I thought the same thing. I saw the shovel and was like, “Oh shooooot… commitment” 😂 Great video! I bought this same one and haven’t used it yet. I bought a house last year from the 1940s and have always been curious about checking the yard for fun. You never know.
I spent $500 to have a lot surveyed recently. I needed to survey two adjoining lots. I spent $65 for this metal detector. I was skeptical, but this video encouraged me to take a chance. My wife and I used a long tape measure to get me close. The metal detector took over from there. Sure wish I had used this instead of paying a surveyor!
Looking for a lost earring, which should be mixed with allll the leaves in yard, the detector goes of way to often... I called service dept. They took the time to find right settings I'm not giving up I only had earrings for a month $2300... Ugh a hunting I will go.
Dude thank you so much for going through all the settings and demonstrating. Just got this to clear nails and such near barn on new property. Was getting odd results and didn't know enough if the fundamentals to optimize settings. Thanks again
Thanks for the instructions and demonstration. This could be a fun hobby or a great way to find nails after the roofers leave. I’m planning to get one now.
Thank you Sir. Drive to Tahoe to some off-road trail, and my wife lost a wedding ring by the car. Tried to look through the snow, no luck. Got back to Sacramento, to buy from someone, but looks like everyone is celebrating, and no one s responding. Looks like harbor freight will open faster than they respond! Will try my luck tomorrow!
Hoping you find the ring - if you cant get this metal detector, they have a 6 function that extremely difficult to use, as an alternative, you can try the propane burner that attaches to a 20 lb tank - you can burn away the snow, although it might make the 'clear' area really big! Hoping it works out for you - thanks for subcribing!
The hand held pinpointer is only good for about an inch down in the ground. That is probably why it didn't puck up the nail. I love the description of the metal detector. Thank you.
Subscribed !! Just picked one up like this today ! I know one thing, the wife can't use it (shoulder replacement has surgical stainless, and titanium) constantly beeps a steady tone !! Hopefully we find her wedding ring 💍😩🙏
Very good, sir 👍. My elderly dad just had a new car port installed over gravel driveway and he’s paranoid the workers lost screws during assembly and there gonna end up in dads tires. So I’m considering buying one to help calm his nerves about screws lol. Well it’s a legit worry but he tends to blow things up worse than they really are. But if this puts his mind to ease it’s worth 60 bucks
@@iiianydayiii good idea but I already bought the metal detector. It worked really well for what little it cost. I never found any screws but lots of coins and things dropped over the last 30 years 👍. It was a lot of fun. Now I’m looking into doing some recreation with it like hunting for civil war relics
I left a reply and youtube would not post it, odd, but I'll post again - I have used this detector to find many lost rings, it should work for you with no issues, in the video I showed how to get a sample material and test how the meter sound when it detects it, do this with another ring about the same size, and be sure the detector can detect it ok, then search your entire yard, digging up anything that is detected, you will be surprised how far from where you think it is to where it actually is, so search a BIG area, at least 25ft in all directions from where you think it is, but I recommned the entire yard, if the ring is not round, redo the setup with a smaller piece of jewelry , made of the same material, and search the yard again, if not found get a sample that is 2x the size of the ring, same material, remove anything in the ground that your detect, by the time you find the ring, you'll probably have a handfull or two of metal objects, if not found, expand your search area, please let me know now the results of your search
Will this model pick up a 3/4" galvanized metal water line buried about 2' deep in the ground? I have a tree root damage issue about 25' above the meter and I am planning on going around the trees and tie back in about 7' from front of house with pvc...about 90' stretch . I kinda know where the pipes are but would like to be precise without digging up too much yard...
Its possible, but for this detector to alert on metal, the coil field has to be interrupted by metal, I do not think the coil field will extend 2 feet deep - normally for something like that, a probe is inserted thru the pipe, and a detector is used above ground to detect the location of the probe - most cities use these to find underground pipes
I didn't find any metal water pipes with it but I did find PVC water pipes with it over 2 feet deep..lol... probably picks up on voids underneath the ground as well 😉
I bought 1 of these in hopes of finding a property stake, no luck yet but now that I know more about the controls after watching this video, I’ll try it again today. Thanks!
