Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

[jopher]

Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Although I scored a few nice targets the other night, I folded my scoop in the process
BUMMER
Not to be held down, I delmed away in my laboratory for half the day yesterday.
Using parts from things that have surpassed thier worldly usefullness ,I created the beast that I have dubbed..Manitowac!


4lbs of raw, bottom dredging excavator, ready to plunder the beaches of this Great Lakes State at my command!
Took it out for a test drive this morning and .........


....worked like a champ!.....Another wedding band and a small 925 earring.
Best of luck to all.....Joe

 

[jopher]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

After looking over this post, something looked very familiar about that 10k ring.I went back through my recent posts, and sure enough...I found the same ring at the same beach a couple of hunts ago....

 

[Narthoniel]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I wonder if the same person who lost the first ring, ahd a replacement made, and then lost it again. And man, that scoop is beastly alright. How long til your custom scoop business goes global?

 

[JP]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

That is a beast of a scoop.

Congrats on finding gold.

I hope that the initials stand for something other than the person who lost them. That would stink.....for him or her.

HH

 

[FloridaBill]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Nice job after a quick goggle search it says

It is the designers initials

 

[Maui Mike]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Nice! shaka Mikey

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Man, that is a beautiful "monster" You can metal detect and get your workout all in one!

 

[thorny196]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I hope that's aluminum Diamond plate and not steel It looks heavy enough in aluminum.

 

[jopher]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Its all aluminum....tips the scale at 4.12 lbs....looks heavier than it is.
Ive checked out some scoop sites and seen scoops as large as 9lbs.....couldnt imagine dragging one of those around.

 

[thorny196]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I can't see the welds very good but most non professionals lay on the weld thick with aluminum therefore you must be a professional (or have a really good grinder) (not enough nuts and bolts in "Manitowac") but its a beast for sure maybe you want to put two neck bolts in it !!! Just kidding R/Mike

 

[time4me]

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Nice scoop! Too bad sharks are just like bulls - they tear after the color red like crazy!!!!!

Just kidding ~ and besides, it looks like you are hunting freshwater lakes anyways, so no sharks to worry about.

 

[Keppy]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

What Great lake do you go to? Or do you detect a inland lake ? I am in Ohio and go to Lake Erie and it is all stone the only sand is on the beach..... But in the water all stone that is why you need a strong scoop at least i do............Is it all stone in the water were you go?....==Jim==

 

[jopher]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

What Great lake do you go to? Or do you detect a inland lake ? I am in Ohio and go to Lake Erie and it is all stone the only sand is on the beach..... But in the water all stone that is why you need a strong scoop at least i do............Is it all stone in the water were you go?....==Jim==

Mostly hunt the local beaches...sand covered clay bottoms.When time allows Ill hunt areas of Huron, Michigan , and St.Clair...mostly sandy in the mid to southern part of the state....rocky to the north.

 

[Keppy]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

About the only sand we get here is trucked in and nothing in it to detect for it has been screened....==Jim==

 

[joecoin]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

About the only sand we get here is trucked in and nothing in it to detect for it has been screened....==Jim==

Are you on the east side of Cleveland? I'm near the western basin, and we have lots of sand.

 

[Ray S ECenFL]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Nice job on the scoop. You could go into business.

Good job on the gold.

HH

Ray S

 

[beachboy]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

I love the Beast...that looks heavy duty....You could to dig to china with that....

 

[Keppy]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

About the only sand we get here is trucked in and nothing in it to detect for it has been screened....==Jim==

Are you on the east side of Cleveland? I'm near the western basin, and we have lots of sand.

Yes i am almost to the Pa. line Geneva Oh. ..................Jim

 

[COTTON]

Re: Meet " Manitowac" and the sequile...Manitowacs First Treasure

Scoop looks great,nice job.........................Cotton