"Sluicifer!" "On this mega episode Of "Gold rush"... look out!" "Why don't you settle The down, tyson?" "Rick!" "Put this hoe On the other side!" "Somebody get me A radio." "There's no gold here." "There's no way We're gonna run it." "Because I'm gonna run it Off this cliff." "Whoa!" "What are you doing?" "Get out of the way!" "Do you know how much time We wasted." "Hauling this here, dave?" "The only way we're gonna win Is if we stay together." "That's pretty amazing." "Captions paid for by Discovery communications." "Plane." "That might be tony." "Tony tends to get grouchy." "If you don't go see him Right away." "At eureka creek," "Tony beets pulls his son, kevin, Off his dredge." "And flies him 40 miles South to thistle creek." "To work on his new project." "Tony is putting together A fleet of dredges." "His new $1.5 million dredge." "Is 50% larger than dredge one." "But before he can put it To work," "Tony has to break it down." "And tow it 100 miles upriver To his claim." "Using his new tug and barge." "Nothing to do But get to work." "All right." "I don't..." "It's..." "Never torn a dredge apart," "But it's just nuts and bolts." "Gene cheeseman," "Tony's right-hand man, Heads up the wrecking crew." "Don't look at the big picture." "Look at the little things." "Break it down in small steps." "And just one thing at a time..." "Pretty soon you'll be done." "Just get the tools we need here." "And get to work." "Try not to trip and die On the way up there." "To reach the dredge's core," "Tony plans to rip up The old floorboards." "And remove the tin skin..." "Ooh!" "That's a little hot Down the shirt, by the way." "Then cut The 500-ton dredge." "Into transportable pieces." "Step up on there." "This is the first time" "Kevin has seen The new dredge." "I like this one A lot better." "It was a lot less beaten And abused." "And it was put together A lot more smartly." "You just look at little things And go, "Yeah."" "Like, even the superstructure In here was nicer." "And is... it's solid." "After 10 hours," "Tony's crew has stripped As much as they can." "At this point in the season," "If we don't see gold soon," "I think everybody's morale..." "You know, I think they're gonna Start losing interest." "In gold mining." "In oregon," "Todd hoffman set his crew." "A massive 5,000-ounce, $6 million goal." "But nearly halfway Through the season," "They've mined less than 3% Of that..." "A disastrous 138 ounces," "Worth just $165,000." "For three weeks, They've been searching." "For a gold-rich pay streak." "At their buckland claim." "We're deep in the hole." "Let's just hope This pay streak is damn good." "It's gonna need to be." "Last week, they found A potential pay streak 60 feet down." "So todd is running a test Through monster red." "Can't wait to see gold In the sluice box." "Hopefully this 1,000-yard test." "Puts us in that direction." "Maybe right here Is the turning point." "Maybe what I got In the bed of my truck." "Can kind of Boost the morale." "And make everybody feel good Again about oregon." "I don't like The way this looks." "I think they're too high." "Just doesn't look like pay." "After running 500 yards," "Dave turin has yet to spot gold In the sluices." "See if there's Any gold in it." "The buckland is nothing like What we thought." "Here we are, Digging 60 feet deep." "I just hope they know what They're sending up here." "Are you serious?" "There's no gold here." "What the frick Are they sending here?" "Dave to todd." "Dave to todd." "Yes, dave?" "Todd, where's this pay Coming from?" "I just panned two pans." "I got absolutely no color In this." "Just run it, dave, If you can." "Just run it." "There ain't no gold In this." "Andy found a little bit Of gold there." "It's got to have Something in it, dave." "Just freakin' run it." "That's just a bunch of crap." "Can't run a mine like this." "There's no way We're gonna run it." "Because I'm gonna run it Off this cliff." "Dave is dozing the pay pile." "His crew is hoping Will turn their season around." "These guys are all working For, gold." "They need the gold," "And this isn't gonna get it." "So it's just gonna go away." "What