need advise on detecting wood chip tot lot.

[rebelinmass]

I am planning on hitting a playground in the morning that is covered in wood chips. I've never done this detecting before. can some one please give me some advise and helpful hints on how to do this. I use an ace 250.

Rebelinmass

 

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[Boobydoo]

Good luck tomorrow.

Turn the sensativity down.
Dig everything! Trash and all.
Digging is so easy so that shouldn't be an issue.

Search the entire woodchipped areas all the way to the edges.
I find so much stuff away from the play structures and swings.
I think a lot of people just search close to the play things.

Smiles!
BDoo

 

[ramjet2187]

Ditto. I have found lots of (wedding) rings near the swings...........Mommy/Daddy, will you push me on the swing, and whoosh, there goes the ring..............no kidding.

Roger

 

[Blind.In.Texas]

be aware of the mounting structures or the equipment. some of it aluminum and will give off clad tones. the newer ones i have been detecting sound off in the .25 to 1.00 dollar range. it is very uniform around the equipment. just letting you know so you dont dig up every concrete post.

also, anyone ever notice this? when the mulch is out of the hole entirely and you are down to the stabilizing sand beneath the mulch, that the tones are still there. i have noticed that just about every mulch pit has stabilizing sand beneath it. i am guessing that a lot these are reused park areas with new stuff on to. good luck getting through the stabilized....

GL and HH