What have you found to be the most ideal setup for separation in trash? Here's mine in brief-

[ChuckDiggin it in Florida]

My favorite setup for separation, has been my MXT with the 9" Hotfoot coil. { I also have a Euro Sabre with a 4" coil I like, especially to use near iron fences and playground equipment metal supports etc, with the disc all the way up, if used properly, you can hit coins within 3" of a big piece of iron. } That does not work as well with the Hotfoot on the MXT. The Hotfoot is just 2" wide by 9" and weighs next to nothing!

 

[Mike Hillis]

I define trash as modern trash, ie. alum foil & tabs, steel bottle caps, alum caps and can slaw.

My moderate to heavy trash rig is the Golden MicroMax with the Cleansweep coil. The Cleansweep coil gives great seperation and ground coverage at the same time. You can limit the audio response to the targets you are looking for, and, you can layer hunt a site in quick time.

Depth?...maybe 5-6" depending on how high the trash content is. When I hunt the steel bottle cap carpet sights, or the tab carpet sites, this is the one I take and the one I measure all others against.

Golden-u

 

[Mirage]

Thanks for the tip. I have a Quattro(minelab) and a DFX. The DFX would do well with the hotfoot coil. I have heard good things about it. The Quattro is nice if not too trashy.

Mirage

 

[ChuckDiggin it in Florida]

Not one of my Minelab favorites!
The DFX on the other hand, is a great detector, that I believe only requires the time and effort, to make it the best of the best!
If you get the 9" Hotfoot, you won't regret it!

 

[ChuckDiggin it in Florida]

it does exactly what it was designed to do and does it well. I do think the Hotfoot is a little better for the specific purpose of separation, but it sure don't cover ground like a Cleansweep! Good choice!