#64 Recovering awesome ore bucket called Trippy!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ม.ค. 2025
- Recovery of an awesome ore bucket from deep in a mine for my museum from a long abandoned mine using ropes and climbing down a very steep ore pass and some cute baby rats.
I really admire your determination, you will not be beaten, ever! Well done, I would love to come to the museum, but at 75 it’s a bit far to travel.
I would love you to give us a tour of a working mine so that we can appreciate what busy places they are. But in the meanwhile many thanks for all the videos.
Is they a way to send you some cash to help with the expenses?
There is a link on the main page www.paypal.com/donate/?token=YIlUcYI80SoEhbnIjiRX6rdRM_3lA8H9CeBzeF104iKksZ8meHudY366pyD5G9BN3b4Fm0&fromUL=true&country.x=CA&locale.x=en_US I would love to go into more working mines but not been able to find any mining companies that will let me film them. Thanks Peter!
Frank, i think you need to carry about an army trench shovel. They are collapsible and quite sturdy. It would come handy scraping ways through collapses and tight spaces. The modern ones aren't very heavy. I really hated using them when i was in the Army but where you go i keep seeing opportunities where one would be very useful to have.
Respect for saving the relic!
Frank you definitely earned the right to display that awesome bucket ‘Trippy’ in your museum, especially after all that effort to haul it right out of there. It’s excellent that you rescue old mining artefacts. I really enjoyed this episode, so thank you for sharing.
When I went there with Ken I didn't think I could get it out but then after laying in bed thinking about it.............I came up with a plan!
Wow I remember when you used to start your shows from that little room with the chair and you only had a couple of bits in there back then. The museum has really grown now with lots of interesting artifacts all thanks to your hard work. Brilliant Frank, well done. xx
That was last summer you should see it now........actually 2 weeks from now I will do an update.
Just found a pretty neat wood and steel ore bucket in an iron mine the other day. I want to get it out eventually but a big issue is that the only way out is through 6 ft deep water. Might have to get some inner tubes down there in order to float it out
That's a good find Frank. Glad you were able to get these peices out and preserve them. Always a pleasure and thank you for bringing the adventure to us all.
it was a lot of fun........I had to have that ore bucket!
Love the new intro Frank!
Well done for saving Trippy,you made it look so easy,😉
You have a very good Museum
Every piece had a history and Story to tell great
Stay save and healthy
Yours Frank Galetzka
Aw, how sweet. Now Tippy & Trippy can roll off into the darkness together! Well done, Frank, u sentimental matchmaker you.
I love seeing these videos Frank. It is fun to see you recover so much history too.
Frank, you deserve a couple of cold beers after that workout! Trippy looks great in the musuem, which is really coming along!
Pretty sure I brought refreshments on that mission!
I really wish governments would fund people like you. That museum is better than any public one I've ever seen!
You work extraordinarily hard Frank.
So glad you could save that bucket, Can you imagine the last time it had seen sunlight? Amazing recovery process!
loving the new intro frank. now i can watch your video without getting the old tune stick in my head. I love your content man. keep it up.
Lots of work getting that bucket out , more then people realize . By the way...I've watched ALL of your videos , so does that mean I get a beer ? Me being an old coal miner and never knew much about hard rock underground workings before . Find your videos and others so informative, much appreciation for these old time miners and the living conditions these men went through plus the wages they would have got. Crazy and mind boggling to say the least. Thanks for a good watch and all the information . Cheers
All of my videos? I haven't even done that, thanks for the support
No problem. Well worth the watch.
+John fever beer =when you absail down a 250 ft shaft =massive ball bagger
Another great video!
thank you for helping to preserve a vital piece of our history.
Very cool. I never get tired of seeing that museum. If we ever get a change I'm bringing the family up there to actually see it. Definitely on the bucket list man.
Great ore bucket frank, here in Cornwall UK they are called a kibble, seen a good one in a mine called Bellan in St Just but no way to get it out, also there is a great end tipping wagon on its rails but the false floors are gone behind it so no way out either, I have pictures of both and will post them up when I'm home as currently working up country, absolutely great site Frank, you would have plenty of help and company on your trips if you were here or us there .
Very cool!
I hope to make it up to BC this summer, would like to meet you and view your museum!
always great vids … TY Frank :)
Good video Frank, thank you. Liked your museum! I'm a machinist n love to rebuild old stuff so I get it. Cool car locomotive
Love the museum!!
Frank
Iam glad you save
These artifacts put
Them Museum
So people see why Miner's use these artifacts was use
I would love to see a video tour of your museum and the stories behind each saved piece of history, MAY YOU LIVE LONG FRANK.
How long I live is not really up to me! But in any case if I do pass on it the near future do not shed a tear, I passed away doing what I love,
Great video Frank. Really like the new intro/outro setup.
Awesome job Frank. Again great video. If I get to BC I’d love to visit you place.
Yeah sure no problem!
What an entrance! Like a luxury mine!
Another great adventure. Thanks for the ride again. Keep it up, and stay safe.
Nice job! I like how they formed the handle, haven't seen that before.
