Things To Do If You Can’t Go Metal Detecting

[Gold Hound]

4 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

She's turning out to be a beaut mate.------ Is that the same size box on the back we put on mine??? 700mm?

Side steps??? Look more like rockers to me--- I know how you drive haahahaha--- I think they will be strong enough to let you slide into those places you are going.

How many batteries in the back for the fridges etc? we had 2--- Are you going with 4? Wouldnt hurt to have the extra capacity the way you roll for weeks.

I LIKE IT!!

 

The box is a 900mm wide, its only temporary until I custom make one.

The side steps are made out of 4mm chromemolly box section and 6mm wall  molly tube connected to the chasis with custolm made u bolts made out of spring steel...extra bloody strong!  Strong enough to drag or drop onto a pointy rock or jack off any point along them. Way stronger than any you can buy.

I have 2x 120ah agm deep cycles under the tray for camping and fridge use and an e xtra duel purpose agm under the hood that runs the winch and accessories but can also start the car if need be.

[Gold Hound]

4 hours ago, vanursepaul said:

Hey Dale,

Would you mind explaining to the group why you decided to cut the 100 series down instead of using the commercially produced Extra cab?

I know you have already explained it to me , but i think others here may enjoy the story of how you came to this decision.

It is obviously a lot of work,  but you will end up with a masterful bush rig.

The 105 series landcruiser is the last real 4x4 that toyota built. It has a heavy chassis that flexes and the live axle coil spring front and rear suspension setup handles heavy 4x4 in rough terrain way better than any of the IFS models. And the leaf sprung live axle utes have way too limited suspension flex in the rear as they are trapped by the springs. And it has the bulletproof 1hz disel motor in it. No electronic fuel injector pump to stuff up in the middle of nowhere. But I still needed a ute to carry the bike or quad bike as there is no way I'd get a trailer into anywhere I work.

So I  decided that if I wanted my dream prospecting rig I'd have to build it as I couldn't buy one and I didn't want to compromise on the way it handled 4x4 but I still wanted a ute and I still wanted to be comfortable.

 

[vanursepaul]

One more question  Dale...... (for now)?

Fridge location??? Same as our earlier set up?

That worked a treat for me..Still had plenty of room on top for detectors..

I actually ended up sitting them on the jump seats ,,,

and then I could put a detector or pick and things underneath all the way across.

[beatup]

Go out shed hunting on the ranch i trade them for rock to flint knapp and give some to a friend who makes lighting fixtures from them . These were all found in the last week or so only no real big ones yet . some blades from blue obsidian from lassen creek california also these i knapp when i have down time .

 that i k

[Swegin]

Very nice knapping skills there.   I think my dogs would be in heaven if they saw those antlers.

 

[beatup]

Funny you mentioned dogs Swegin we now have around 8 miles of trails on the ranch that let folks come out and walk , ride bikes or horses and i can't tell you how many i  see come back to the parking lot and their dogs have a shed in their mouths .

[oneguy]

19 minutes ago, beatup said:

Funny you mentioned dogs Swegin we now have around 8 miles of trails on the ranch that let folks come out and walk , ride bikes or horses and i can't tell you how many i  see come back to the parking lot and their dogs have a shed in their mouths .

Nice sheds beatup!!!  Brought back memories of my avid shed hunting days. Cancer slowed me down so hiking the steep stuff for sheds has stopped except for some detecting.  Horn buyer was just setting up chair and Buying Antlers sign in town a few yrs back so I asked him to follow me home cause I wanted to sell my sheds. I kept a few of the best ones and here's what he drove off with. Averaged $9.30lb for these which was 7-8 yrs worth of shed hunting....

[beatup]

Sweet mess of antlers oneguy , the buyers have their adds in the paper now don,t know how they will work around the social distance thing right now .

[normmcq]

 I didn't know you have those skills too, Beatup nice blades!

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