I just bought one of these and discovered it still draws power with the switch off. I went through 12 AA batteries before figuring out this out. Returned.
I've not noticed this but overall I'm not surprised, I don't any device with batteries, too much change of them leaking, but glad you posted this so others will know - thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews I bought one specifically to find my property corner rods and found them quickly. My neighbor lost her wedding band and found it for her as well. It’s a decent entry level detector. I paid about $40 6 years ago at HF, I think there $60 now. You will find stuff with it. 🪡🍴🥄🎖🏆🩼⚓️🪝🗜🛠🔪🪓🗡⛓⚙️🔩🪛💰
any data give for depth of detection would apply to dirt/rock, and a tree would have different depths, but other than to try it, you won;'t know if it detects metal deep in a tree- see my reply to your other comment - thanks for subscribing!
Roofing nail could be from when the house was built or Maybe if someone re roofed the home something like that I was thinking about getting this I lost my silver necklace mowing the pasture with my mom's ashes I am hoping to fond it this spring I think it was 69.99 online at harbor freight should I grab this one or go for a more expensive one for my search I feel as If most are closely the same but if spending an extra 100 or so will help me in my pursuit I may as well pay the extra bit @everyone if you have any insight on the topic please feel free to reply and let me know that being said I have a good idea of where I could've possibly dropped it but it could've landed in one of the many gopher holes that were under the mower at the time there's no telling but I will be searching probably 3-5 acres after I check the first area I think I felt something hit my lap wish me luck next Friday I will start the search once I get paid 😊
I did assemble it and demonstrate how to use it, and dug up my yard, but I was unwilling to dig a deeper hole to test depth - It depends on the metal, but I would not expect deeper than 2-3 inches, the coil on the bottom puts off a field, and the metal in the ground has to interrupt that field for the detector to alert - thanks for subscribing!
I would not count on going deeper than 6-8 inches, the end generates a field and the metal in the ground has to interrupt that field, so it will vary by the density of the soil, thanks for subscribing
inside track coupon - before they went all paperless coupons for ITC, there were paper coupons and you had to have them to buy something for the ITC price, today its automatic - now they just have a list of ITC items with a price, no way to scan them, as they are automatically applied if you are an ITC member - ITC price are typically about 20% off - hope this helps - thanks for subscribing!
I've found stuff using it that is 3 inches in the ground - HF does not give any information on how deep - you'll need to call HF customer service - thanks for subscribing
I mostly find junk, but occasionally I find something worth finding, I do it more for fun, cause it surely does not pay much...... once in a while someone that has lost something asks for help, I always try to help them - thanks for subscribing!
It Detects metal, once you use it a lot, you will be able to watch the field strength meter and tell difference metals apart, but I'm not sure it sensitive enough to detect just gold consistently - Thanks for Subscribing!
while this will probably work to detect nails in trees, its not very practical, there are special metal detectors made for that use that are easier to use, unless the nail was put in the tree last week, its most likely buried deep in the tree, as the tree will have grown around the nail, these metal detectors might be more practical - czcams.com/video/gzj80jpGrAQ/video.html - thanks for subscribing!
I'm curious it the roof nail was aluminum or galvanized... This is the very essence of the discriminator function... Put a galvanized an aluminum and a hand cut nail to the detector to find the "tone zone" of each type.... Repeat this with copper vs nickel... Then with gold and silver..... each has a tone zone just adjust to identify each one separately ! Depth may vary the signal strength.
with just a tone, it is not possible to easily determine the different between metals - especially for someone with meniere's disease, the 'fancy' metal detectors have a digital readout and use the small differences in readings to determine the metal, this detector works fine and can be used to find metal in the ground, but does have its limitations, and requires a lot of use before you can easily detemine determine the different metals detected - thanks for subscribing!
the smaller one is a HF 6 function metal detector that is a lot harder to use - I have a review of the 6 function model - czcams.com/video/D7Rgcoayon0/video.html - thanks for subscribing!
@@fisheyeguy LOL you should research how they work and you will understand - I can make a video to explain it if needed, very common problem for non-electrical engineers to no understand how it works, I would be happy to make the video - thanks for subscribing!
really? I used my foot to kick the dirt back in the hole, 1 week later, no sign of the hole, I can only assume your comment was sarcasm due to the lack of damage to the ground, thanks for subscribing!
