What is the largest find with a detector? That you actualy had to dig.

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This is mine. It was 18 inches and weights 4.5 pounds.
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How many know what it is?

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About half of a 1936 Ford Pickup that had been buried in 1983 when the river came up over the dike.
Took several days to find all the pieces, Most of them had been in the back of the bed,
when high water hit they were scattered.
When the water went down they were buried under silt.

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I have dug up numerous rr rails out in the woods from the logging era. The heaviest item that I carried out was a ratchet pulley from a Barnhart log loader. It weighed 60 lbs. and I had to carry it a mile to my truck.
 

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lumbercamp said:
I have dug up numerous rr rails out in the woods from the logging era. The heaviest item that I carried out was a ratchet pulley from a Barnhart log loader. It weighed 60 lbs. and I had to carry it a mile to my truck.

Good Lord lumbercamp you need a 4 wheeler. I would like to see a pic of that. Thanks for posting.

Any one else find big items out there?

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here's one for you Burdie, found it on the edge of Peck, Ks. It is some kind of drain nozzle that fits on a rail car
 

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plehbah said:
I know this one. This is a "link" for a "link and pin" coupler for train cars. These were used prior to 1901, when a different system was enacted by law as so many were maimed by the link and pin system.

I would say yours is probably quite a bit older than 1901.

Yea plehbah!!!! You are absolutely right. This was found at the famous cattle pens on the Chisholm Trail. Dates around 1880 to 1890. We must be related, I usualy get it right to when there is no prize also. ;D

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Hey Sniffer how big is that and how much did it weigh?
Come on guys and gals size matters in this thread. :icon_jokercolor: We need pics of your finds.
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Hey copperhead put that back. I buried that so my parents would go buy a gas one. :tongue3: Cool find.

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