the hell?" "Are you kidding me?" "Whoa!" "Stop!" "Whoa!" "What are you doing?" "Get out of the way!" "Hold up." "It's not worth it, todd." "We need to just Get rid of it." "I panned gold in it." "It wasn't much," "But I had some gold In it, dave." "You know we wouldn't run this In the yukon." "Why would we Run it here?" "Still to come This season on "Gold rush"... crossing this bridge," "That's just not gonna happen." "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa." "This isn't the way It's supposed to be, okay?" "We're well-behind Right now." "We can't be making Any more mistakes." " Mistakes, man." " -mistake." "Yeah, we're in trouble." "Shut it down." "We got no gold In the sluice box." "All we've been doing This summer is losing." "Andy, the high wall's Coming down.   are we okay?" " No." "That's done." "I'm done." "I lost my whole team." "Oregon was meant to be A beautiful homecoming," "And it's just turned into An absolute nightmare." "You may be watching the hoffmans Buying their last bit of dirt." "We told these guys We were gonna pay 'em." "And we can't pay 'em With this stuff." "The hoffman crew Is at war over a pay pile." "They think could turn their Disastrous season around." "But dave turin Thinks it's garbage." "Do you know How much time we wasted." "Hauling this here, dave?" "If you don't like this, You should have told us that." "I'm with dave on this." "This isn't even considered pay." "I took a bunch of pans Out of it," "Didn't find crap." "Really?" "Yeah, it's dead." "No kidding." "So you should've had me." "Send it Over the overburden." "Why didn't you call me And ask me?" "The only way we're gonna win Is if we stay together." "Let's not keep making The same mistake." "It seems like every year," "We start before We're onto good gold." "And then we waste time." "It's my fault." "I sent this pay up here." "I'll take the blame." "Well, I think We ought to go ahead." "And take that long stick," "Switch out the bucket." "Even if we gotta dig down To 100 feet," "Until we actually get one Damn good gold pan." "And then we at least can prove." "There's the ore." "Dave, I'd like you To come in here, man," "And let's try to get Refocused here." "Sorry I went nuts Pushing this pay off." "Dear lord, we just..." "We give this group of guys To you," "And just make us better friends And better men." "And better, brothers And brothers in arms." "Amen." "Amen." "All right, let's go." "I've never seen dave That pissed." "We're having a hard year," "We're getting our ass kicked." "I'm gonna go down in that cut And find that damn gold." "I don't see the move Taking that long." "No." "As long as We have spots." "For everything to go." "Yeah." "At scribner creek," "Parker schnabel is on the move." "His boundary cut has produced 980 ounces of gold this season," "Worth over $1.1 million." "But it's mined out," "So today he's moving His wash plant." "To the new boundary cut Extension." "He's going to Have to make the move." "Without his main mechanic." "You know, made commitments." "I got all my flights arranged." "I got to..." "Got to head home and," "Get things finished up And ready for my wedding." "You know, mitch is Their main man around here." "He's been with parker For a few years." "He knows every nut and bolt And every piece of iron," "And, you know, I'm a little worried." "Without him being here." "You're the new Master mechanic." "That's scary." "With no mitch," "Foreman rick ness is in charge Of moving sluicifer." "I, kind of knew." "It was gonna be a bit Of a struggle without mitch," "But I didn't put a whole lot Of thought into it." "Until I showed up This morning." "And kind of went" Where do I start?"" "rick and brennan have Built a new 60-foot high." "Mega wash plant pad." "From around a million tons Of overburden." "Their new pad is 500 yards north." "And will divide Their boundary cut." "From the new extension." "First, rick will move The super stacker." "And hopper feeder Through a gap in the berm." "Then haul wash plant sluicifer." "Around the edge of the old cut." "To its new home." "It generally goes Pretty smooth." "Until," "Parker shows up And starts freaking out." "Without mitch here, I don't think." "We're gonna be breaking Any world speed records here," "But we're gonna move it In one shift... 