Beach Cleaning Machine caught in the Act

[Sven]

...............raking in our goodies.
This guy smiles when cleaning out the machine.

 

[Ron Lord]

I have them on my beaches . I still find coins and rings they will pick up some chains and a lot of trash.

 

[KinTN]

Anyone know what hole sizes the sifters use?

 

[John(Tx)]

n/t

 

[Water wizard]

On my beach they don't find coins or rings, just cans and trash, some necklaces......

 

[Sven]

I hear some beach cleaning machines have electromagnets on them to help pick up the steel trash.
Some cleaners have tines that drop 12" into the sand to rake in the deep stuff.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

there is no "holes". It's a set of rotating "tongs". The tongs are like on a conveyer, and drop the debri into a hopper. And it's like the others here are telling you: It *might* catch a necklace, and best. I suppose a one-in-a-million shot and a tong catching a ring? They are basically made to pick up McDonalds bags, wood debri from bonfire residue, bottles and cans, etc... Not small stuff.

There was one type of beach sifter made that has an agitating system to sift the sand through holes. And apparently the size of the holes was adjustable by the operator. But to set it so small as to catch coin-sized items (down to cigarette butts), was a real chore for the machine to do. It caused great drag on the components, starts to take forever to cover ground, etc... So not only was that particular type of beach cleaner not sold very much , but maybe that type is not even made anymore? Most all beach cleaners are of the tong/rake style type.

 

[KinTN]

Thanks Tom. Kinda explains why you don't see homemade sifters being pulled behind 4wheelers and vehicles where it is legal to drive on the beach.

 

[pasttom]

No mention of them causing targets to sink deeper and out of range. Seems reasonable to me.
Tom

 

[Diggin-it]

there is no "holes". It's a set of rotating "tongs". The tongs are like on a conveyer, and drop the debri into a hopper. And it's like the others here are telling you: It *might* catch a necklace, and best. I suppose a one-in-a-million shot and a tong catching a ring? They are basically made to pick up McDonalds bags, wood debri from bonfire residue, bottles and cans, etc... Not small stuff.

There was one type of beach sifter made that has an agitating system to sift the sand through holes. And apparently the size of the holes was adjustable by the operator. But to set it so small as to catch coin-sized items (down to cigarette butts), was a real chore for the machine to do. It caused great drag on the components, starts to take forever to cover ground, etc... So not only was that particular type of beach cleaner not sold very much , but maybe that type is not even made anymore? Most all beach cleaners are of the tong/rake style type.

This is the model that our beaches are cleaned with and YES IT DOES pick up rings, necklaces, bracelets, watches, phones, mp3 players, wallets, keys...as well as garbage. Does it get everything...No, but after it goes thru every morning there is little a coin to be found. A fellow detectorist is friends with the guy who runs the machine. Yes, the guy does go thru the trash it collects and Yes he does find good stuff! So I guess, depending on the style and how modern and advanced the machine is that cleans your beach...it may or may no get much...but ours does I have to hunt the beaches in the evening to get first shot at the goodies. They start at like 5:15AM and are done by 8AM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZnBNau6qA

If I thought the city would let me run it on the beaches in the evening I swear I would buy one of these walk behind models, they really look like they would get the goods...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J96qxqIQn0#at=36

 

[Carl-d-Frogg]

Its just more competition for us hunters, that's all !

 

[Water wizard]

Wow! I want a barber s belt!

 

[rajoameh]

it made by frustrated detectorist,, lol