I couldnt think of a funny title...more rusty iron

Rob in KS · May 10, 2007

I couldn't think of a funny title...more rusty iron

I tried to think of something funny for the picture of my holes. I'm drawing a blank......

The bottom of a T post (fence post)
spark plug wire
gas cap
railroad spike
tooth from a harrow
couple of iron rings
a few bolts
couple of whats its

That area can't be more than 10 by 15 feet, the stuff is everywhere

Cynangyl · May 10, 2007

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Well seems to me you are digging up a farm one piece at a time! Now if the folks on that farm were packrats like my grandpa you might be digging for centuries to get all the pieces at the rate you are going! DIG DIG lol Have a great time!

txkickergirl · May 10, 2007

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good thing ur in KS, I really thought you had found one of my hunting spots. I have almost unburied an entire tractor and plow one piece at a time. LOL At least its great practice!

silverswede · May 10, 2007

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How about we call it Rob's Open Pit Iron Mine and Salvage Project.

COUNTRY GIRL · May 10, 2007

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Whew, thought you found my spot too, but there aren't any nails, so I'm safe. Keep digging, there is something non rustic there.

aa battery · May 10, 2007

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Dang thats a big coil on your md

MUD(S.W.A.T) · May 10, 2007

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How about "A Swiss Cheese of a hunt". Maybe "Bombing Run" or what about "Holly Grounds" Seems like a fun hunt...

Keep @ it and HH!!

Rob in KS · May 10, 2007

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After detecting this place for a couple of years, I think I have figured it out. There was a house here that was moved in 1949 when our house was built. I think there may have been a house before that but I haven't found it. I was talking about this to a local farmer and he told me about a local guy who is the dozer operator around here. Some people call him Dirt Johnson, he's quite a character. In the old days, he and his father before him would do dirt work around here. They had a dozer, but no truck to haul off any excess. So they had to use up the dirt they moved. Our house is down the hill toward a creek. I'm thinking that after they built this house, they realized that they had to do something about the drainage. I found a lid to a 55 gal drum next to the house and there was a 1962 penny under it. I'll bet thats about when the dirt was moved. They just covered all the iron with about 6" of dirt. This mixed up the 1800's and 1900's iron. Some of the pieces I found today look like they are from a horse drawn wagon hitch. The T post is probably 1970's or later. The spark plug wire is even later. I've found some flint artifacts just a couple inches deep.

After you detect a site for a while, the trash tells a lot about the history. Sure wish I could find at least ONE old coin though.

savant365 · May 10, 2007

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The ground hogs ain't got nothing on you...dig, dig, dig....

ivan salis · May 10, 2007

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bad gopher bad--- maybe

Charlie P. (NY) · May 10, 2007

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MUD(S.W.A.T) said:
How about "A Swiss Cheese of a hunt". Maybe "Bombing Run" or what about "Holly Grounds" Seems like a fun hunt...

Keep @ it and HH!!

"Iron my keep"

"Much rust for the weary"

"Sticking with magnetic objects"

"Ferric nuff"

Hey, this is good stuff. Write these down.

CarolinaDigs · May 10, 2007

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Ron I love your pictures !! HH

Rob in KS · May 10, 2007

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Thats a 12" coil on a Garrett GTA 350 I bought for my kid. Now I use it more than he ever did. Wait until you see the detector I'm building. 3 foot coil !!! Gonna find me a meteorite.

I'll post a pic of it in a few days when I get it finished. I was testing it last night and thought I had found something big. Nope just a bunch of little things.

Good ones Charlie

How about lotsarustycrap farm?