I fully respect the man who would dig up his own lawn in pursuit of the hunt and for the sake of the video. Thanks for the video! I'm sold on it.
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I thought the same thing. I saw the shovel and was like, “Oh shooooot… commitment” 😂 Great video! I bought this same one and haven’t used it yet. I bought a house last year from the 1940s and have always been curious about checking the yard for fun. You never know.
@@ItsMeBobbyVee Hanz... you might want to see this
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I’m not sure who “Hanz is.😂
You're the first person that has explained that in a way that I could comprehend it thank you so very much
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Agreed. I’ve been fiddling with this thing for a while, but I think I get it now
I was given this metal detector few years ago and never used it before because it didnt have the book with it. you helped me to see how it works!
I spent $500 to have a lot surveyed recently. I needed to survey two adjoining lots. I spent $65 for this metal detector. I was skeptical, but this video encouraged me to take a chance. My wife and I used a long tape measure to get me close. The metal detector took over from there. Sure wish I had used this instead of paying a surveyor!
Looking for a lost earring, which should be mixed with allll the leaves in yard, the detector goes of way to often... I called service dept. They took the time to find right settings I'm not giving up I only had earrings for a month $2300... Ugh a hunting I will go.
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Excellent review, very helpful, right to the point with no long drawn out intro. Just what I needed to go out and look for my survey rods. Thanks!
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Dude thank you so much for going through all the settings and demonstrating. Just got this to clear nails and such near barn on new property. Was getting odd results and didn't know enough if the fundamentals to optimize settings. Thanks again
glad you found the video useful, thanks for subscribing!
Thanks for the instructions and demonstration. This could be a fun hobby or a great way to find nails after the roofers leave. I’m planning to get one now.
Thanks for watching!
First time for me. Just bought one of these detectors. Can't wait to use it!
I really like mine and use it while on vacation, and I've found a lot of stuff with it, hope you enjoy it as much as I do - Thanks for subscribing!
Thank you Sir. Drive to Tahoe to some off-road trail, and my wife lost a wedding ring by the car. Tried to look through the snow, no luck. Got back to Sacramento, to buy from someone, but looks like everyone is celebrating, and no one s responding. Looks like harbor freight will open faster than they respond! Will try my luck tomorrow!
Hoping you find the ring - if you cant get this metal detector, they have a 6 function that extremely difficult to use, as an alternative, you can try the propane burner that attaches to a 20 lb tank - you can burn away the snow, although it might make the 'clear' area really big! Hoping it works out for you - thanks for subcribing!
About how deep does it pick up into the ground?
Great video! Thanks for explaining the functions. A+
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The hand held pinpointer is only good for about an inch down in the ground. That is probably why it didn't puck up the nail. I love the description of the metal detector. Thank you.
Subscribed !! Just picked one up like this today ! I know one thing, the wife can't use it (shoulder replacement has surgical stainless, and titanium) constantly beeps a steady tone !! Hopefully we find her wedding ring 💍😩🙏
Good Luck finding her wedding room! and have fun use it, Thanks for Subscribing!
Thanks for the general use instructions!
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Very good, sir 👍. My elderly dad just had a new car port installed over gravel driveway and he’s paranoid the workers lost screws during assembly and there gonna end up in dads tires. So I’m considering buying one to help calm his nerves about screws lol. Well it’s a legit worry but he tends to blow things up worse than they really are. But if this puts his mind to ease it’s worth 60 bucks
this will work great for that, and worth the money/effort - thanks for subscribing!
you could also get a magnetic floor sweeper. they work great for picking up nails and screws. I believe HF has a 13.00 model.
@@iiianydayiii good idea but I already bought the metal detector. It worked really well for what little it cost. I never found any screws but lots of coins and things dropped over the last 30 years 👍. It was a lot of fun. Now I’m looking into doing some recreation with it like hunting for civil war relics
Go to harbor freight and buy a large magnet. :)
Just get a big rolling magnet
This is extremely helpful! Thank you!
