Old baseball field

[Panhead]

I’ve been detecting a old baseball field that was used till mid 1940. It’s a hay field now that’s got clover with grass mixed with it. I’ve found ,three barbers and one mercy with 8 1/2 hours of detecting time. The Indian heads I’ve found has got a crust on them. When you get the crust off them you can’t read them. I think there might be a lot of sulfur in the ground. It was a old coal mining town back in the day. Being a old man I’m not for sure on the sulfur in the ground. I only live 22 miles from their and never ran in coins like the Indians. I’ve hunted around this area off and on sense 1982. I hit this field pretty hard four years ago with the 3030 and the 705 before I hurt my shoulder, they were to heavy for me now. Equinox made a believer out of me with the and I can handle the weight of it. I’ve extend my detecting time five hours thanks to reading on this sight of the counter balance. I’d already bought a new rod before reading about Steve’s rod on here. I got a expansion nut from the hardware store and used a piece of 3/8 threaded rod and 1” ID PVC pipe and two end caps The balancer it’s self weights 12.5 oz counting the 5.5 ozs in the end. I put styrofoam in the 4” tube about 3” up from the bottom so I could keep the weight on the end. Works pretty good for me. I’d like to buy one of Steve’s rods in the future. TKS. Panhead

 

[BigTony]

Good hunt and good job on the counter balance!

Tony NJ

 

[Florida Son]

Nice job, counterweight does work. I did not believe it at first.

 

[Digger]

Isn't it amazing how silver can come out of the ground looking pristine, and the copper cents are nearly toast? I have some sites around here that do that very same thing. Regardless, you scored big time at the old ball field. Nicely done. HH Randy

 

[laplander]

Glad your out swinging again and knocking it out of the park so to speak!!
HH Jeff

 

[sgoss66]

VERY nice digs, Panhead! You did GREAT at that old ballfield!

And VERY nice job, rigging up a counterweight for yourself! I am impressed with your creativity/ingenuity, and I'm glad to hear that counterbalancing is working well for you.

If/when you may want to consider a shaft/counterweight, just let me know and I'll be happy to help! In the mean time, it looks like you have taken care of the issue quite well!

Steve

 

[Mark kus]

Nice job That’s exactly what I do Old baseball or old fields alongside schools they pay off nicely sure a lot have been hunted I had one this summer 16 silvers came out of one half and over 100 wheats!
So keep hunting that spot!
Mark