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    Finally got the battery for the Excal, now another problem.

    G'day fella's I finally got the new battery from the supplier, which took 4 MONTHS. Tried to install the battery into the pod and it won't fit:thumbdown:. 4 months with no hunting, man I am edgy. Now I can't insert the battery into the pod, what else could go wrong. Well, I charged up the...
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    I'm building my own straight shaft, any info would be great.

    G'day fellow hunters. Here in Australia I can't find anyone who sells the straight shaft for Excal or maybe I haven't searched enough on the net. The Anderson shaft looks pretty good, but to me its just a bit of alloy bolted together and I was thinking how hard is it to make one. I know Cj has...
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    My old Excal has a knob problem, please help!

    G,day everyone, Hope all is well for everyone over the Xmas holidays, the New year is just around the corner. I have a slight problem with the old Excal, the old girls sensitivity knob is busted. It just keeps turning around and around, question is, Can I fix this? Im on the Sunshine coast and...
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    I think my old Excal had a Heart Attack

    Charged up my old Excal ready to hit the local swimming holes, hoping to hear the sweet sound passing over a target, but all I got was a gargle of HELP ME,IM DYING:stretcher: scwarck,warble and then some more. I don't think the battery is taking full charge. Every swing she was falsing and it...
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    How does one get permission to hunt schools?

    Just a curious question. Who do you ask to get permission to hunt schoolyards as in Oz where I live the finds should be quite good. I have never seen any body hunting school yards here in Australia. Can it be done here in OZ? Thanks aushunter:ausflag::bounty:
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    Is there a Prospecting club in SE Queensland

    Just a question, is there a gold prospecting club in the Brisbane area. Iv'e been prospecting on and off for the last 30yrs or so and have been very busy lately, not being able to get out enough. I have seen the Old Boys Prospectors of Australia, but that is by invitation only. Also the...
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    Highbanker Help

    [attachment 142815 IMG_3023.JPG]Riffles in cleanout position.[attachment 142813 IMG_3021.JPG]I designed it in mind of putting a loaded bkt on top and using pressure to hose out material at a given rate. Im just starting to build a high banker to increase material through put. Any suggestions...
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    Has anybody used the 4" coil for Tracker IV

    I've gotten quite fond of the Tracker IV and just wondered if anybody else out there has used the 4" coil for chasing small gold nuggets with. I know this machine hasn't got the depth as some of the others, but when I am chasing gold it's usually in shallow creek beds with some of alluvial...
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    Not much, but its something

    Gudday fellow water hunters, Just got back from a little trip in Northern New South Wales here in Oz. Hunted a very shallow bay which is only about 2ft in depth at low tide and an average sand depth of about 1ft. The sand either bottomed out on solid rock or a puggy hardish type clay. High tide...
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    Midnight hunt with Tracker IV

    Feeling a bit bore last night and was thinking where a good hunting would be. Then it dawn on me that the property across the street was vacant and thought to myself "what the heck". I just started to swing the BH when "BANG" a solid signal bought out of the ground a 1894 Half penny. I was...
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    Silver dragon and some!:thumbup:

    Gudday folks, Went and had a 2hr hunt today under some old houses and scored some loot. Found a silver ring that looked as if it was cut off using wire cutters or something similar. Also some pre-decimal currency,one was almost untouched by corrosion, so a bit of soapy water cleaned it up pretty...
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    Port Hedland trip - part 2

    Well I pretty well cleaned up the sand bank at Pretty Pool and decided to hit another beach. Didn't find any gold this time, but some of the finds are interesting though. It started out with the unusual bottle caps and lead sinkers until I hit along the edge of the rock face. It seemed that the...
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    Port Hedland trip - part 2

    Well I pretty well cleaned up the sand bank at Pretty Pool and decided to hit another beach. Didn't find any gold this time, but some of the finds are interesting though. It started out with the unusual bottle caps and lead sinkers until I hit along the edge of the rock face. It seemed that the...
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    Trip to Port Hedland, Western Australia.

    I'm finally on our yearly trip to Port Hedland, Western Australia. The following day we drove for 3hrs to a small camping area on the coast called Eighty Mile and relaxed just checking out the fauna and do a bit of shell collecting, which Eighty Mile is well known for. We had a resident Perenti...
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    Maiden run with the BH Tracker IV on WA trip.:thumbup:

    I'm finally on our yearly trip to Port Hedland, Western Australia. The following day we drove for 3hrs to a small camping area on the coast called Eighty Mile and relaxed just checking out the fauna and do a bit of shell collecting, which Eighty Mile is well known for. We had a resident Perenti...
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    Detector as cabin luggage, any thoughts

    :confused:Just bought a BH Tracker and wondering would it be possible to travel with it as cabin luggage as I value my gear pretty well. I notice that the Tracker has 2 screws on the bottom side of unit and is it possible to remove these to break down to a smaller package. Anyone in Australia...
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    No more detector shop in South east Queensland

    I was talking to Cavid Cooper from Treasure Ent. and he told me he is pulling plug and throwing in the towel.:thumbdown: It's a bit sad as he has had this business for 30 odd years. I bought my first dredge 25yrs ago from TE and then my first detector, then a second and now a going for my 3rd...
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    I'm a thinking of getting a TRACKER IV

    Gudday people, Can anybody out there tell me about this machine and probably how easy it is to use. Im thinking of buying a new one for a backup or for my 7 year old boy to use chasing a few coins. I usually use a Excalibur on the beach, so the use of a TRACKER IV on a beach, is it accepable...
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    Whites Coinmaster 5000|D GEB

    Gudday people. Can anybody please tell me how well this older machine performs as I wish to purchase one 2nd hand.:shrug: I only need it for chasing a few coins and for $100AUD should be a bit of a bargain if someone can recommend this model. My young boys also would like to hunt so an older...
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    What a weekend, no detecting but check out these babies...

    Well I said I was heading west to try out one the local dams, scored absoloutly no treasures But scored a heap of these to be BBQ'D fella's. Took my eldest boy and my neighbour with me and both had a great time scoring a few Redclaw. We got chased out by the fools on ski boats and jetski's about...
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