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  1. #1
    es
    Apr 2005
    Sardinera, Mona Island
    GTI2500,Seahunter Mark II, Eagle eye two box
    383

    Good tool to see before to dig


    Due many caches are reported into 5 to 6 feet, since I saw this digger, I think it is perfect to see before to dig any target when you're hunting with two boxes MD.

    Amona
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    "Live your Adventure"

  2. #2

    Feb 2008
    1,447
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    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Looks like a great specialty tool, Amona, as long as you don't puncture that
    keg of gold coins.

  3. #3
    es
    Apr 2005
    Sardinera, Mona Island
    GTI2500,Seahunter Mark II, Eagle eye two box
    383

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    When you feel that you're crouching something, then you stop. I think it is a great tool instead to use a GPR.

    Amona
    "Live your Adventure"

  4. #4

    Feb 2005
    5,513
    8 times
    Cache Hunting

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    I looked at one of those on ebay a day or two ago. I didn't think of using it for treasures, but hey, I'll try anything once.
    Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you. Acts 13:41

  5. #5
    The REAL Diamond Jim

    Mar 2006
    382

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Quote Originally Posted by lastleg
    Looks like a great specialty tool, Amona, as long as you don't puncture that
    keg of gold coins.
    ...or gas lines...
    Check out my youtube hunt videos!  http://www.youtube.com/roadkillscjim

  6. #6
    us
    May 2007
    Western Colorado
    5,871
    2 times

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Have used something similar to set new fence posts.
    They really get with the hole making until you hit a rock ...
    then they are liable to break an arm if you are really cranked upand digging hard.

    You are the only thing keeping the top part from moving
    If the bottom part gets stopped the top part can beat up the guy on top holding the machine in place...

    LOL
    One of these is a real adventure.

    Thom
    "Everybody dies"
    "But not everybody lives."

  7. #7
    es
    Apr 2005
    Sardinera, Mona Island
    GTI2500,Seahunter Mark II, Eagle eye two box
    383

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Looks like a great specialty tool, Amona, as long as you don't puncture that
    keg of gold coins.


    ...or gas lines...
    Well, basically when you look for a cache, the most time, they're found in isolates places where "ones upon a time" lived people in that region.If you hit a gas line maybe you're in the wrong place searching for a cache because pipeline can be found in modern cities or neighborhood, never you will hit with this tool a pipeline inside a cave or 1700's ghost town,...

    Also you don't need a digger to puncture a pipeline, you can do it with a simple little pick or shovel.

    Amona
    "Live your Adventure"

  8. #8

    May 2008
    Chicago
    Fisher 1266 X Fisher F75
    1,606

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Post hole diggers are another good option, and a lot easier to haul if your hiking to your site.

  9. #9

    Feb 2008
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    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Post holers are great in soft ground but sharpshooters are better for quick digs.

  10. #10

    Dec 2006
    West Virginia
    TIME RANGER CZ3D ACE 250
    776

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Quote Originally Posted by Old Dog
    Have used something similar to set new fence posts.
    They really get with the hole making until you hit a rock ...
    then they are liable to break an arm if you are really cranked upand digging hard.

    You are the only thing keeping the top part from moving
    If the bottom part gets stopped the top part can beat up the guy on top holding the machine in place...

    LOL
    One of these is a real adventure.

    Thom


    Yep , I've used one too . Don't get that thing hung up in tree roots either .

  11. #11

    Feb 2007
    N OC CA
    Whites MXT,Compass 94B & 77B
    461

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Used one to set crash posts around propane tanks. Best with two men operating. Do not put your hand or arm through the handles. Hold on to it were you can let it go easily if it grabs. Be careful not to step in the hole afterward. Saw a guy walk over a hole and fall in it just past the knee and bust his leg worse then I even seen.

    As to the long range locater,,,,,,,,, save your money. Urb
    Truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but, in the end, there it is.

  12. #12
    es
    Apr 2005
    Sardinera, Mona Island
    GTI2500,Seahunter Mark II, Eagle eye two box
    383

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Post holers are great in soft ground but sharpshooters are better for quick digs
    upload a pic to see what it is

    Amona
    "Live your Adventure"

  13. #13

    Mar 2007
    St. Paul, MN
    Bounty Hunter Tracker IV, ACE250
    151

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    That's basically an ice auger. Us Northerners use them for ice fishing. You can buy a dirt blade attachment and take off the ice attachment. They save a lot of time and effort when ice fishing.

  14. #14
    us
    May 2007
    Western Colorado
    5,871
    2 times

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Now why would anybody go fishing for Ice

    What kind of bait do you use?
    Seems to me this takes sportsmanship to the extreme.

    I can buy Ice if I need more than my icemaker creates.

    LOL
    Thom
    "Everybody dies"
    "But not everybody lives."

  15. #15

    Feb 2007
    N OC CA
    Whites MXT,Compass 94B & 77B
    461

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    What kind of bait do you use?


    Bourbon sometimes Scotch.
    Truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but, in the end, there it is.

  16. #16
    us
    May 2007
    Western Colorado
    5,871
    2 times

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Thanks Buddy,

    I needed that.

    LOL
    Thom
    "Everybody dies"
    "But not everybody lives."

  17. #17
    us
    Jun 2006
    Out in the hills near wherendaheckarwe
    WHITES, MINELAB
    1,966
    3 times

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    I think the ones they sell at Harbor Freight & such have a dead man handle that you hold like a motorcycle clutch, as soon as you let go the auger stops. At least that's what my buddy was describing.

    Ice fishing joke........

    A couple of guys were ice fishing and having 0% luck. They tried numerous holes all over the lake with not one bite. One of the guys noticed this kid over by the shallow end was pulling in fish left & right & had a nice pile of fish sitting on the ice.

    The two guys decide to go ask the kid what his secret is.

    The guy says "Hey kid what's your secret?" The kid replies mumble blub mumble blub blub.

    The guy says what?

    The kid says mumble mumble blub mumble blub.

    The guy says "kid I can't understand a word you're saying"

    The kid spits the biggest mouthful of worms you ever saw into his hands and says "You gotta keep your bait warm"
    I know it's here, just need a bigger coil!

  18. #18
    Conservative Cherokee "WP" (Wolf Pack 4Ever)

    Jan 2008
    Louisiana
    Explorer II & Garrett 2500 w/Treasure Hound
    1,657
    6 times

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Back in the 60's a man from Sicily Island was using one of these post hole diggers. He did not know that wire was buried just below the ground surface. Sucked one of his legs in the auger and had to have what was left amputated. Sad but true, mans family name was Wells. So, be careful guys.

  19. #19
    us
    Oct 2008
    South Carolina
    67

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    Well, I would certainly endorse this product!

    auger

  20. #20
    xXx
    xXx is offline
    us
    Nov 2004
    back in Indiana again
    Multiple land, beach, underwater and specialty units
    576

    Re: Good tool to see before to dig

    I used to use an auger similar to the one in the first photo above at work a few years ago. They aren't too bad to use. As long as you keep the bit sharp you can drill the soil REALLY slow, and you'll feel if you barely touch something. Then, you know to back it off. The key is to work slow. If you push while your drilling, you'll go right through your cache (or water lines, cable lines, gas lines, etc).
    It's definately a good tool to have in your arsenol if your a SERIOUS treasure hunter.
    xXx

 

 

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