I am going to start detecting occupied private homes on Tuesday. I have received permission from all the homeowners. The two I am starting with are both colonial farmhouses built in the 1700's, while on Wednesday both homes were built in the early 1800's. Does anyone have a suggestion on how I should hunt these lawns? I was thinking starting with a coin pattern, then jewelry pattern then all metal. Do you think that would be too much?
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Private homes
- Thread starter kurtallen
- Start date
E-Trac-Ohio
Well-known member
I run in 2TF with almost a wide open screen around the old houses because there's usually a lot of junk metal around them, old roof nails, etc.
Very important ... be sure to take your time and swing real slow if the sites your hunting are junkie - this will give your machine enough time to find the good targets in a iron infested area.
I usually use a 10 x 12 coil for more depth and ground coverage that are cleaner and more open - like the grass areas that are away from the house.
Then I switch to the 6" coil for the tighter and /or more junkie areas that are closer to the house - the smaller coils are much better at finding good targets in iron than the big coils.
The smaller coils also make it a lot easier to hunt the tight spots - along fence lines, close into to rock walls, around big tree roots, under shrubs that were not there years ago, etc.
And a good tip that was posted by another forum member a while ago - ( G4E I believe ) - from what he's seen after hunting a lot of old homes ...
Approx. 75% of the good finds are made in the front yards of old houses.
Good luck !
Very important ... be sure to take your time and swing real slow if the sites your hunting are junkie - this will give your machine enough time to find the good targets in a iron infested area.
I usually use a 10 x 12 coil for more depth and ground coverage that are cleaner and more open - like the grass areas that are away from the house.
Then I switch to the 6" coil for the tighter and /or more junkie areas that are closer to the house - the smaller coils are much better at finding good targets in iron than the big coils.
The smaller coils also make it a lot easier to hunt the tight spots - along fence lines, close into to rock walls, around big tree roots, under shrubs that were not there years ago, etc.
And a good tip that was posted by another forum member a while ago - ( G4E I believe ) - from what he's seen after hunting a lot of old homes ...
Approx. 75% of the good finds are made in the front yards of old houses.
Good luck !
I would start out in coin mode with conductive tones, and if there is no threshold due to iron I would go to TTF with a wide open screen and go slow so you can pick out the good signals in the iron. Sounds like you have some great spots to hit. Can't wait to see what you get.
Yes, most good finds are in the front yards, I have hunted so many farms over the last 5 yrs. i use TTF when I am within 20-30 ft of the house, this is what I call the construction zone, absolutely infested with nails, when I get outside of this zone, I use a modified coin program. A lot of farm yards are very quiet once you get a lil ways out from the house. Concentrate on the pathway from the mailbox to the front door, this has always been a hot spot for me. Along the driveways, sidewalks, clothesline, path to outhouse, around any shade areas etc....
Don't overlook your recovery technique. The grass in most areas is becoming stressed from hear and lack of rain. Don't let your excitement lead you to bad decisions on recoveries. Use a ground cloth and get the dirt back into the holes. If your area is low on water you might even consider watering your plugs. I sometimes put homes with nicer lawns off until the fall of the year when the grass situation isn't as critical. Looking forward to seeing your finds.
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