..How do you recover your finds from the hard;frozen ground??I have found it very difficult-AND frustrating-I know something in the ground is a real goodie;and cant get to it;cause of frost-Thats happened to me-and it bugs me all winter;knowing its down there;and I have to wait until spring to get it......
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mike:A questionRE:detecting in winter...
- Thread starter warthog
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Pete in MI
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Got any tobboggan hills for sledding down? Kids and adults lose stuff in the snow and never gets into the frozen ground. Makes digging real easy.
Where kids are sledding check the top of the hill as they are getting onto the sleds, at the bottom = watch where they flip over...watch where the parking lots are as they pull the keys and other items out of their pockets and lose the other stuff - and sometimes the keys...always better to hit those sledding hills during the week when the kids are in school - use the weekend to take pics and get an idea where the goodies are falling out. Anywhere someone pulls a flove out of their pocket they could lose something,,,anytime someone takes off a glove a ring could be lost.
Just a few place or thoughts for ya Steve
Where kids are sledding check the top of the hill as they are getting onto the sleds, at the bottom = watch where they flip over...watch where the parking lots are as they pull the keys and other items out of their pockets and lose the other stuff - and sometimes the keys...always better to hit those sledding hills during the week when the kids are in school - use the weekend to take pics and get an idea where the goodies are falling out. Anywhere someone pulls a flove out of their pocket they could lose something,,,anytime someone takes off a glove a ring could be lost.
Just a few place or thoughts for ya Steve
Greg from Mi.
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If the ground is frozen several inches, I would just mark it and try when the ground is thawed. It is too hard on the equipment trying to chisel through frozen ground. Come on spring! 
steve in so la
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here in the summer - the ground is like cement but I get good signals. I start a hole and pour water in and let it sink. Sometimes twice. In the cold I dont know. Is there a liquid that is heat ? Steve in so az
rentasquid
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gasoline or diesel on the ground and light it to soften the ground up? Probably not I probably shouldnt even mention things like that since I'm in the environmental field, huh?!?
J.
I probably shouldnt even mention things like that since I'm in the environmental field, huh?!?J.
MI$$OURI BETTY
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Good morning, Steve, and others with others with tough digging ground situations. Of course, frozen ground presents the ultimate recovery challange, of which there is no substitute for patience till spring or summer. I am a rookie, just started last may, and am hooked, although also have, in minnesota have encountered some tough digging. I have a weld and machine shop, and withthese tools am building a minnie jackhammer. The proto is a modified battery powered sawsall. The end is fitted with a 4" digging tool, similar to a current hand held digging tool. the recipicating action of the sawsall provides the jackhammer effect. It is includes a spring loaded foot, similar to a sowing machine, only spring loaded capabile of 4"of travel,providing the user of variable depth control, depending on ground conditions, Yea a picture is worth a thousand words. I have no way of testing till spring, so modifications or your suggestions are encouraged. Yes it will be somewhat clumsey to carry along, {haven't an answer yet}, but should provide recovery in any difficult ground. If it actually works, you can send me your battery powered sawsall {as you have your extra batts and charger} and I will do the mods, and send it back. What do you think? any improvement suggestions? HH