How do you use a dig site with 2 mobile wash plants

[rapidskies]

On Pine Valley I am using the 2 mobile wash plants and the big excavator to load them. All working well until I need to refill the strip my excavator has dug out. I tried using the Front Loader to refill the pit but it is really slow and gets stuck alot. I want to try and use the heavy equipment instead of just moving the wash plants.

I have the dump truck and bulldozer.

Do you cut into the earth and fill the dump truck to bring to the excavator? How do you guys do it? I really don't want to do the Teir 3 wash plant as it would be more driving. I see the pics of the terraced work sites. How do you all do that? Thanks for any help you can give.

[Unleashed3k]

On T2, you need to move the washplants with your excav, don't waste time moving dirt to the washplants, if you wanna go on with T2, just always advance your washplants with your excav/pit, is much faster, less buggy and you don't "destroy" gold like you would when using the bulldozer i.e.

[rapidskies]

Originally posted by c0dex Unleashed3k:

On T2, you need to move the washplants with your excav, don't waste time moving dirt to the washplants, if you wanna go on with T2, just always advance your washplants with your excav/pit, is much faster, less buggy and you don't "destroy" gold like you would when using the bulldozer i.e.

OK thanks for the info was wondering if that was the best option. :)

[Unleashed3k]

np, your welcome =)

[SidewaysStare631]

I bulldoze the hole to smooth it out so it doesn't lag as much. Then I bulldoze the top and smooth it out so the washplants don't get stuck. I just move over a little with the excavator, move the mobile washplants and start all over.

For T3 I would move the dumptruck down to the bottom level and fill it from the top with the Excavator.

[Sven777b]

if you want to use your dumptruck you also have the option to use both excavators - use the big one to fill the dump truck and use the small excavator to move the dirt directly from the dumptruck into the washplant (no need to dump the dirt - you can excavate directly from the dumptruck)

another option is to move into the claim till you are deep enough to put both mobile washplants directly on the bottom of the cliff - so you can dump from the top directly into the washplants. You could also build a ramp for the dumptruck. There are a lot of funny options - more or less useful - but creative and funny :D

[CodeHorizon_CoffeeBean]

you can use the dumper as a feeder to the T2 plant or both! You need to use the dumper and move dirt so that it makes a wall and put the T2's right up against it. Move the dumper to the higher ground and then fill the dumper to 100% and then raise the back slightly just so the dirt is falling out at a slow pace but it does not over fill the washplants.

When you have that sorted you can then continue to feed the dumper wile that feeds the washplants without going over 100%.

Just some creativity for you.

[rapidskies]

Whoa thanks guys that is exactly what I was looking for. I will definately try the washers and the dump truck with a ramp or cliff I hadn't thought of that. This was exactly the help I needed thanks so much for your help!