. Few tubs of material and overburden ran digging under and around the boulder...

Material from under boulder.

After moving boulder this is a sample tub of the surrounding area under and around it.

Last Edit: Mar 24, 2014 20:16:08 GMT -5 by loki258

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 20:36:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 20:36:30 GMT -5 Nice gold looks like alot of work

mark New Member Board Moderator Posts: 489	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 20:40:39 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by mark on Mar 24, 2014 20:40:39 GMT -5 Nice job! How many pounds is your cumbalong rated for?
	Hey, I got blue stars!

loki258 CarolinaGold Members Posts: 205	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 20:43:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by loki258 on Mar 24, 2014 20:43:11 GMT -5 about 6000lb... It was fun. we bent the handle at near the end of moving the boulder... we straighten out and it would just bend up again... lol it worked for a 20 year old tool...

loki258 CarolinaGold Members Posts: 205	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 20:57:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by loki258 on Mar 24, 2014 20:57:31 GMT -5 Just to put the volume to gold ratio in perspective, one tub is a black concrete tub from lowes so about 4-5 gallons at best of material.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 20:58:40 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 20:58:40 GMT -5 Mar 24, 2014 20:57:31 GMT -5 loki258 said: Just to put the volume to gold ratio in perspective, one tub is a black concrete tub from lowes so about 4-5 gallons at best of material. so out of that spot ya got 4-5 gallons of material?

loki258 CarolinaGold Members Posts: 205	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 21:01:36 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by loki258 on Mar 24, 2014 21:01:36 GMT -5 That's what we ran as a test.

loki258 CarolinaGold Members Posts: 205	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 21:03:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by loki258 on Mar 24, 2014 21:03:48 GMT -5 Hopefully next weekend clear out all the overburden we put back in the hole chasing the trough behind it. And get back into pay layer... hand digging, yay... lol

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 21:55:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 21:55:00 GMT -5 Oh so there is more paydirt there then?

loki258 CarolinaGold Members Posts: 205	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 22:01:00 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by loki258 on Mar 24, 2014 22:01:00 GMT -5 Yea a good bit.

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 24, 2014 22:09:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 22:09:49 GMT -5 Find us some nuggets

loki258 CarolinaGold Members Posts: 205	Boulder Removal 101. Mar 25, 2014 11:29:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by loki258 on Mar 25, 2014 11:29:29 GMT -5 I'm working on it.

uregold
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i like gold how bout you?

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Boulder Removal 101. Mar 26, 2014 15:58:38 GMT -5

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Post by uregold on Mar 26, 2014 15:58:38 GMT -5

me and my friend moved a huge boulder one time with just a 6 ft bar. it took all day and it was tough to do but we moved it about 4 ft from where it was sitting. ran about 5 buckets and ended up finding the biggest piece of gold ive ever found. keep digging.

uscphil: ANyone live in Oconee COunty? I would like to have a buddy to go with, get's old no matter how much gold I get when doing it alone. Text me at 8646161897 if you want to get out and get some gold! You can also Email me at uscphil@gmail.com Dec 19, 2014 21:15:03 GMT -5

ncgold: Hey, from coastal nc and heading to Badin Lake for Memorial Day weekend. Which are some of the better streams around there?

May 14, 2017 20:54:31 GMT -5

ncgold: Any out there? All this rain we been getting, should be some good flood gold getting washed down the streams. Now if it will just stop raining! Anyone make it out on the few sunny days we've had? Mar 2, 2019 18:53:07 GMT -5