12 hours." "Plant should move Really easy." "You've got a nice road Up there, so..." "That feeder might be A to move." "Yeah, that'll be fun." "Yeah." "I'll let you do that one." "Great." "You're getting 2 ounces an hour While you're running." "There's a tremendous amount Of pressure to be running," "So every minute that we take..." "Every hour that we take." "Moving this thing is gold loss." "But everybody's just got to keep A cool head." "With a 12-hour deadline," "Rick gets straight into moving." "The 10-ton hopper feeder." "Usually mitch is the one That hooks up to these." "With our semi And pulls 'em out of here." "He's been driving the truck For a lot of years." "And he ain't here, so." "Tyson's got a bit of experience Running truck," "So I'm gonna have him Do it for us today," "And, hopefully Things go as smoothly." "As when mitch is here." "We'll see." "I miss driving truck." "I drove truck in vancouver For 2 1/2 years," "So it'll be good to get back in The seat for a little bit." "So we're gonna have to swing This out of the way." "To clear all this material out From underneath of our feeder." "And then back the semi in And hook her up." "And hopefully it'll go smoothly From there." "Last season" "Tyson lee was a scribner rookie." "Now he's a senior member Of the crew." "Just got to level it out a bit." "So we get our..." "Get our truck in here." "And get hooked up." "I was just thinking," "Maybe smoothing this off A bit more." "You're good." "Back her in." "All righty." "I don't like it." "Tyson worries too much." "About everything." "He wouldn't let me spend five seconds leveling it." "This ground Is too walk him in." "Just hit her With some speed." "You're gonna have to Hit her hard, though." "Want to put your hoe bucket On this side?" "For what?" "Well, it's leaning this way." "It's not gonna tip over." "I don't need everybody To think." "That they ain't Calling the shots." "We're not on pavement here," "And I don't know, Everyone's already in a rush." "So things are getting passed up That shouldn't be." "If the $20,000 Hopper feeder tips over," "It will put parker's wash plant Out of action for weeks." "And cost him hundreds Of thousands of dollars." ""Hit it a little faster," They say." "Whoa." "Whoa!" "Look out!" "See?" "What'd I say?" "It's gonna Slide on us." "Is it wet?" "Nope." "Slid right off." "It slid over, As anticipated." "Why don't you lift it up This side." "I'll back out." "You can lower it down." "Then we'll level it out." "With the loader So it's an even lift." "Why don't you settle The down, tyson?" "Well, I knew This was gonna happen." "Well, I don't give a All right?" "Let's get the truck Out of there." "To stabilize the hopper," "Rick places wooden blocks Under the adjustable legs." "It's not like a truck On concrete, right." "We're on dirt." "It's all uneven." "It's just trial and error." "It's taking time." "Whoa." "Good?" "Well, step one down, Finally." "Feeder hooked up To the truck." "That's what happens When you rush." "Take the extra five minutes, Stuff'll go a lot smoother." "And then I get Yelled at when" "I tell them That was gonna happen." "Not the right way To treat people." "Let him get in the Truck and drive it." "Tyson's pouty attitude Is not helping things out." "It's just pissing me off Is all it's doing." "I don't know what happened To him this year." "Last year, He was up for anything," "And this year, all he wants To do is bitch." "And complain about everything." " I don't need that." " Just do the job." "Tony beets has started To dismantle his second dredge." "But he's done all he can Without a crane," "So it's sitting idle In thistle creek." "He's counting on his tug, kid commando," "To tow the equipment he needs 100 miles up the yukon river." "But before he can set sail..." "Kid commando needs to prove It's seaworthy." "We're just setting up To do the stability test." "On the kid commando here." "And see how it goes." "Six months ago," "Tony spent $50,000 On this rusting