How do you detect around metal poles?

[Mosley]

In parks there are benches with metal poles holding them up. The benches would be a great place to detect, but even with sensitivity at a low level I can't get very close to the metal poles. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[DukeOBass]

Get on your knees with a SunRay probe. I have collected a lot of change where metal detector coils "can't go".

 

[pointer80]

You might try a smaller coil that might help a little. Good luck and HH.

 

[NebTrac]

I think something like this might remedy your situation.

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just get rid of the problem!

NebTrac

 

[JamesBondaka]

Usually with me.....as your getting the tone from the poles.....the tone will change or you will get another tone...took me awhile to get used to it but Ive had some success with it.

 

[D&P-OR]

Small coil & lower sensitivity.

 

[Frank in NH]

Don sounds like a good idea. I bet you could also use it as a coil, take coil off and tape probe to bottom of rod and just use that around poles and such

 

[DukeOBass]

I have found a lot of change under playground equipment and close to other structures that other detectorists have missed when I use this method. You'd be surprised how much a previously hunted (by others) playground can become very worthwhile on your knees with a SunRay probe.

 

[tippyhound]

I like to hunt Tot Lots and there is a lot of metal polls in these hunting areas. Using my standard 11" coin I find it almost impossible to get close to those posts. I also own a Sun Ray X 5.5 coil and I find I can get much closer to them with out having any problems. No coil will let you get right up against a metal poll but the smaller coil really helps. Rick IL

 

[Mike in MN]

I've had success by going to all-metal mode. In all metal, you can hear the tone getting stronger as you approach the pole and then fading as you move away. A coin near the pole will give you another peak in the tone. Of course you won't know for sure it is a coin until you dig it, but that's part of the fun, isn't it?

 

[markg]

If you don't have a small coil turn the sensitivity down. I had a very hunt this spring with the Etrac. I'd been hunting this old school for a few years and thought I'd found it all until I decided to turn the machine way down and hunt along the chain link fence, ended up with silver wheat pennies and two silver dimes, Wow............. Even at a manual sensitivity of 10 the machine is still deep.