Hi everyone! Has anyone experienced ground so hard that they just gave-up on trying to retrieve the target? I am getting good signals at between 6-10 inches but for the life of me. cannot dig that deep! The reason I am posting on here is to see what everyone thinks about the idea of putting an auger bit on a drill in hopes of loosening-up the dirt! Will this work? I don't know. How about a long spade-bit on a drill? Seems the augers that I have seen are for planting tulips! I just wish I could retrieve those deep signals, for I am detecting in a very remote (but historic) part of the U.S. Thanks in advance to all of those who reply! Take care......
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Very hard ground!
- Thread starter TallTexan
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Coin Rescue Inc
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They make masonry bits and they would last longer.
Try a sharp chisel and hammer
Try a sharp chisel and hammer
Tahts-a-dats-ago
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I have one of those auger bits for a drill. In soil that isn't really compacted it works quite well. In compacted soil you really have to be careful so you don't hurt your wrist (the torque) and batteries tend to run down rather quickly. It works best with a larger (corded) hammer drill - but then the torque can be an issue. I bought mine to help install poles for pole beans.
Perhaps a pick-axe would be helpful?
My other thought is using water. Back in the day we sometimes had to install fence posts in frozen ground. When the frozen dirt was too much, we'd boil water and pour it where we were digging the hole for the post. It was a pain in the butt - but it worked better than trying to dig through the frozen ground with a post-hole digger.
Perhaps a pick-axe would be helpful?
My other thought is using water. Back in the day we sometimes had to install fence posts in frozen ground. When the frozen dirt was too much, we'd boil water and pour it where we were digging the hole for the post. It was a pain in the butt - but it worked better than trying to dig through the frozen ground with a post-hole digger.
Silverstreak
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Confetrit
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This would dig those Artillery Shells.
u2robert
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Make a map wait for spring
Draco
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I do not think it will work.It does not have a headphone jack, it is not multitone and the coils cannot be interchanged
