Is the Garrett Infinium any good on pasture or ploughed land?

[HammeredHippie]

I have read a few things about the Garrett Infinium being a possible OK coin hunt machine.
Does anyone have any experience using this machine on pasture or ploughed land?
Is it possible, applying the reverse discrimination correctly, to succesfully rule out most Iron and find the other targets on inland soil? Would this machine be able to pick up hammered coins in the UK?, coppers and other desired objects, but leave out most nails and larger Iron?
After reading through a manual about the reverse discrim I have no doubt it will be able to separate most large iron/steel from larger copper/bronze objects. But is it possible to separate smaller silver/gold from rusty nails?

Summarizing can this machine be used (after a probably long and frustrating learning curve) to find those deep and elusive objects, without diggin too much rust?

Many many thanks for any reply

 

[Wirechief]

Hello hippie, I have been using the Infinium in a plowed field and the reverse disc. seems to work pretty good. I believe it will go pretty deep on coins, I don't know about how it would do in Europe. The best thing I did was to mount it on the Anderson straight shaft, it is a whole new machine after doing this. I have just started to use the 10x14 monocoil on it. It should go deeper but it does seem a slight amount noisier. Ok take for what it is and good luck to you.

John Tomlinson,CET

 

[HammeredHippie]

Thanks for your reply John
That sounds very promising
Since I donot own one yet...(but I might own one soon) I haven't got a clue what the mounting on the straight shaft means
Did you get a shaft from a different model and mounted it to that? Or do you get different shafts with it?
Could you explain?
Any idea how it compares to inland VCO motion detectors with discrimination. Do you find a load more iron using the reverse discrim..or only marginally
Also the depthwise..would you think , since it uses pulses, that it gets targets like coins much deeper than the usual inland VCO machines?

Many thanks again for your reply

 

[Eu_citzen]

Also consider it is a PI and most PI detectors are not know for their sensitivity on small objects.

And often the disc on PI machines are not as good as VLF detectors, but I think it can be learnt but you have to go back to basics more or less.

And I think you can forget it in (very) trashy roman sites.


PS. This is just general info on PI machines, some might not apply on the Infinium.

Good Hunting!
Eu

 

[HammeredHippie]

Thanks for your Reply Eu-citizen

With not sensitive to small objects do you mean small silver coins of 1/2 cm diameter..or are you talking about really small fragments that are 2mm or less in diameter


Many thanks again for your reply

 

[Uncle Willy]

The Infinium is a breed all its own with 96 frequencies, iron check, discrimination, automatic ground balance, ground tracking, tone ID, salt elimination, and a host of other features.

Bill

 

[Eu_citzen]

As I think what Bill is referring to is that depends on the frequency, what size of objects will be detected.

I am not sure where the "line" goes or in other words how thin & small the targets can be.
As I have never use the Infinium.

I think that the 96 frequencies is only add, most are probably harmonics? I think it is rare to use more then 3 frequency at once.
Or is there a neutral source that proves otherwise Bill?

Don't fall for all the hype.


Good Hunting!
Eu