Out today for an hour

[richg]

Well I finally got out this morning right after work, dug about 100 pull tabs and only found 12 cents. I have a little dilemma though, I came across a spot in the middle of a park 15 paces directly in front of a large tree. My gti-1500 started bell toning like crazy, for anyone that has one sometimes when you hit a good coin it will go nuts with the bell tone. Bells were going off then the machine was starting to overload and the bells were going off. My depth indicator showed 12+ so I went down at least 12 inches and nothing but something is in that hole. I dont know what I should do, I dont want to be taking a big shovel and digging a trench in the middle of this park. It is a high traffic area with a stream running through it and I think if people see me there digging a big hole there might be some trouble. That hole definitely has my curiosity up because the only time I ever heard bells going off like that was when I found a hole with 6 coins in it. I'll have to sleep on it and try to figure this one out. Good Luck!! HH!!

 

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[minelabex1000]

If it's not a ground balance false signal you could try a long brass probe.

These can be helpful as different targets emit different sounds when tapped with the brass rod. A rusty can lid will be soft and the rod will pass through it when forced.

If you hear a glass sound, get your short handled shovel and go to it.

Just some thoughts.

 

[lonewolfe]

Usually when your bell tone is ringing like crazy and the depth indicator is reading 12 inches, it's usually an extremely large object you've encountered. 1 way to tell is to lift the coil like 3 inches, then 6 inches, then a foot, and if it still sounds off at the foot above ground, you know it's a deep, large object (i.e.) a hub cap size object or the like. At 6 inches if your bell tone is still ringing, it'd still be a rather large object (but) if you dug 12 inches and found nothing (as you've stated here), I'd fill the hole in and leave it for the next guy! At 3 inches or so, if the ringing stops, it's a smaller object and I'd dig it because, the bell tone only goes off on either good silver, etc. OR large objects, but, when you check the depth/size by lifting the coil and it stops at 3 inches or less, it's a good target for sure!

I have the GTI 2500 and it works the same as the 1500 but, it also has a "size indicator" - do the 1500's have this on screen? If so, you know instantly if it's an object worth digging based on the size!

A size objects are very small (rings, etc)
B sized are coins, med size rings, or similar sized objects
C size are large coins, tokens, small toy cars, and similar size objects.
D size are soda pop can size objects, etc
E size are not worth digging at all unless you're hunting for large relics on farms, etc.

 

[majik]

I fell under the same delima the other day on the beach.. was picking up a good tone and dug about 2 feet. the signal was getting stronger each scoop but i did not want to go too deep! the probe sounds like a good idea. keep us posted HH Majik

 

[lonewolfe]

When you dig a foot or more and still can't find the target, it's obvious that it's a extremely large object buried deep, and not worth the effort in digging/recovering (unless you're looking for large relics specifically) or you just like to dig for the fun of it, and or, waste time finding/digging up drain pipes, hub cap size targets, large junk items, etc.

Coins & jewelry, etc. will not register at 12 inches or deeper like they are laying on top of the ground. In most cases, the machine won't even see a coin or the like at 12 inches. The easiest way to check the size of a target is to lift your coil 3 or 4 inches, then, 6 or 8 and then a foot or so. If the target stops sounding off at 3 inches or so, it's usually a smaller object - if it takes until 6 or more, it's a bigger object buried deeper, and at 9 inches to a foot or more before it stops sounding off, it's a huge object buried really deep.

 

[warsawdaddy]

The park may have underground water-sewer-electric lines--be careful

 

[richg]

I like the probe idea, I am going to give it a try maybe in the morning when I get off of work. I will try lifting the coil to see where the signal stops also. I was just thinking maybe it is a small cache or something. If it truns out to be anything good I will let everyone know. Thanks again for the ideas.

 

[Darod]

Well,

Both ideas that have been mentioned here will work for you. Personally, I would trust your detector and try the method that Lonewolfe has mentioned. Your 1500 is not slouch of a machine! There is some very good technology in that machine and if you try the method that Lonewolfe explains here you'll know what your dealing with for sure. Basically, if you raise your coil over 3" off the ground and you still get the bell tone,.....it's a large deep object that probably isn't worth digging. I only say probably because you might be after relics and such.

Good luck on what ever you decide. Let us know how it works out.

Just one more thought: You can tell how big the object is by using the pinpoint feature on your detector if it has that feature. If it doesn't, then just track the length on the ground that you receive the bell tone. Do you get the tone over a 6" span of ground? a 10" span? or an 1" span? Obviously, if it's a 6" or 10" span your looking at a larger object. Now, if it's a 1" span,....I'd be all over that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good luck
Rod

 

[mattjd]

Just take a medium sized shovel and dig FAST!!! Find what your detector was going off on, fill in the hole, quickly put the shovel in the car, and act like nothing happened...Good Luck
Matt