06-16-2016, 11:56 PM
I know a 1920 Merc, is no big deal, but what makes this special is how I found it.
I've been practicing Two Tone Ferrous on the Etrac, and went to a local park, hunted to death. There is a particular area that is so filled with nails, no one ever bothers to look there anymore. Figure on 10 to 15 iron hits per pass. Its where everyone lit their campfires and I suspect they burned a lot of old lumber with the nails still in it. Anyway, I set up my machine and advanced about 3 yards when I heard something high mixed in with the iron. Got the signal (broken, but there) in both directions with a "45" showing up for the conductive number at a depth of 6". So, I dig the plug and find there are probably 5 broken rusty nail pieces that I pinpointed and removed from the hole until I got the dime signal. I was REALLY surprised, but happy the technique worked just like some say it does. It gave me a lot of confidence in the technique and my machine. Couldn't coax anymore out of the ground even after slowly hunting another hour, but I went home happy! Coil used was the Detech 5"X 10" DD, which I think played a big part in separating the signals so I could hear the dime!
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I've been practicing Two Tone Ferrous on the Etrac, and went to a local park, hunted to death. There is a particular area that is so filled with nails, no one ever bothers to look there anymore. Figure on 10 to 15 iron hits per pass. Its where everyone lit their campfires and I suspect they burned a lot of old lumber with the nails still in it. Anyway, I set up my machine and advanced about 3 yards when I heard something high mixed in with the iron. Got the signal (broken, but there) in both directions with a "45" showing up for the conductive number at a depth of 6". So, I dig the plug and find there are probably 5 broken rusty nail pieces that I pinpointed and removed from the hole until I got the dime signal. I was REALLY surprised, but happy the technique worked just like some say it does. It gave me a lot of confidence in the technique and my machine. Couldn't coax anymore out of the ground even after slowly hunting another hour, but I went home happy! Coil used was the Detech 5"X 10" DD, which I think played a big part in separating the signals so I could hear the dime!
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