Like some of you I found a huge problem with the ATpro. :argue:

[khouse]

Decided to try and finish up the outfield of a baseball park today. I covered about half of it last fall with a 250. I only covered about half of what was left today. This time I had the ATpro and it was cranked wide open. I dug a ton of coins at 8+ inches. So here is the problem - As great as the Predator (George Lesche) #85 is. It ain't big or wide enough to recover a deepie in a reasonable amount of time. This is exactly why I've been working on a AT digger. I actually got tired of digging 8+ memorials. It is real black loamy soil so either they sank that low or they top filled? I even lowered my sensitivity but it was still going too deep. I have had the Ace 250 and 1350 but this ATpro just has some raw power you have to harness.

PS: Get ready for the "well my make and model machine has tested much deeper than the Pro's in my field tests" I know it's coming. They have their own forums don't they? This is me stirring the pot. How am I doing?
IT"S ALL TRUE - It ain't no HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RWJR13]

.......UMMMMMM....I can smell it.....

 

[Caretaker me]

I use to use a Lesche knife to dig everywhere , I could cut a plug in 3 seconds, when I started to dig deeper stuff and do fields more, I went to the Lesche shovel, with the knob on the end, now I use it every where, I just use the knife when I'm hunting nice lawns

 

[John-Edmonton]

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[khouse]

I'm making a cool digger. It's a secret.

 

[khouse]

Ain't that the truth!

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

Great post Khouse!

 

[JOE in MD]

I agree, digging 8+ on a clad coin is tuff. I was hitting coins from the late 60's 70', and 80's, but just could not get a silver coin. I did manage a Buffalo and 2 wheaties(1953,55). One deep machine...

 

[khouse]

I had several 80+ numbers and was hoping for silver since they were so deep. Not so today. Last year I did find a Rosie dead center of the backstop.

 

[RLOH]

Ken, you got to get that top secret shovel in production! By the way, the gizmo is like magic. An inch or two back makes a world of difference. R.L.

 

[snide]

I agree with your post, Although I dunno about the other machines having yet to leave the Garrett family (150, 250, AT Pro) but this AT is Deep!! In my quest for the older coins I have started digging deep in Pro mode, not came up with much more than wheaties this week, but all have been deep!! I dug one just this morning near a tree well over 12 inches!! I also dug a memorial around 10 inches....I often times wonder how they get that deep...But anyways, moral of the story, this thing can reach out there!!

 

[Dennis Harbour]

The best tool I ever used was an OLD HICKORY craving knife, it would cut 5 inch deep plug in a snap. The only problem was the carbon blades would break if you twisted too aggressively.

 

[khouse]

Thanks!

 

[khouse]

You can dig a Lincoln at 8 inches then nab an Indian right on top of the ground. You never know how or why......

 

[INCH]

PS: Get ready for the "well my make and model machine has tested much deeper than the Pro's in my field tests" I know it's coming. They have their own forums don't they? This is me stirring the pot. How am I doing?
IT"S ALL TRUE - It ain't no HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stir the pot with a shovel like you need when hunting the ARPro. You sound a little excited Kenny about the results There is HYPE about the ATPro, and there is truth. I say it again , it is the best money I have spent on a detector so far. It is mixed in with the the high end machines and is holding strong , even with the coil problems, I think it is bouncing back and gaining respect.........................................

 

[John-Edmonton]

[size=x-large]The AT Pro meets and beats metal detectors costing twice as much in many instances when it comes to depth, target separation etc......[/size]

Hope you have an excellent season

 

[OL' Mountain man]

Yes, I've honestly reached a point where I am going to cut the handguard down on my Lesche. So I can get at the deeper stuff much easier. To many times now I've had to widen and enlarge the hole to allow the lesche to get to the coin level. The AT Pro is definitely in a class of it's own. Not to mention, my soil here in Southern Colorado reads an average of 92 when ground balancing.
HH, OMM

 

[Mr. Beard]

PS: Get ready for the "well my make and model machine has tested much deeper than the Pro's in my field tests" I know it's coming. They have their own forums don't they? This is me stirring the pot. How am I doing?
IT"S ALL TRUE - It ain't no HYPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stir the pot with a shovel like you need when hunting the ARPro. You sound a little excited Kenny about the results There is HYPE about the ATPro, and there is truth. I say it again , it is the best money I have spent on a detector so far. It is mixed in with the the high end machines and is holding strong , even with the coil problems, I think it is bouncing back and gaining respect.........................................

For the price, it is a heck of a detector that can go where other high price detectors can't ( the water) and out perform them on land. I had a Whites M6 and gridded out a 20X20 area and used 3 coils to clean out the area. The shooter coil, the 6 X 10 inch coil and a 10 inch DD coil. I searched in different grid patterns at least 4 separate times.
Using the AT Pro in the same spot, I dug some deep bottlecaps, deep clad and a few old coins that the Whites M6 and 3 coils, missed.

 

[khouse]

"For the price, it is a heck of a detector that can go where other high price detectors can't ( the water) and out perform them on land. I had a Whites M6 and gridded out a 20X20 area and used 3 coils to clean out the area. The shooter coil, the 6 X 10 inch coil and a 10 inch DD coil. I searched in different grid patterns at least 4 separate times.
Using the AT Pro in the same spot, I dug some deep bottlecaps, deep clad and a few old coins that the Whites M6 and 3 coils, missed."

The M6 ain't no punk either.

 

[Mr. Beard]

"For the price, it is a heck of a detector that can go where other high price detectors can't ( the water) and out perform them on land. I had a Whites M6 and gridded out a 20X20 area and used 3 coils to clean out the area. The shooter coil, the 6 X 10 inch coil and a 10 inch DD coil. I searched in different grid patterns at least 4 separate times.
Using the AT Pro in the same spot, I dug some deep bottlecaps, deep clad and a few old coins that the Whites M6 and 3 coils, missed."

The M6 ain't no punk either.

The M6 is a very good detector.... but for very trashy areas the AT Pro does have an edge and does get to coins that the M6 can't see due to masking. I have been using the Garrett in areas that I had pounded with the M6. The Garrett finds deeper coins and relic items in the same areas.