hulk." "Gene warned tony The tug looked unstable." "And had a history." "Makes me a little leery About it." "Especially when you hear The broadside in it." "And laid it over on its side Is what the story is." "Even though It had already capsized," "Tony spent $100,000 more." "Hauling kid commando The 500 miles to dawson." "And renovating it." "It's floating'!" "Whoo!" "I'll take the equilibrium Measurement." "And then we'll, move One of the weights back aft." "Okay." "Across." "Yep." "And then see How things go." "Okay." "Now tony's hired Marine surveyor darren hass." "To carry out the stability test." "A government inspector Will deliver the verdict." "If he doesn't like what he sees," "Tony's dream of running A second dredge is over." "We have to do a series Of weight movements..." "Eight in total," "And with that, We can calculate what the..." "Essentially, the center gravity Of the vessel is." "First, darren Will install a plumb line." "Then, moving four 500-pound Drums from side to side," "He will test how far The tug moves off the vertical." "If kid commando tilts too far," "It'll fail the test." "Because it will be liable To capsize again." "Yeah, hopefully." "We've done some preliminary Calculations." "I kind of have an idea of what The deflection should be." "With the... with the test here," "We'll kind of know Definitively what the..." "What the stability is." "Okay, get the starting point Correct." "I have a pretty good idea where The center of the swing is." "The suspense." "Yeah, yeah." "Well, we'll move this one." "Over to this..." "This point here." "Watch your feet." "Where do you want it?" "In the back or in the front?" "No, back In the corner there." "Yep, next..." "Next weight shift." "After an hour's testing," "It's time for The inspector's verdict." "Kid commando Has failed the test." "It tilted so far, It's at risk of capsizing." "Yeah, it sucks It didn't pass." "So now I guess we have to figure Out what we're gonna do now." "I don't..." "I was kind of worried About it to begin with." "Andy, dig down right in here And see where that goes." "Dave turin bulldozed Their pay pile," "So todd orders andy to dig For the elusive pay streak." "Using the long stick excavator." "I'm gonna go down there And find dave." "Some real frickin' pay dirt." "Part of the problems That we're having is that." "In the history books, it says We got to go 100 feet deep." "And I'm gonna try to hit..." "See if I can hit bottom today." "At 70 feet," "Andy hits rock." "He needs a bucket with teeth To dig deeper." "There we go." "That's rounder rock, todd." "It is." "Look at that." "It's looking a lot better." "Smooth round rocks indicate." "The root of an old riverbed," "Which could contain gold." "The only way that you're ever Gonna be successful." "At gold mining Is you got to keep going." "At 80 feet, Andy pans the dirt." "Yeah." " Look at this." " Yeah." "One pan." "I've seen better pans, But damn," "This sure looks good Right now." "Let's send this stuff To old dave turin." "Fire it up, juan!" "Screens coming on!" "This whole season's just been An absolute nightmare." "First bucket, guys." "I feel like we're finally Turning the corner." "Hopefully there's enough gold In there to really just." "Put a lot of gold In these guys' pockets." "Yeah, Today's a pretty big day for us." "Try not to break stuff." "Try not to lose Too much running time." "Let's see if we can break Some cables." "At scribner creek," "Parker is moving his wash plant." "To the new boundary cut Extension." "I think Naming this thing sluicifer." "Was the best idea." "Both time..." "First time we set it up," "It started pouring rain," "And now We're trying to move it." "And it's thunder And lightning." "Something ain't Lining up here." "Parker's $600,000 plant, Sluicifer," "Is designed to be Completely mobile." "You're clear." "But if the plant Tips in the rain," "Parker's season will be over." "So the young mine boss Has taken the hot seat." "Seems to be pulling along Just fine." "Good?" "So far, so good." "She's rolling." "Kind of looks like An angel right now." "It's got the angel wings." "This plant's really wide, so