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Thank you for the video and demonstration. 🏆
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Great video... Thank you 😊
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Could you tell me rather what would work to find a metal dental bridge that I lost in some grass by accident. Quality metal bridge
it would depend on how much metal and what kind, but if it is on the surface, I would expect the detector to find it - thanks for subscribing!
Thanks! I lost a gold diamond earring in my yard:(. I'm figuring out the sensor @ 2 and disc mode? Can you confirm or tell me what to do. PLEASE
I left a reply and youtube would not post it, odd, but I'll post again - I have used this detector to find many lost rings, it should work for you with no issues, in the video I showed how to get a sample material and test how the meter sound when it detects it, do this with another ring about the same size, and be sure the detector can detect it ok, then search your entire yard, digging up anything that is detected, you will be surprised how far from where you think it is to where it actually is, so search a BIG area, at least 25ft in all directions from where you think it is, but I recommned the entire yard, if the ring is not round, redo the setup with a smaller piece of jewelry , made of the same material, and search the yard again, if not found get a sample that is 2x the size of the ring, same material, remove anything in the ground that your detect, by the time you find the ring, you'll probably have a handfull or two of metal objects, if not found, expand your search area, please let me know now the results of your search
Is it possible to find keys with this tool? I lost mine in a big field. Tried searching w my eyes w no luck. Thought about using one of these.
if there is any metal in the keys, the metal detector should find them, thanks for subscribing!
Your newest subscriber !! thanks for the easy to understand review!!!
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You need to twist, or untwist stem to get coil properly oriented
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Will this model pick up a 3/4" galvanized metal water line buried about 2' deep in the ground? I have a tree root damage issue about 25' above the meter and I am planning on going around the trees and tie back in about 7' from front of house with pvc...about 90' stretch . I kinda know where the pipes are but would like to be precise without digging up too much yard...
Its possible, but for this detector to alert on metal, the coil field has to be interrupted by metal, I do not think the coil field will extend 2 feet deep - normally for something like that, a probe is inserted thru the pipe, and a detector is used above ground to detect the location of the probe - most cities use these to find underground pipes
I didn't find any metal water pipes with it but I did find PVC water pipes with it over 2 feet deep..lol... probably picks up on voids underneath the ground as well 😉
no it wont go that deep, none will unless the target is huge
I bought 1 of these in hopes of finding a property stake, no luck yet but now that I know more about the controls after watching this video, I’ll try it again today. Thanks!
I just bought one of these and discovered it still draws power with the switch off. I went through 12 AA batteries before figuring out this out. Returned.
I've not noticed this but overall I'm not surprised, I don't any device with batteries, too much change of them leaking, but glad you posted this so others will know - thanks for subscribing!
Be careful on the beach you can find fish hooks and lead sinkers along with the coins and jewelry.
Great info my friend . NEW SUB
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Do you think this will find property corners? Thanks
if there is a metal stake, yes it can, most stakes are not buried very deep, if at all, so it should work fine - thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews I bought one specifically to find my property corner rods and found them quickly. My neighbor lost her wedding band and found it for her as well. It’s a decent entry level detector. I paid about $40 6 years ago at HF, I think there $60 now. You will find stuff with it. 🪡🍴🥄🎖🏆🩼⚓️🪝🗜🛠🔪🪓🗡⛓⚙️🔩🪛💰
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They are $70 now in Omaha, and that was on sale.
Whats the max depth it will detect or does it say
any data give for depth of detection would apply to dirt/rock, and a tree would have different depths, but other than to try it, you won;'t know if it detects metal deep in a tree- see my reply to your other comment - thanks for subscribing!
Roofing nail could be from when the house was built or Maybe if someone re roofed the home something like that I was thinking about getting this I lost my silver necklace mowing the pasture with my mom's ashes I am hoping to fond it this spring I think it was 69.99 online at harbor freight should I grab this one or go for a more expensive one for my search I feel as If most are closely the same but if spending an extra 100 or so will help me in my pursuit I may as well pay the extra bit @everyone if you have any insight on the topic please feel free to reply and let me know that being said I have a good idea of where I could've possibly dropped it but it could've landed in one of the many gopher holes that were under the mower at the time there's no telling but I will be searching probably 3-5 acres after I check the first area I think I felt something hit my lap wish me luck next Friday I will start the search once I get paid 😊
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Do you know settings for keys??
