In the upcoming episode of "Gold Rush" Season 6, titled "Million Dollar Mountain", it seems Parker will come across an unexpected hurdle when his excavator breaks while digging frozen ground.
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According to the synopsis of the episode, Todd and Dave get a pair of dozers stuck in deep mud while trying to open a new cut; Parker breaks an excavator while struggling with frozen ground.
In the previous episode, titled "Goldzilla Gold", Hoffman dealt with a feud between his day and night staff. Elsewhere, Tony and Gene had a disagreement about operations while Parker's wash plant was producing pay dirt.
Tony and Gene had been clashing for a while as they disagreed on most of each other's proposals or ideas. However, it seemed this time the issue was big and the episode definitely surprised fans.
Meanwhile, Hoffman was having a hard time controlling his staff. There had been some disagreement between his day staff and night staff and they were refusing to work with each other. Though Hoffman was trying his best to convince them, they were not in a mood to listen and it was affecting his dredging operation.
Earlier, Parker's new mechanic sparked a mutiny while a drought shut down Todd's operation. Meanwhile, Tony faced a major issue that almost put him out of business.
Even though it was not clear what exactly caused Tony's misfortune, one thing was for sure: It almost ruined Tony's operations and he was on the verge of getting out of the gold-digging business, and the prospect of it had definitely made others sad.
Elsewhere, Parker's new mechanic was creating a lot of trouble for everyone, and even misbehaved with a couple of workers. Parker had got a lot of complaints against him, and was seriously considering replacing him.
However, as it was impossible to find another mechanic on such a short notice, Parker reluctantly permitted his current one to continue work.