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Last Post 13 May 2015 06:43 AM by
ARTHUR WAUGH
Digging into Wash Bank
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Don McElyea
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12 May 2015 01:23 PM
When digging into a dry wash bank that may be kind of steep what is the safest procedure to follow that will not let the bank cave in on you?
Tim Leibel
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Posts:608
12 May 2015 06:34 PM
Episode 11 of Gold Trails gets into this. Talks about pulling the over burden down first and then digging out you pay layer. Watch it, it was a good episode.
ARTHUR WAUGH
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13 May 2015 06:43 AM
Common sense and not getting an overhang above you goes along way to avoiding it. Just don't let the fever take over.
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