Parker Loses Over $200,000 Trying To Be More Efficient | Gold Rush 

I think he makes a valid point. Right now gold prices are high and he can afford to experiment and find out what the most efficient way is to mine before prices drop again... That way when they drop he's more efficient and saves the money he loses through lower prices while at the same time if the prices go up he'll make even more money because he's more efficient. If it where easy everyone would do it. You need to experiment around while you can to make your business last when you can't. He's a smart kid

Meanwhile at the abandoned Hoffman mine.

Hes only 25 and looks like that? jesus. I watched this show since I was a kid. Im 25. He looks like hes 40 after 2 rounds of rehab.

"yessir kiddo"

I like how Parker thinks about keeping the operation profitable. And actually investing into his team and the operation to develop ways to make that happen.

I like a boss like parker..he is tough not in the mood sometimes, tells you what he needs to tells you when he is mad and not behind your back but knows when to when to give credit and can say thank youu and than run away ASAP because he will blow his tough persona thats when you know you got a real boss.

He is right, down for two days doesn't justify 115 ounces if he wants more like 250 - 300+ in a week.

Hey Parker you need to get some tracks on the plants that way it'll f****** driving self

Parker needs another wash plant and have a crew that constantly moves wash plants

Design skids that ease moving...plus levelers at the same time. Make them like turned up snow skies...built in levelers in off season. Requires only cutting and welding. Surprised no one has done this.. I guarantee even I could design that idea..or just build a skid moving base with all the above then place wash plant on it and bolt it on.

I love Parker. Such an old soul in young dude with a really good head on him... hes an intriguing fella

Mitch has cost Parker a lot of money here and other times. He has also saved the day.....many times. Usually it’s based on his attitude.

Love how he uses “we are in trouble” instead of “I am in trouble”

I feel so sorry for him, his grandfather gave him a freaking gold mine

I would of thought they would of had a solid pad built before they moved the plant, And they would of flooded that pond for water long before they had that plant set up. made for tv i guess lol

If your going to be fighting the elements like rain once in a while, maybe invest in some rig matts so big red will be easier to level and there will be no down time.

Parker made the decision but in the end I think he realized it wasn’t easy hearing his crew talk about the struggles but was glad they figured it out

Can you imagine his poor employees always having to tell him that his stupid insane ideas are just totally wonderful? Parker is forced to surround himself with either sicophants or fellow sociopaths.

It’s so cool seeing Parker’s progression, he’s literally a Gold OG haha

He's got the idea, but needs to modify the plant for mobility. Dragging it is the problem. He needs Tracks with hydraulics for leveling.

I am mining engineer from India, I love to watch this show , how gold is extracted

been talking to tony beets about an idea I have about the wash plant moving itself,I designed it..not hard to do..it will move at about 1 quarter of a mile per hour...but,you are moving a wash plant that is 50 to 70 thousand pounds with a remote as you walk behind it 1 quarter of a mile in 1 hour just for things like this...tony dont care,he has endless wash plants,Ive tried to speak to parker several times,he never responds.THe other year he went to sound america to dig,I begged him not to and told him what would happen if he tried,I have homes down there,I know how this works,he didnt listen and literally ran for his life,which is exactly what I told him would happen before he went..I wish parker would listen to me about a self moving plant,but Im sure he wont.

I'm shocked how badly some of these sluces are made... You could make them much easier to move and adjust with just a few inexpensive changes.

Parker is looking so shady sitting there and when he left he barely looked his man in the eye.

I wish my grandfather gave me a few 100k in gold and land claims and equipment, guy owes everything to the old man. Lucky kid.

You know you got it when you just drive away from a pile of gold like that

Big red is 50 tons? Why not have it permanently set on a wheel or track base with level adjusters so it can be moved and leveled anytime ...

Beer in hand and drives away lol

It's to bad they took PARKER and his crew off the show he's the best part of the show only reason I watch no more PARKER means nobody watches the show

.43 the Gorman Rupp pump that was fired up is made here in Mansfield,Ohio.

