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Tabdog
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Euro Sabre, Vaquero, Silver Sabre uMax and Speedy
| Joined: | Wed Jul 9th, 2008 |
| Location: | Bryant, Arkansas USA |
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#16 Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 02:53 pm |
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Hay Wonderer,
That sounds awsome. I'd love ta try one on those foldin shovels.
I'm still usin my light shovel. Tha handle broke on one and I replaced it.
Now it hangs in my belt loop better. I don't ware a belt after my last
surgery. I ware suspenders now. Now I have healed more and can squat.
I have fashioned my own hand digger. I like it better than any hand digger
I have used. It's made from a 15" long Craftsman 1/2" breaker bar.
That can was 8" deep.
They never even new old Tab was diggen up their soccer field..lol
Happy Huntin,
Tabdog
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wonderer
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Tesoro Conquistador uMax, Super LOBO & MXT
| Joined: | Sat Apr 18th, 2009 |
| Location: | Arizona USA |
| Posts: | 10 |
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#17 Posted: Sun Apr 26th, 2009 04:06 pm |
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Tabdog,
Man that is one sweet digger you made, don't think you'll ever break it......... Good modification to the shovel to...
Looks like good pinpointing is a must..
The folding shovels are expensive, but I consider it a lifetime investment...+ when I was prospecting trash was deep (ML 3500) & the soil was like concrete..I have another shovel (made by preditor), that is narrow an pointed which is better for use with my VLF's...had to make a aluminum sheath to protect things from the sharp digging edges & used a hard drive super magnet to hold it on...
Wish I could post pictures but my computor is on its last leg..can receive e-mail but can't send one + can't post pictures..To cheep to buy a new one or to broke buying toys!
You rule TD wonderer
Last edited on Sun Apr 26th, 2009 04:07 pm by wonderer
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rambledog
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| Joined: | Sun Aug 16th, 2009 |
| Location: | Junction City |
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#18 Posted: Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 12:25 am |
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Hey guys!
I've been using a hunting knife from Harbor Freight as my main tool to cut a vee in the sod. From there I slice underneath and roll the sod back.
For digging I like to use a spagetti spoon, the kind with teeth. Alternately I use a soup spoon. Both of these impliments are plastic or hard poly something or other that I buy at the dollar store. I always loosen the soil with the knife first, being careful not to scratch the target.
I have concentrated on leaving no trace of my intrusion and am getting pretty good at it. Putting the soil on a cloth and then returning it to the hole, I simply roll the sod back and step on it.
But I do dig a hole that is larger than necessary with these tools. I gotta make me one of those slim diggers. It would definitely help in rocky hard soils.
Thanks for the tip, Tabdog.
Rambledog in Oregon
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wds
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#19 Posted: Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 04:21 pm |
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I bought two GI folding shovels off Ebay. Total cost of the two were about $45.00+ They are the same kind that I was issued when I was in the army. I found out in nam that in dry sand it will wear you out digging a foxhole. But,.........I don't have to dig foxholes any more, Just pulltabs. Ha ha haaaaaaaaa.
Try one. they are tough. Tried a coleman folding shovel, but it a piece of crap for metal detecting.
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bend2009
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WHITE QUANTUM 2
| Joined: | Sat Sep 19th, 2009 |
| Location: | BEND, Oregon USA |
| Posts: | 15 |
| Notable Finds: | 2 GOLD RING | | Brand of detector you use : | whites quantum 2 |
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#20 Posted: Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 04:43 pm |
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Old Rivers
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GTI1500
| Joined: | Sat Jul 5th, 2008 |
| Location: | Midlothian, Texas USA |
| Posts: | 3518 |
| Notable Finds: | Half Dime,3cents
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#21 Posted: Fri Oct 2nd, 2009 10:18 pm |
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| that's a nice looking digger
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dave5710
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| Joined: | Tue Jun 9th, 2009 |
| Location: | Central, Illinois USA |
| Posts: | 133 |
| Notable Finds: | 1908-d Barber dime AU
2 LC, SN ... | | Brand of detector you use : | T-2 V-3 and Garrett Pro-Pointer |
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#22 Posted: Sun Oct 4th, 2009 05:41 am |
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The digger Goes4ever refers to is a Friskers garden knife. I happened on to one in the Spring of 2007. I found it at Menards on sale for $2.99. I liked it so well that I went back and bought two more. After two years of abuse, I retired the first one this spring, because the hand grip was coming loose. So I kept it in the garage for use around the house, used it to cut out a new flower bed and other projects. I pulled the second one out and broke it on my third target, the first morning I used it. I got the third knife out and broke it within the first hour. So I have been using the original one again this entire season.
All three were identical. Some are just made better than others.
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you nver know what your gonna get."
Take care all, Dave
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bend2009
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WHITE QUANTUM 2
| Joined: | Sat Sep 19th, 2009 |
| Location: | BEND, Oregon USA |
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S.S.Tupperware
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Dual Field
| Joined: | Thu Aug 13th, 2009 |
| Location: | Orlando |
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#24 Posted: Thu Oct 8th, 2009 10:53 pm |
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Heavy duty for sure... For the hunting I do in parks and such I use a thin all aluminum digger. But near roots its useless. Now that its getting cooler I think I might hit some woods and try my luck there... although there is not much worth searching. I did find a neat site butjust about everything there is paved over now...
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