That big Y in the tracks was pretty cool too, would be neat to get that for the museum
New intro is way better. Thanks
It's awesome your marking a museum with these old relics. Someone needs to preserve this kind of history. Keep up the kool vids and be safe down there
I will thanks for your support and the comment!
Amazing video as always!
Improved intro. Thank you. As you were approaching that top adit, I thought I heard you say "old wench' but I think you said old winch. Keep up the great adventures.
hi Frank. watching this i think you could use some portable wheels for those big pieces. like they use for kayaks, it's very light and it can carry amazing weight
That would be cool
Well done I enjoy all of your videos thanks for what you offer to your viewers I m from Greece and I hope to see you sometime soon in Lavrio a town near Athens has perhaps the most ancient mines in Europe they measure 5500 years of history hope to see you here . If by any chance you dissed to come I'd be more than happy to host you and make you comfortable here . You half to excuse me for my English goodnight
Sounds great!
@@exploringabandonedmines I really mean it if you ever decide to come, you and your crew, I'd be expecting you with great pleasure. I really admire your job and all the risks you have take since this day and nobody else hasn't done all these things you have done and it's kinda my wish someone to capture and recover professionally some galleries in Laurio and revell the ancient mining wealth responsible of building the acropolis and parthenon of golden age in Athens.
Holy cow!!! Incredible work, you’re a regular Indiana Jones
Nice introduction and a great video your my favorite Chanel on TH-cam
Agreed best on TH-cam
Wow 200 lbs bucket. Saw it in your museum. I can’t believe you got it.
Lovin the new Intro music. Keep up the good work Frank!!!!
Good to see you rescue Trippy from an eternal fate there and bring her home to chill with her bucket cousins :-D Nice work and the museum is looking really good there :-)
Frank, you cease to amaze me, when is enough, enough. You're not a pack rat. No offense. Cool addition.
Man one day Frank I will check out that cool museum that you built up looks awesome
It is getting better every week.......I have been working on it quite a bit this fall. In a couple weeks I will do a video tour of it.
That ore bucket must've been heavy when it was full! Cheers..
That was a pretty cool video...
Nice use of a Z-Rig with the Petzl ID. Great system to use for applications like that.
I love using the petzl rig. There are other setups like what we use in SAR but I don't trust them near as much.
Yes,always nice I got alot of experience with Petzel RAD Sys,only had to use it 1 time in real life out a 2 story Bedroom but I felt good about using it,even with all the bunker gear
You are a savage Frank! Do save a little momento from every mine you visit?
Sean Ebert No and as time goes by I am getting less stuff since I already have all the common things you see in mines
Only a hay farmer can make 200 lbs look like a soda can... Nice find
Ha! They never even get out of the cab of the tractor any more
+jay90374 exactly
I love it. Thanks
Excellent video!
Thanks.........glad you enjoyed it!
Damn that's bad ass bucket. You earned the hell out of it. Lol
Thanks Frank
That is really slick, Trippy and Tippy made it back to the ranch with a little ingenuity and muscle. Nice saves Frank...!
Trippy love it
can you get a go pro for your helmet for those times when you are descending into the darkness n such? would be cool to see it from your perspective. :)
I have one the video quality. sound and distortion are all issues with them.
This is really cool Frank, I like how you had dubstep music playing in the beginning of the video what happened to your railroad mine set up you had in the shop I don't see it there
That video was shot last summer a lot has changed since then.
Museum is coming very good.
That video was actually shot last summer. I have way more stuff in the museum now. I built a railway and an ore chute and have been sandblasting and painting. I will shoot a video of it soon.
Best mining videos on youtube, be safe and happy holidays to you
and getting better I think...........thanks for watching!
Great bunch of stuff in your museum, and in the other tour through it as well. Being an aging dude, I often think about my kids and the people who will come to steward my own relics and artifacts when I kick the bucket. How will they know what they have? How will they know the significance of a thing they do not recognize as treasure? To them, my stuff is just a bunch of old junk to be thrown out unless somehow I document it, label it and make sure they understand that if they do not value it as I do, others will, and they should pass it on. Do you have any suggestions? Do you log your stuff or label it so people will know its not just a bunch of old stuff?
All good questions, I guess at 56 I don't think I will be kicking the bucket anytime soon. No plans now but I hope to meet a partner that shares an interest in history. Between the money from the videos and the land, farm and the museum someone could live quite well here and not have to work much.
Slick intro, It's so different!
Ok shorter intro is probably better, for potential new subscribers to behold the awe these videos hold sooner. But old song has to stay. The lyrics, everything about that song gives feel of the channel. Anyways forget the intro.... Nice hard work getting that bucket out the mine. U got a strong back mate . Cool seeing you get camera time.
So you did grab the winch that looked stuck under the bight bolder rocks cool
Yes it is in my museum!
Wow. That thing is heavy.
The new music is cool although i preferred the first one, either way great video as always, made my day seeing this in my watch list.
Ditto I say the same
Thats hella cool
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I agree cool Intro ,, That was quite the adventure to bad could`nt get a story from the operator eh .
Now that's what yer call a rust bucket lol
Thanks for making me crave a beer at 9:41 am!! Lol Helluva fund! Which was heavier, the bucket or the winch?
