Narrator: AT QUARTZ CREEK, RICK NESS IS BACK FROM TOWN

WITH A BUSH FIX FOR HIS TROMMEL.

Rick: SO I'M GONNA BOLT THIS ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TROMMEL

TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE HOLES.

SO WE'LL JUST CUT IT UP INTO PIECES AND BOLT IT ON.

I GOT A BUNCH OF HARDWARE AND [BLEEP] FOR IT.

IT SHOULD DO THE TRICK.

Narrator: TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE PUNCH PLATE,

RICK WILL BOLT ON SECTIONS OF STEEL MESH

TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TROMMEL...

...TO ALLOW THE GOLD AND FINE MATERIAL

TO PASS INTO THE SLUICE BOX.

EVERYTHING OVER A HALF-INCH POURS OUT OF THE END.

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READY?

I DON'T SEE HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK.

I THINK IT'S JUST GONNA CLOG UP THE HOLES

WITH IT BEING ON THE OUTSIDE LIKE THIS.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA WORK THAT GOOD EITHER.

YOU THINK WE SHOULD GRAB RICK

AND JUST HAVE HIM TAKE A LOOK AT IT?

WE CAN, YEAH.

YOU KNOW THOSE BARS THAT GO ACROSS,

THOSE STABILIZING BARS ON THE OUTSIDE?

YEAH. THEY ALREADY GOT ROCKS

PACKED IN AND NOTHING CAN GO THROUGH,

SO IN THEORY, IT'S GONNA DO THE SAME THING.

LIKE YOU SEE THESE BARS? -YEP.

THERE'S ROCKS PACKED IN HERE THAT WON'T EVEN COME OUT.

YEAH, I SEE THAT.

I'M FINE WITH THIS. -OKAY.

AND YOU'RE NOT WORRIED ABOUT IT GETTING CLOGGED?

NO. I LIKE IT.

I LIKE IT LOTS.

ALL RIGHT.

Narrator: ALONG WITH THE CREW...

-YOU READY? -YEP.

...WASH PLANT EXPERT FREDDY IS NOT CONVINCED.

Freddy: I THINK IT'LL OVERLAY THE HOLES, PLUG EVERYTHING UP.

HELL, I SAY TRY IT.

BUT I BET YOU 100 BUCKS IT'S GONNA PLUG UP.

PBHT, I'LL BET YOU 100 BUCKS.

IF IT DOESN'T PLUG, I'LL EAT SOME CROW

AND GIVE YOU 100 BUCKS.

-ZEE, ARE YOU READY? -GO.

THIS IS A QUICK FIX.

Rick: WE'VE ONLY ONE MORE PIECE TO BOLT ON,

THEN WE'LL FIRE IT UP. SEE IF IT WORKS.

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ALL RIGHT, FIRE IT UP.

OKAY. [ SWITCH CLICKS ]

[ ENGINE STARTS ]

♪♪

Narrator: RICK RUNS DURT REYNOLDS FOR AN HOUR...

TO SEE IF HIS GAMBLE PAID OFF.

[ LAUGHS ] OH.

YES, DEFINITELY LESS OF THE BIG ROCKS

SINCE THEY PUT THOSE SCREENS ON THERE.

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF GRAVEL

STUCK UP IN THE MESH.

IT'S PRETTY ENCOURAGING.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORKING PRETTY DAMN GOOD TO ME.

♪♪

Freddy: I THOUGHT IT WOULD PLUG UP.

I HATE LOSING BETS,

BUT THIS IS ONE BET I'M GLAD I LOST.

HUNDO. PRESSED $200 BILL.

YEAH, BUDDY. GOOD JOB, MAN.

THANKS, FREDDY. [ BOTH LAUGH ]