New Road Cut - Page 2

3RRL · 04-25-2007, 07:47 PM

SBD,
Great job you are doing there.
That's a lot of cutting and dirt moving in a precarious place too. I know, having done a lot of road cutting on my place. Good thing you didn't run into any granite or huge boulders too. That would be a bummer. Very interesting project.
Thanks for sharing.

SBD · 04-25-2007, 10:37 PM

Thanks for all the great feedback. I'll post some more pics when I bring the tractor back in 2 weeks. I believe that one more day on the tractor and I will have the entrance free and can drain all the water out.

No gold yet. But they mined the place from the late 1800s to the early 1930s so something must be there. The mining claim was pateneted in 1902 and at that time, the mine was 192 feet deep into the hillside. Man, that is a lot of dirt and rock to move!!! Most of it was probably done with Chinese labor.

The reason I am doing this road building project is because the hole is there and I want to explore it. After I fininsh, I plan to weld up a rebar gate/fence on the front to keep the bears and mountain lions from sleeping in there. I don't want to meet one at the end of a flashlight.

EddieWalker · 04-26-2007, 02:34 AM

Thanks for some greeat pictures. It's pretty unique to have a gold mine on your land. Do you know anything about gold mining, or is this sort of like a bonus to having the land?

Eddie

SBD · 04-26-2007, 09:06 AM

I am a novice at gold mining. My dad used to mine in Alaska when he was in his 20s. He is a retired geologist so I pick his brain for details.

My wife and I bought the land for investment and to do all of the outdoor things that we like to do. I imagine that this could all change if I were to trip on a gold nugget.

Renob · 04-26-2007, 09:09 AM

SBD,

By the way, don't you know you can't do any of the things that you are doing with that overgrown lawnmower!

Just kidding of coure, as I also have a baby tractor of a BX and I know better.

Impressive project you have going there. Looks like the tooth bar is coming in handy. I am planning to build one soon for a pool install project.

Keep the pics coming.

fishpick · 04-27-2007, 08:27 AM

Very cool job!

How far have you been back into the mine? Are you sure it's structurally sound - as in - not going to come down around you...

I never knew how useful a tooth-bar could be - wow!

SBD · 04-27-2007, 09:21 AM

I haven't been in the mine because there is still several feet of water on the floor. I don't know if it is structurally sound or not but I don't have plans to go way back in and be stupid with my jackhammer or anything.

This is the second road that I have cut into a hillside with the BX. The last one was going uphill instead of downhill. For that one, I didn't have a toothbar and it took a lot longer and was harder on the tractor. For the compacted soil and brush removal I've been doing, I would say it cuts the work down by close to half. I will never own another FEL without one.

Timber · 04-27-2007, 11:54 AM

I couldn't even imagine my loader without a tooth bar. I have done some pretty incredible things with my loader with it. I think a box blade too is a great addition to road building

mike69440 · 04-27-2007, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Renob

SBD,

By the way, don't you know you can't do any of the things that you are doing with that overgrown lawnmower!

Just kidding of coure, as I also have a baby tractor of a BX and I know better.

Impressive project you have going there. Looks like the tooth bar is coming in handy. I am planning to build one soon for a pool install project.

Keep the pics coming.

Wow, that much work with a BX!.

Now that I have an extra 1100 Lbs on my L39, maybe I should get a tooth bar?

04-25-2007, 07:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
3RRL Super Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Foothills of the Giant Sequoia's, California Posts: 5,798	Re: New Road Cut SBD, Great job you are doing there. That's a lot of cutting and dirt moving in a precarious place too. I know, having done a lot of road cutting on my place. Good thing you didn't run into any granite or huge boulders too. That would be a bummer. Very interesting project. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Rob- ...The Older I get...the Better I Used to be...

04-25-2007, 10:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
SBD Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The great Northwest Posts: 34	Re: New Road Cut Thanks for all the great feedback. I'll post some more pics when I bring the tractor back in 2 weeks. I believe that one more day on the tractor and I will have the entrance free and can drain all the water out. No gold yet. But they mined the place from the late 1800s to the early 1930s so something must be there. The mining claim was pateneted in 1902 and at that time, the mine was 192 feet deep into the hillside. Man, that is a lot of dirt and rock to move!!! Most of it was probably done with Chinese labor. The reason I am doing this road building project is because the hole is there and I want to explore it. After I fininsh, I plan to weld up a rebar gate/fence on the front to keep the bears and mountain lions from sleeping in there. I don't want to meet one at the end of a flashlight.

04-26-2007, 02:34 AM	#13 (permalink)
EddieWalker Super Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tyler, Texas Posts: 8,301	Re: New Road Cut Thanks for some greeat pictures. It's pretty unique to have a gold mine on your land. Do you know anything about gold mining, or is this sort of like a bonus to having the land? Eddie __________________ My Goals for 2008 1. Fishing and Hunting with my kids. 2. Build my storage Shed. 3. Put my outside access bathroom together. 4. Fence in a quarter acre for Turkeys. 5. Build my gazebo for my front pasture. 6. Finish back pasture and plant it in Bermuda. 7. Start my food plots. 8. Build a comfortable deer stand for two. 9. Build a wood burning fireplace in my home. 10. New flooring in my home. 11. Build a pasture sprayer. 12. Get my old jeep running.

04-26-2007, 09:06 AM	#14 (permalink)
SBD Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The great Northwest Posts: 34	Re: New Road Cut I am a novice at gold mining. My dad used to mine in Alaska when he was in his 20s. He is a retired geologist so I pick his brain for details. My wife and I bought the land for investment and to do all of the outdoor things that we like to do. I imagine that this could all change if I were to trip on a gold nugget.

04-26-2007, 09:09 AM	#15 (permalink)
Renob Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Finger Lakes, NY Posts: 204	Re: New Road Cut SBD, By the way, don't you know you can't do any of the things that you are doing with that overgrown lawnmower! Just kidding of coure, as I also have a baby tractor of a BX and I know better. Impressive project you have going there. Looks like the tooth bar is coming in handy. I am planning to build one soon for a pool install project. Keep the pics coming.

04-27-2007, 08:27 AM	#16 (permalink)
fishpick Gold Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 483	Re: New Road Cut Very cool job! How far have you been back into the mine? Are you sure it's structurally sound - as in - not going to come down around you... I never knew how useful a tooth-bar could be - wow! __________________ For the latest in what's going on around the farm and homestead visit http://www.bluebirdmeadowfarms.com/

04-27-2007, 09:21 AM	#17 (permalink)
SBD Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The great Northwest Posts: 34	Re: New Road Cut I haven't been in the mine because there is still several feet of water on the floor. I don't know if it is structurally sound or not but I don't have plans to go way back in and be stupid with my jackhammer or anything. This is the second road that I have cut into a hillside with the BX. The last one was going uphill instead of downhill. For that one, I didn't have a toothbar and it took a lot longer and was harder on the tractor. For the compacted soil and brush removal I've been doing, I would say it cuts the work down by close to half. I will never own another FEL without one.

04-27-2007, 11:54 AM	#18 (permalink)
Timber Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: East Bridgewater Massachusetts Posts: 1,300	Re: New Road Cut I couldn't even imagine my loader without a tooth bar. I have done some pretty incredible things with my loader with it. I think a box blade too is a great addition to road building __________________ Kubota B7800, Sundown Loader Forks, Landpride PHD, Sundown 66" Box Blade, 800 pound Ballast Drum with chain storage,ATI Grapple, 60" Landpride Brush mower

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