Fors CoRe is going deep deep deep....it's gone!

[mtsheron]

Where I live there is high mineralization in the soil and mainly it is red clay. I had some time to scan through the side flower bed again that borders the wood line and I get a mixed tone but solid and the TID reads 82 then flashes around 92-93-94 then back to 82. I know from experience there is at least a penny to be dug and the depth indicator on the Fors is reading 24. So I know it really cannot be too deep. Well I dig about a good 30 cm of depth and use the pin pointer to hit the hole and dirt dug out and nothing. Dig a bit deeper and start to get a hit. Dig some more until I reach about 12 inches and wham there is the penny. Wow a great solid tone on a penny at 12".......wait, the pin pointer is still hitting deeper. I dig more earth out and about 2" more and bam a, yeah reason for the 90's TID > aluminum can! But still I think this machine distinguished between a penny in the same hole and a aluminum can which ran deeper!!!

I love the Fors CoRe so far!

 

[dbado1]

Nice! 12" on a penny is awesome!! 82 is either a penny or a large rifle case like a .30-06 in my ground as well.

 

[mtsheron]

Dean-

The ground is saturated right now from rain so I do not know if the increased ground moisture allowed such a deep find or not. All I know is when I was done I marked my shovel as to depth along the shaft then went to measure and I was surprised.

I guess maybe an anomaly maybe. But I can say this machine when it hits hard and solid there is something there.

 

[dbado1]

mtsheron-
I go by that hard hit sound more than the numbers. Love it when it hits hard from all different angles on the same target.

 

[wayne_etc]

Where I live there is high mineralization in the soil and mainly it is red clay.

What kind of ground balance numbers are you getting?


w

 

[mtsheron]

Where I live there is high mineralization in the soil and mainly it is red clay.

What kind of ground balance numbers are you getting?


w

You know Wayne I don't really monitor that number(s) after I GB the machine. But mainly my soil runs when I do look at the machine during a GB real quick around 80 on avg.

 

[wayne_etc]

In my area of north Alabama we have red sticky clay. But my FORS ground balances in the 60s. Other machines I've had don't show a high GB number either. Don't know why.



w

 

[dbado1]

My ground, here in Central Arizona is always in the low 80s. I hit coin sized objects at 8-10" with the 11x7 coil consistently. If the ground is damp I notice it tends to hit slightly deeper.

Dean

 

[mtsheron]

We have red clay here as well. My problem is on my sound of the county I actually live off a road called Iron Mountain which got it's name for a reason!!!! There is a iron mine through the woods from my back property that was mined by the Confederates back during the CW. The ground is charged where I live. In fact we have had our house struck my lightning through the travel of current in the ground as well as a few neighbors.

I get some high readings here.