The bucket I would say.
Don't blame me, I haven't driven anyone to drink..........oh hey there is a thought maybe I can get a brewing company to sponsor the show. If I didn't have to pay for beer it would certainly help with the expenses!
Exploring Abandoned Mines Now THAT is a damn fine idea my friend!!
Sweet! 😎👍
Great find! Was that metal bar dumped out of it just a chunk of scrap?
Good condition gear on that partial winch too!
Hey Frank, have you ever used or considered using electrolysis to help restore some of the pieces you recover? It could remove a healthy amount of rust from some of them.
1st time watching ur vid, almost couldnt distinguish up down left right...
If you can't see the horizon or a person standing up it is impossible to tell which way is up!
next time you do this you should get your self a collapsible dolly to wheel the items out
That's a shaft sinking bucket, just read about it this morning, and btw shaft sinking buckets are still being made as shaft sinking is still happening as we speak.
We don't see them too often here because we are in the mountains they are more common in flat areas.
.....for sinking winzes too, they are usually filled with Cryderman clam shaft muckers, which happened to be invented by Alex Cryderman in the 1950s at Cobalt Ontario, and almost universally used in sinking operations worldwide. There's a few videos on TH-cam showing them in operation filling the shaft sinking buckets, and I can see why shaftmen are the highest paid miners, as this is a very dangerous operation!
Where are y'all located??? If I ever get to where I can travel again I'd like to come and look it over... My granddad was a coal miner when he was a young man of 15 or 16 I guess as the story goes from the bits and pieces I've heard his dad died and my grandfather was the oldest of 7 kids so the only work was the coal mines... He never talked about it he just said they had to eat and you do what you gots to do.... But he learned how to paint signs and was real good at it so he did both worked the coal mines at night and painted signs during the day time for a few years and soon there was no time to work the mine no more and his sign painting made them a lot more money than the mine paid and that's all he ever said about it... All I really know is he retired as a painter for the public school system in Kenosha Wisconsin....
Any how my mother was big into the mining history and as a kid we went to a lot of museums in the coal mining in Iowa... Great video thanks for sharing... Be blessed... BBE..
Bobby Baldeagle Just a mile north of the Washington border in Grand Forks BC Canada.
What climbing rope and camera do you use
11ml rope and a shit load of cameras.........they don't last!
one mans museum is another mans man cave ... !
when are we going to get an updated glimpse of your "museum" ??
The last show of 2018 Season 3 ON THE 27th of December will be a tour of the museum!
Should have fabricated a set of wheels to help ya out a bit
No room!
@@exploringabandonedmines I get it Frank , your videos are awesome would like to join you on your adventures
I agree rats need to make a living too.
David Micheletti rat lives matter.😄
You should start mining yourself, I’m pretty sure you would have a lot of people interested in working with you for free just for the adventure and experience and giving tours of the mine
A great way to spend a lot of money in a hurry!
Dude, why didn't you fill Trippy full of gold before hauling it out of the mine? I thought you were hardcore.
It was heavy enough empty!
Would have been easier if you had a friend there to help you lug that bucket out. Well, "I" would have needed help getting it out of there since that bucket out weighs me by quite a bit.
Sure but I don't do easy!
Ok cool a.
This guy doesn't smoke enough cigarettes. Great video man. You got some big balls brother. Keep em coming! I approve the new intro..
Smoking is too risky for me.........are you trying to knock me off bro?
Exploring Abandoned Mines
Truth. Forget those death sticks. They're never worth it. Unless you're in front of a firing squad, it's not recommended.
Frank on Bela.
I thought it was tippy not trippy either way cool vid !
No tippy is the ore cart I got out of a mine last year. Since the ore bucket makes trips up and down the shaft I called it trippy...........kind of corny I know!
ghosts, ghosts and more ghosts.
Why not roll it rather than drag
New intro is better.
Those aren't rats and I hope you're not trying to kill them because goofs like us do way more damage
They are rats!
You're right..They're bushy tailed wood rats. My mistake,sorry.
Frank, have you come across a miners lift cage from a shaft?
cmcrescue.com
Wild mice are very aggressive tgey jump at you from 10 feet away i just saw a vid by exploring abandoned mines where one jumped !
They are rats not mice..........creepy just the same I like snakes better. For one thing they eat rats!
Exploring Abandoned Mines lol frank i know they are rats on this vud im just saying wild mice are vicious. I love rats and snakes and spiders not a fan of roaches or fleas or flies
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Hey here's an idea for the owners of this channel why not do some type of raffle maybe a dollar piece and be honest about it and select two or three people to go with you on certain sites I like a certain mine here or there when you're going to go on your trips this way you could find your sight get all kinds of gear for your trips and come out ahead it's just an idea
Frank needs sponsors. Give it some time.. I bet he gets sponsored
The problem is that most of my subscribers don't even live in Canada. Only 11% are actually Canadian. If I was going to raffle something it would be better to do an explosive box then I could sent it anywhere.
I'll be right over frank, should only be about 15 hours ;)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHERES THE OLD INTRO IT WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH BETTER
No worries it will be back next week. We are working on a brand new title for next season but the song will stay.