✅ SOLVED First Try at Detecting - Not What I Expected!

[JeromeRGBC]

Hi all -

This is my first post, so first I'd like to thank everyone for their contributions to the site. I'm a complete newbie at metal detecting, but browsing the forum since I got my detector about 3 weeks ago has been incredibly helpful. Today, armed with my MD and a pinpointer I ventured out into the backyard to get started. I live in the Northeast in a fairly old town, so I was not only looking to test out the new machine, but also hoping to find something at least moderately interesting on my first pass.

Well, I found something - but I have no idea what I've stumbled upon. The attached photo shows a part of the item - it's still mostly buried, and I assume it's fairly long since the detector was going off for about 2 feet around it. But it appears to be some sort of hard wire-like item that was wrapped in burlap or something. My first thought was old underground low-voltage electrical, as it was only about 5 inches down - but it's really rigid and it won't budge when I pull on it. Before I just rebury it or let my curiosity get the best of me, I thought I'd post it to see if anyone has come across anything like this.

Thanks!

 

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[osage express]

Wow you got me.Is your lights in your house still working..I am going to keep an eye on this post i would like to know my self ...Welcome to Tnet Osage

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Is it near the base of a tree by any chance? When a tree is moved the root ball is usually wrapped in burlap or something similar, and wire or rope used to hold it together.

 

[BosnMate]

I'm not in any way recommending this, but if it was me, and on my property, I'd hook a chain to it, attach the chain to my truck and start yarding it out. I did that on a galvanized water line on my place, and was surprised where all it went. I did know the pipe came from the creek and had been used to water the yard, and knew it wasn't hooked to the house before pulling it out. Welcome aboard T Net.

 

[Breezie]

Is it near the base of a tree by any chance? When a tree is moved the root ball is usually wrapped in burlap or something similar, and wire or rope used to hold it together.

Good though Ken!

This past Spring I planted a tree that had burlap wrapped around the roots. Not knowing whether to leave the burlap on or off for this particular tree, I asked the nursery guy. He told me it would take 4 to 6 months for the burlap to decompose. If that is true, wouldn't the burlap you found be fairly new?

WELCOME to the forum! Breezie

 

[cti4sw]

I find that wire crap all the time in fields. I usually try to pull it out; sometimes I can, sometimes I can't. It's not usually anything significant.

 

[diggummup]

Get a bigger shovel and keep digging. That'll solve this problem.

 

[JeromeRGBC]

Looks like it was the wire around the tree root, as everyone mentioned. Thanks to all for the help!