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I wish you tested for depth of sensitivity
I did assemble it and demonstrate how to use it, and dug up my yard, but I was unwilling to dig a deeper hole to test depth - It depends on the metal, but I would not expect deeper than 2-3 inches, the coil on the bottom puts off a field, and the metal in the ground has to interrupt that field for the detector to alert - thanks for subscribing!
Is it waterproof? I'm wondering if it can be used in shallow water at a beach?
Yes
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Looks like the coil is possibly on backwards, not sure maybe that is how that model is supposed to be.
the coil works the same either way - thanks for subscribing
How deep does it go?
I would not count on going deeper than 6-8 inches, the end generates a field and the metal in the ground has to interrupt that field, so it will vary by the density of the soil, thanks for subscribing
What is an ITC coupon?
inside track coupon - before they went all paperless coupons for ITC, there were paper coupons and you had to have them to buy something for the ITC price, today its automatic - now they just have a list of ITC items with a price, no way to scan them, as they are automatically applied if you are an ITC member - ITC price are typically about 20% off - hope this helps - thanks for subscribing!
how deep will it detect?
I've found stuff using it that is 3 inches in the ground - HF does not give any information on how deep - you'll need to call HF customer service - thanks for subscribing
I once brought my to the beach and found 50 cents and 100 beer bottle caps 😆
I mostly find junk, but occasionally I find something worth finding, I do it more for fun, cause it surely does not pay much...... once in a while someone that has lost something asks for help, I always try to help them - thanks for subscribing!
Don't discount iron, it may be a meteorite. There is money in that. You're going to dig up that whole yard?
That was a demo in my yard, I normally use it other's lawn ...... Thanks for subscribing!
How do you detect the gold
It Detects metal, once you use it a lot, you will be able to watch the field strength meter and tell difference metals apart, but I'm not sure it sensitive enough to detect just gold consistently - Thanks for Subscribing!
I need one for finding metal in trees so I dont hit metal with my chainsaws. Chains get expensive
while this will probably work to detect nails in trees, its not very practical, there are special metal detectors made for that use that are easier to use, unless the nail was put in the tree last week, its most likely buried deep in the tree, as the tree will have grown around the nail, these metal detectors might be more practical - czcams.com/video/gzj80jpGrAQ/video.html - thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviews thank you for the reply and info!😀
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I'm curious it the roof nail was aluminum or galvanized...
This is the very essence of the discriminator function...
Put a galvanized an aluminum and a hand cut nail to the detector to find the "tone zone" of each type....
Repeat this with copper vs nickel...
Then with gold and silver.....
each has a tone zone just adjust to identify each one separately !
Depth may vary the signal strength.
with just a tone, it is not possible to easily determine the different between metals - especially for someone with meniere's disease, the 'fancy' metal detectors have a digital readout and use the small differences in readings to determine the metal, this detector works fine and can be used to find metal in the ground, but does have its limitations, and requires a lot of use before you can easily detemine determine the different metals detected - thanks for subscribing!
The smaller one??? By "the smaller one, do you mean a smaller HF model or a small Garrett model you have?
the smaller one is a HF 6 function metal detector that is a lot harder to use - I have a review of the 6 function model - czcams.com/video/D7Rgcoayon0/video.html - thanks for subscribing!
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Looks like your coil is backwards
really? once you learn how a metal detector works, you see there is no frontward or backwards in terms of how it works - thanks for subscribing!
@@fisheyeguy LOL you should research how they work and you will understand - I can make a video to explain it if needed, very common problem for non-electrical engineers to no understand how it works, I would be happy to make the video - thanks for subscribing!
$65.00 Now
you can debate the cause, but everything, including HF items, cost a lot more than it did at the beginning of 2020 Thanks for subscribing!
😂 ends up spending thousands in landscaping after the video😂😂
really? I used my foot to kick the dirt back in the hole, 1 week later, no sign of the hole, I can only assume your comment was sarcasm due to the lack of damage to the ground, thanks for subscribing!