Alaska Gold Rush

Chapter 53
Roy seems to be versatile. This veteran gold digger is not idle, and he does have a lot of work.

"The temperature is different, and the diesel we use is also different." Roy inspected the fuel pump and introduced the situation. "Don't mix impurities, or the wear will be severe. Inferior oil is even worse, and it will damage the engine." damage."

Devi said confidently, "We know this. Although we don't have enough experience in driving excavators, we still have enough driving experience, and we can easily maintain our cars by ourselves."

"Then you should add lubricating oil." Pointing to the oil drum, Roy said angrily, "Don't keep daddy busy!"

Roy is indeed a maintenance engineer, but it doesn't mean that he does everything.For some daily maintenance, Dewei and others also have to contribute. There is no problem with this, and everyone has no opinion.

After careful inspection, Roy stood up and walked towards the warehouse. He was going to change a filter element.

Replacing filters, tightening track shoe bolts, checking air intake heaters, adjusting bucket clearance, boom cylinder head pins, draining water and sediment from fuel tanks, etc. are all Roy's work too.

It can't be said that people like Chen Ruobai didn't understand this at all before, they were also doing some simple maintenance.It's just that I can't be as professional as Roy, and I can't be as comprehensive as Roy.

Abigail, who was frying the beef, said with a smile, "Dad is very good, the salary you give him is worth it."

"Maybe." Chen Ruobai joked, "After he came here, we did feel a little more relaxed, and his work is also very good. The only bad thing is that he likes to criticize us. Maybe all the old people are like this. They always think that their experience is the best. of."

Abigail thinks so, because Roy really likes to point and point, and he can always pick out a lot of problems.Some are indeed constructive, but some may not be too constructive.

He always felt that these young people were no match for him, and he always believed that his rich experience could deal with all problems.

Although Roy sometimes likes to point fingers, it doesn't affect his work.Listen to some of his suggestions.Now there is no problem with the running-in of this team, and overall work efficiency can be guaranteed.

Chen Ruobai is in a good mood, mainly because the current work efficiency is very good, and everything is within his expected range.

Abigail prepared a fairly sumptuous dinner, and now that she is in charge of the logistics, Chen Ruobai also feels that the quality of life has improved a lot.

Lesnar happily opened the refrigerator, "Abby, you should have come here to work long ago. We used to be grilling meat, grilling chicken wings, and drinking alcohol almost every day. But it's different now. I saw vegetable salads, mashed potatoes, We only eat green beans at noon."

Chen Ruobai doesn't like kidney beans very much.The main reason is that Abigail uses the American method, which is to cook.It's all boiled, so naturally it can't talk about the taste.But Lesnar and the others like it very much, they have always eaten like this since they were young.

You don't need to worry about too much heat while drinking wine and eating barbecue. It's all outdoor work, which consumes a lot of energy.What's more, there are vegetables and fruits now, which are generally more nutritionally balanced.

In fact, Chen Ruobai is not a particularly 'healthy' person, he never refuses to eat and drink.He didn't say anything about supporting some bland foods for the sake of healthy eating habits, those are not Chen Ruobai's habits.

Drink a little wine, don't drink too much, don't smoke, don't do gambling, don't indulge yourself, that's enough, most ordinary people are the same.

What's more, working outdoors and enjoying some outdoor sports, Chen Ruobai thinks he is very healthy and strong.

"You are going to prepare an electric welding machine. I can process some equipment." Roy wiped the beard from the beard and said to Chen Ruobai, "Working in the mine is like this. You have to use all the materials. Process some simple equipment."

Chen Ruobai had no objection, it was necessary to have an electric welding machine, fix some machines, etc., and make some simple steel components. Chen Ruobai didn't think there was any problem with this expense.

Seeing Chen Ruobai nodding, Roy continued, "I observed carefully, and you still lack some steel cables."

Chen Ruobai also understood this, "I will add some steel cables, maybe they are already on the ship, waiting to be transported to Alaska."

This is also a common scene in mines in Alaska, and many times they are in contact with suppliers in California, Oregon or Washington state.Large or less urgent shipping, small and delicate items are consigned by airlines.

Although the time is a little longer, it is still much cheaper than buying some things locally in Alaska.Especially the engineers of some equipment manufacturers, the hourly salary is close to [-] US dollars, which is not affordable!
Everything is on a smooth track, what Chen Ruobai needs to consider now is to further improve work efficiency.

Chen Ruobai, who got up early, was not idle, looking thoughtfully at the pile of ore in front of him.

Seeing Dewei, Chen Ruobai said, "Can we also screen the ore before washing it?"

Devi was a little confused, he asked very puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"We can definitely make a simple sieve to sift out relatively large stones." Chen Ruobai explained, "Although the quality of the ore we dug out now is good, and there are no particularly large stones, it is hard to guarantee that there will not be some Big ones. Our washing machines are too small and big rocks are a burden to them.”

Devi immediately understood, and he didn't think there was any problem, "I think this is fine. It seems a little troublesome to have one more process, but as long as the work efficiency can be improved, then everything is worth it."

The reason is probably the same. Welding a simple sieve is not so tight.As long as the stones are not particularly large, it is more efficient to simply sieve and wash the ore. It may be said that there will be no more stones on the conveyor belt of the ore washing machine.

After all, those big guys have a lot of weight, and the power of the washing machine is not enough to discharge them all into the waste port in one go.

This matter is absolutely possible, and Chen Ruobai has no intention of delaying it, just let Roy weld a steel sieve.

Hearing some of Chen Ruobai's ideas, Roy did not object. This practice also exists in many mines. It was not invented by Chen Ruobai, and many gold diggers would do it.

Improving efficiency is something that must be paid attention to, and only in this way can more ore be washed and more gold found.

Now that everyone understands this truth, let's get ready, it's not such a complicated job.

Some things seem to be relatively simple, so start to act immediately, and soon you will be ready to wash mines again.

Prepare these things in advance to avoid being in a hurry. These are also very meaningful things.

Roy welded the screen frame and said, "Your washing machine is a drum and trough type, which is not enough. If you can add a vibrating screen, the effect will definitely be better."

Chen Ruobai also understands this truth, but to be honest, "It must be too late now, I will upgrade in winter. Including the excavator, the current excavator is too small. These two excavators may be responsible for some small things in the future. They're inefficient at mining."

"It's better to prepare a bulldozer, which is very necessary." Roy continued, "If you need a bulldozer to shovel snow and level the site at the beginning of the gold rush season, its efficiency is higher than that of an excavator. .”

The two were chatting while working, Roy was welding the screen frame, and Chen Ruobai was doing the work, handing over welding rods, steel pipes, etc. Naturally, these things could be completed easily and smoothly.

Hurry up, there are still many things to be busy, work hard with all your strength, this is what Chen Ruobai and others should do.

One mine is not enough, two mines are not enough, Chen Ruobai needs to dig more mines!
(End of this chapter)