Parker you do a great job of taking care of your crew.. And trusting them to do the things to keep you operational. May be given you a call. Heavy equipment operator a lowboy.

1:55 “you don’t burn any fuel when moving a wash plant” YEAH OKAY DUDE

The idea is genius. But wouldn't it be easier useing. The idea of split the cut and run each rock truck only inside the cut and have excervator right onside to keep dumping straight into the hopper.

Why aren't the sluices on there own sets of wheels? Lifting by hydraulics to set the wheels to roll then used to retract for setting down the machine. Use hydraulic leveler pads like a crane uses to quickly set level and readjust as necessary.

Yeah Parker doesn’t think about everything by moving the wash plant Constantly he’s causing Excessive mental fatigue Sometimes it’s best to spend a little money because trying to take shortcuts always come back to bite you He will learn he is still young

Gold prices aren't going anywhere for a while

He can do anything he is committed to work BC he love this work

Lol the gold price will never get cut in half all ways goes up . Only because there only so much leave in the earth.

Why not a 3rd wash plant. If your goal is to cut fuel and labor costs how long would it take for the savings/run times to pay for 3rd plant. Just an observation.

That’s just chump change for Parker...no sweat

When did this start back up

Do you really need a different narrator for the show UK?

The editing/scripting for this show is so bad, it's good.

They need to make a better sled system. Why can’t they attach hydraulic pistons to the plant to level it?

I expected Parker to go berzerk but he was just fine with Mitchs work 🤣 guess mitch didnt expect that

Parker is cut throat ruthless focused like a laser. Paranoid untrustworthy and selfish. He will never have any meaningful relationships in his life because his life operates in the economy of what every single person in his vicinity can do for him and his needs. Very transactional. He would be a horrible father. And an even worse partner. The only thing Parker could offer a potential mate is financial stability.

All that gold and no one for miles around. Recipe for robbery.

Should set it up like an old jeep thick frame as shit heavy duty tires and like shocks heavy duty u can turn with tool abs since no engine u can make it so u go under were wxaust ect is on inside of shock and all u really need is 2 tires on one sed and 2 thick bolt legs with plates hook it up to the big construction dumb truck of something with cables for wash plant Id say make like a duce and a half frame they can drive thru some shit to till u get suck on a pivot like a level on a high spot and low for tires but I think u base it off duce and half frame but to ur wash plant and bolt it to it and u can also loosen bolts and put washers ect make really level and get a giant drill to make it fast gonna be heavy tho but u could travel with it with ease just hook up trailer attached make custom trailer open in middle just supports like a power line tower put thick square tubing and giant bolts with plates to make sure it off wheel so won't roll and if ground not level use the plates have multiple on each side

It’s great to watch but it absolutely destroys the ground and the area around where they mine

its kind of like owning a temp agency, certain ones will be top performers while others will lose by corruptive tactics

Also how about cutting some quick shallow ponds ready for these cases. Eg cut the ponds ready for the moves

Why not permanently mount the plant on hydraulic wheels and move it at will...too much bullshit drama.

Greed is good Are they going to clean up there shit hole they left behind - will just see how good karma will be

If only they could find a little gravel to put on that soft ground.......hmmmmm

Working for Parker would be like working for Kieth raniere or Donald Trump.

They work backwards. Start from the far end and work towards the plant.

Parker, the strange little old man at 25

Looks like Mickey Pearce from fools and horses

9:35, hes got a drink in his hand and then drove off !

Fred has a mine site now so why not give that Asian bean counter Parker hired last year to cut costs her own mine site? I think Gold Rush should give her a wash plant and a few bulldozers and let her have at it. I bet she could find a better band of misfits then Fred has.

Just glad that arrogant, smug, tool Slothman isn't in Gold Rush anymore. Regarding Parkers Aust Gold Rush. Why did he choose Taylor to mine with ? Was he after something else other than gold ? 🤔🤔🤔. Plenty of other gold mining teams out there that he could have chosen.

