Metal Detector - have one?

mdvaden

Any of you regular tree company people use a metal detector to check trunks for old bolts, nails, fence or wire?

bigshea13

my grandfather uses one onthe logs before he saws them. it saves on his blades. works well. not sure what model he has. he turns away yard trees for fear of wacking anything put in them over the years. he once hit a horseshoe......not very lucky

quercus

I picked one up in a hardware store after encountering this... We also have special chains for the 660 with pantzer-teeth. Comes in handy when sawing through a stem with a grown in barb-wire or a light threaded fence.

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Eric Frei

Do you have details of that chain you use? Maybe links or pics etc plus how you sharpen it.

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quercus

The chain we use is from Stihl. They use it on their heavy saws and shouldn't be used with a saw lighter than a 440.
Exact name:
OILOMATIC? STIHL RAPID? Duro

This chain has no problem with medium nails, barb wire,... something like that. This doesn't mean that the chain will not get dull. It only takes 10 times as long... I paid about 250 euro's for my chain though. Wheel for the grinder is an additional 200 euro's.

Carbide tipping of the cutters makes 3/8" STIHL RAPID? Duro chain specially suitable for cutting dirty wood, treated wood, roots or railroad ties, which would quickly dull conventional chains. This chain must be resharpened with a formed diamond grinding wheel.Sometimes a single tooth loses this carbide tip. Whe have some replacements for that.

Sean Freeman

Quercus these are the kind of only tipped chains available here in Oz (as far as I know) is this similar to what you're calling Panzer-teeth?


Ahha...I see you've answered already...

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shaggs

You certainly lines that one up!!

We used an el cheapo metal detector a while ago when doin the street trees that every man and his dog has placed signs on.

As usual, you get what you pay for and it never picked up anything deeper than an inch

newguy18

Plenty of trees have fencing,nails and fastners, and everything else in between.I've found dog leashes and chains in trees and

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ropensaddle

Yes I have a metal detector to check for foreign objects,
I sometimes do logging on small lots being cleared for homes!
The mills will stick it to you if the pick up metal on their
detector. It has saved me a few chains on many occasions!

Therrin

This is the Duro chain that Quercus is talking about. I had wondered about it before, it's nice to hear someone actually talk about it.

aamybush

There are many costumer of us asking for metal detector and they are tree company using to find old wire , old bolt and nails.

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Garry Brockley

Eric i will bring you one over if you like in Jan just give me the size you want

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TreeDimensional

Galbee, I would imagine that thee is a lot of shrapnel in the trees in London! There were tonnes of bombs dropped there during WWII, have you ever found that sort of thing in your travels?

BTW I own a handheld metal detector, mostly use it to check logs before they are milled, but I have experiece finding everthing, including a fence in the xylem of standing trees.

Garry Brockley

Britain consists of thousands of villages towns and cities and london is a hundred miles down south from me where it can stay. the rest of thecountry especially the east coast was bombed the hellout of because all the airfields for the front line were there, only people from other countries go to london because they have a false idea of londons beauty and have seen mary poppins too many times the rest of the uk know it as a dump its nice to visit for the first few hours then get the hell out. i just get barbed wire and 8 inch nails in the trees oh and the odd musket ball from the english civil war, where i live there was a large battle that changed the outcome of the war.

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Knotahippie

I know a guy that used to work at a mill north of here in the 80's.

He said they hit a 100 yr. old cast iron fying pan with the bandsaw.

I don't think it broke the blade...but dang!

Gnarly.

gids

Could have used one on this job, brand new chain ! was the 4th cut with it. Could'nt work out why the saw stopped cutting until I took the bar out and saw the chain. Ended up pulling it over with the tonka truck and that took some effort. Look close there is no rust around the star post !

Andrew

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Tree Machine

If I had a metal detector I'd go find an aluminium petzl beener fallen into a bed of English Ivy, a rake and a silage fork buried in a pile of chips and silky also buried in there somewhere.

TreeDimensional

Tree Machine, You don't need a metal detector, you just NEED to pay more attention!

Tree Machine

Heh, heh.

TreeDimensional

Its all good TM, Hey remember when you were young, and day-dreamed about what to do after work? Well I do, and I always forgot to do something. After I got married and had kids, I had my stuff together, and now that I turned 50, and we have an empty nest, I am back to day-dreaming again.

My forgotten/misplaced record was a brand new HT101 pole saw. Not to bad, it was still there when we returned, only problem was it was 55 mile from home (one way).

808transplant

I've used a bunch of metal detectors in the past. The most reliable one is the RENS P4000. Very durable for field use. Saved me from damaged blades many times.

dov

I wish there was something to detect stones in the tree... Wrecked a chain on the first day once cutting down a tree that was was once surrounded by quartz pebbles. There were a few of them actually in the wood.

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danneva

Since many metal detectors are available today. Can you suggest me the best metal detector that I can use? As we all know that Metal detecting is becoming a more and more popular hobby for many people. Aside from providing an exciting experience, metal detecting can also be a good exercise. Well, basically from my own experience as well. I believe Metal detector have become popular devices for both recreational and security purposes. The metal detector has become an important tool around the country – whether for in hunting for buried treasure in West Virginia , or gold prospecting in NY . They are also very handy for ensuring security in buildings and other establishments.

danneva

Just an update. My long search is over. I have found an awesome Pinpointers Metal Detector tool yesterday. It saves time in precisely locating that treasure, and prevent me from having to dig around. For small items especially, like coins, a pinpointer is essential! I use the Detector Pro UniProbe. It is a probe, headphone and pulse inductance metal detector all in one single until I can use it alone, or with my main detector. Compare to other probes that get only an inch or two of depth at the most. UniProbe is a true universal application probe / metal detector and will open up a whole new world of accurate retrieval for me which definitely sounds great.

treeshaveneeds

Dov - There is a method - x-rays, just like they xray concrete to find out where the wires and things are in the wall/floor, I have heard you can apply it to trees -- but need to apply it over several small areas, since you only get a small snapshot with each shot. Don't know what kind of penetration, but cost is probably a lot higher than re-sharpening the chain.

dov

I ended up just replacing that chain - half the teeth gone on one side of it. Lesson learnt. It was the first tree I cut with my new Echo 6702 as well. Don't really want to touch the rest of the Echo range, but that saw is good!

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