Could not wait!

[arizonaames]

I took the new MXT out to my frozen driveway with an inch of ice over frozen limestone. I disc the nails and pull tabs and, even though I could not hear them, I was able to see these items on the screen. When I hit a good target, it was a solid and defining sound. It audibly said that I hit a nickle or a ring 6 inches down. I tried to dig with my miner's pickaxe and was able to get through the ice and only an inch into the frozen limestone. It was like trying to pick a hole in solid granite! I gave up but was pleased that I could disc the pull tabs and nails and still hit a nickle or similar VDI 6 inches down with a solid loud audible signal.

 

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[thompy]

im sure you will love it, Whites make some nice machines

 

[mcmich]

If you really want to give it a try go out in the woods. Anywhere there a lot of leaves it wont freeze (at least for awhile). I went out yesterday and found some coins, nothing to write home about. I am a new MXT user too. Bought mine last March. Spring is the best time to get out. When the ground is all soupy you will get some serious depth. I found an old 1920 something brass/copper enamel coated cosmetic case about a foot deep. Just be careful about poisin ivy, gotta a good case of it diggen that thing up. Hit some dormant roots.

 

[seger98]

How are you going to sleep all winter knowing that nickel is down there? Man I'd have the blow torch out!


Chris

 

[arizonaames]

In the woods, there is 2 to 3 feet of snow and ice. The shade kept it from thawing a bit. You must be in the south end of Michigan. I would like to be in the south end of Florida about now....

 

[mcmich]

Yes I am down south. There is about 4 inches of snow left in some areas. Tried to get out today in a different area by a local river. Could not find a thawed spot. I did find some downed power lines in the woods. Kept hearing a low hum and an an occasional snapping sound as I was walking in the woods. Started to smell burning rubber. A tree had knocked down some lines. We had some serious wind down here a a couple of days ago. One of the lines was laying in some grass and smokin away. The other 2 were laying in the river. Luck has it, ( I guess) as I was walking out a cop pulled up in a 4 wheel drive vehicle (I think someone called them on me because my carrying bag kinda looks like a gun case, it happened this past summer too!). I flagged him down and told him about. As I was driving out of the park the fire department and the park ranger pulled up.

 

[Giant056]

I'll run mine with the discrimination turned all the way down in the woods a lot of the time and I'll just look a the VDI reading when I hear a target and go from there.