Ive worked with some of the biggest arseholes that are ungrateful, disrespectful, rude, selfish, degrading but Parker takes the cake on all of those attributes. For him to treat Rick the way he did even after all the work he'd done was disgraceful and a wonder he lasted as long as he did without punching him square in his big honker. Now Brennan and Mitch bare the brunt of his immature behavior and i'm surprised they've lasted this long. I reckon the tv aspect and money from the episodes have a bearing on their decisions.

Gold being high isn't gonna change i promise you.

Make a portable transport for the sluce carriage and use hydraulic jacks to get the initial level and use Hydraulic extender feet for a more solid base that should insure a shorter and easier move and set, yup it costs money to build, but think of all the extra gold and less down time?

Making 900k in a week and saying your losing money must be nice. But Parker try’s to hide his net worth have a feeling that he gonna have problems with the tax man one day.

Am i the only one who used to hate Parker when he was a kid and brat?

This is such a good show

it isn't lost gold, gold is still there but they just lost a day of work. You save fuel cost is money saved on the bottom line. Finding ways to be efficient means money saved in the future.

Bullshit drama. Just tell the story.

Just have to prep the site site before moving next time

So this is what Kylo ren does on his free time

THAT'S A BAD CALL ON PARKER. TO BE ON THE EDGE. IS A DANGEROUS MISTAKE. CREWS WILL START CUTTING COARNERS. THAT'S NOT A WINNER!!!...

Parker really 😳 this show has been raped for the Hollywood world not real all script, God bless and rest in peace Parkers grandfather of big nugget mine

Why does park always look like he needs to sneeze?

Ridiculous that humans destroy and waste for sparkly rocks. So many other rocks are your homes and buildings structures history but we chase sparkly rocks.

Parker changes his truck more times then I change pants ffs

Another idea is have a extra wash plant and run till you switch over. 400k will almost buy a spare ..no down time or minimum..

If you cant stack dirt up to make it level use the rain to your advantage and ram that sucker into the dirt till its level

the scooby-doo's Shaggy of the Yukon

Why don't they attach trailer axle on each end of wash plant? Or at the very least weld on sum skids or skis.

I wonder if the cost of cutting fuel is even worth it

Parker has a soft spot for Mitch. If it was anybody else they would be getting mouthful from Parker.

Why don’t you just set it up in the middle

mitch face shows a happy wedding

Yeah gold is hard to catch when it's flour gold

Why didn’t he just dig backwards towards the wash plant? Easy solution 🤦‍♂️

Parker would be an absolutely horrible man to work for. I can tell from his demeanor and the way he talks thinks and acts. He doesn’t care about you. About your life or any part of you. He is solely focused on winning the game of life, and he says you do that but amassing money that you don’t need, which makes it more of a scoring of points than anything else. He was programmed brainwashed at a very Young age by his family parents and grandfather to believe that the only reason for being is to amass as many points as you can before the clock runs out. A despicable person. Toxic to the core. An energy vampire. Highest level of predator that there is. Actually a waste of human potential. Down in hell they will ask him what he did with his time up on earth and he will respond well I finished the game before time ran out with the most points.

Gold is so expensive not because its pretty but because of theany applications it has

And each guy on the crew wants 80k. There goes all the profits

How did the pandemic slow that down.

He didn't lose shit. Clickbait.

Just to make some drama. If they stand closer to cameras it would look like RC Sparks

Ditch mining gold. Mine some Bitcoin. You’ll never have to worry about rain again or having to lease and destroying a ton of land along with the purchase of all that equipment.

totally primitive ... no words

Why don't they use hardcore for the pad. Half an hour digging and filling

They may know Mining but don't know crap about production dirt work.

They need to hire some Mexicans

They need a tracked wash plant I don’t know why one hasn’t been made yet. They make tracked crushers so it could obviously be done

You'd think they would plan the move ahead to reduce downtime

No kylo ren comments?