We're just trying to get around." "The corners here without, Hitting anything." "That's probably Pretty damn close." "It pulls fine straight, Just turning it..." "Turning it around is difficult With these machines." "To complete the move," "Parker must spin his wash plant." "So the sluices And tailings conveyor." "Hang over the 60-foot drop." "He's right on the edge." "That's Bang close there." "That good?" "I'm happy with that." "Yeah." "Boo-yah." "Sluicifer!" "They've succeeded In moving the plant." "In just nine hours." "The three hours they've saved." "Could earn parker Another $7,500," "But firing up During a thunderstorm." "Could be fatal." "Sluicifer." "It's all sluicifer's fault." "We're all gonna Get struck by lightning." "At the same time, probably." "Me." "Look at dozer." "Yeah, he looks Just miserable." "Dozer." "Parker's new pan." "Is built of loose overburden." "That could be weakened By a severe soaking." "We'll know god's done his work When the plant's down there." "Yeah, that'll be Absolution there." "Until then, They're just coincidences." "15 minutes after The last lightning strike," "Parker risks his first startup In the new cut." "All right, let's get everything Rolling and shaking." "Okay." "Gonna get everything moving." "Tyson, you got a copy?" "I got it." "All right, Parker's turning on the pump," "So as soon as you see water Up here," "Or me give you the sign, Just go ahead and dump her in." "10-4." "Thank you." "Is that water?" "Hey!" "First scoop into sluicifer." "From the second set Of the boundary cut." "Sluicifer's hungry, And this cut's big," "So it's all up to us To keep her fed." "It's about as good as we could Ask for with this chute." "For sake." "Rick!" "Put this hoe On the other side!" "The lethal combination." "Of a rain-soaked berm And 33,000 gallons a minute." "Pumping through sluicifer." "Is washing away the pad." "Get the Out of the way, fellas." "Well, rick's trying to Save our berm here." "Look down there." "If rick can't stop The water destroying the pad..." "Whoo." "That's kinda straight down, Ain't it?" "The $600,000 wash plant." "Could crash Into the 60-foot abyss." "This." "Send tyson to get A couple more tires," "Throw 'em right At the bottom of this." "Yeah." "Special delivery For richard." "Rick attempts to break The force of water." "Pummeling the berm." "Somebody get me A radio." "Shut down." "Don't put the scoop in." "Just shut down." "We got to shut it down And reevaluate." "We're about to lose Everything here." "We have two Simultaneous problems..." "The pissing rain Doesn't help," "And, our berm's Washing away." "Fun day." "Once the path starts Washing away like that," "Only thing it's gonna do Is it's gonna work itself." "Back underneath the plant." "And the plant's gonna Take a dive off the path." "So we can't... obviously, We can't have that happen." "Yeah, you know, Every hour we're down," "We're losing 2 1/2 ounces." "Lot of money we're losing." "Hey, rick, Can you hear me?" "Roger." "I got this coarser stuff," "And you can shove that up Around the front part." "Parker comes up With a new plan." "To try and save his berm." "Force tailings this way." "Is probably the best bet We can..." "In a few hours, we'll be able To build a pad up in front." "The loader is gonna dump Some tailings over the edge." "Parker's gonna pack it up Against the plant." "And then we'll just keep on Doing that." "Until it decides to stay." "Let's fire back up!" "Yay." "Second time's a charm." "All right." "Just add water." "It ain't looking too bad." "Some of this is gonna wash Away..." "I knew that..." "But if we can get the bigger Rock to hold up," "We're gonna be all right." "Yeah, I think They're good for the night." "Hey, we're sluicing, We're making money." "There you go." "Good job, man." "Yeah." "In oregon, parker's Mechanic, mitch blaschke," "Is on honeymoon." "Instead of taking new wife, Haley, to hawaii," "He's brought her to..." "A gold mine." "Hey, guys." "Hey, todd." "How you doing?" "The-the blaschkes." "Yes." "My wife, haley." "Wow." "Congratulations, guys." "You got married." "Thank you." "Was it weird going From mining." "To standing there In a suit?" "Yeah, that was a big change, But man," "It's just nice To be home." "How long you guys Been married?" "Four days?" "Four days." "Three days." "Yeah." "You guys are always welcome To come back and mine with us." "I appreciate that, todd." "Yeah." "You've got something special, You need to protect it." "Don't let mining." "Get in the way Of your relationship." "Yeah." "You know, I'm working For parker right now." "And everything's Going great," "But this is four hours From home." "Todd's a really good guy." "It's really nice that todd Gave me an offer, you know." "It's always nice to have Something in the back pocket." "Tony beets' $150,000 tug." "Is unseaworthy." "Without it, he has no way Of hauling equipment." "To thistle creek," "No way of realizing his dream." "Of running two dredges." "Now he's heading to his fifth Gold weigh of the season." "Tell me." "Well, what do you think?" "Whoa." "While tony's been Expanding his fleet," "His son, kevin, has been pulling 16-hour shifts." "On the original dredge To bring home the gold." "Damn near, Actually." "No, I just like my money In my pocket," "Not on the floor." "To stay on target." "For tony's 2,000-ounce goal," "They need this cleanup to Deliver at least 100 ounces." "90, 100, 120, 200," "230, 240, 300... 340," "370, 380, 390," "400, 420." "That's pretty amazing." "Still gold In here, tony." "480." "I think we will." " Wow." " 500." "Wow." "Need a bigger pan. 520." "532..." "Point six." " That's okay." " Yeah." "Worth almost $640,000, 532 ounces is the largest gold Weigh-in." "In "Gold rush's" Seven-year history." "Hey." "My best so far Was, what, 277?" "Yeah." "That's the best..." "Damn near doubled it." "Double it." "Don't count your chickens Before they hatch." "Well, I have." "You know what?" "Maybe our luck's turning." "Let's hope so." "'Cause up to this point," "If I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all." "Over the last two days," "The hoffman crew has run 5,000 yards of dirt." "From a new pay streak 80 feet deep." "We got it." "Well, that's it." "All that's left to do." "Is check the sluice box For gold." "Holy crap, guys, There's gold here." "Yeah!" "That is a..." " look at that." "Nice!" "Guys, come on out." "So far, Todd's crew has only mined 138 ounces of gold..." "Less than 3% of their 5,000-ounce season goal." "This week, man, We chased some frickin' gold." "We chased some gold." "Dad, how much we got?" "All right." "Here we go." "10, 20, 30, 40," "50!" "No way." "52.6." "Yeah!" "That's our first gold At the buckland." "Love it!" "Finally got some gold." "Worth over $63,000," "This cleanup could be The game changer." "That starts putting money In their pockets." "If we can keep doing that All season," "We'll be in good shape." "Now we're on The pay streak, guys." "At least now we know Where the gold is." "That's a great cleanup." "If we get a few more cleanups Like that," "We're back on the road." "Get ready For a lot of gold, man." "Whoo!" "All right, guys." "Yeah!" "Whoo!" "In the second half." "Of the mining season..." "This is gonna be crazy To watch." "From here on, It can only get better." "Off to thistle we go." "Parker schnabel's season." "Is on the brink of collapse." "There's nothing To even say about this 'cause of how big Of a up it is." "If this keeps up, we're not Making it to no 3,000 ounces," "Let alone 4,000." "Until foreman rick ness." "Digs deep At his indian river cut." "I'm the guy with the key now." "Key to the gold." "There's literally a rainbow Ending in the cut." "That means there's lots of gold In this guy." "Congratulations." "Tony beets and his family..." "Keep calm and mine on." "It's your project now, Your baby." "Sail upriver In a desperate attempt." "To get their second dredge." "This is" "I'm really Not impressed." "With the progress That you have made." "I hate to see the End like this." "And when todd hoffman Strikes out again..." "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "His whole operation implodes." "If we're gonna go out, Let's go out swinging." "Dave!" "Whoa." "Hey." "Trey!" "I don't know If we can work together again."