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To be honest hiring any of those detectors to look for small gold would be a waste of money. The only one really suitable for gold is the SD2100 but its an old machine and you may struggle.

My advice would be to go to someone like Coiltek in Maryborough and hire a SDC2300 for the day. You stand more of a chance then.

They may be other stores that hire - I think E.E. Day and Sons in Ballarat hire detectors as well.
 
SteelPar is right in what he said. And if you don't know anything about using a metal detecting my advice would be to hire an Minelab SDC 2300 ask for a demo they are very easy to with minimal settings. But then again I'm biased
 
Yeah, Minelab in Maryborough are great and the sdc is the way to go for small gold, it's EASY to learn and best of all if you're up that way your right on the gold so you won't be wasting hiring time driving to get to the fields. Good luck
 
Just as a side note on hiring an sdc, it might be worth trying to hire some headphones to go with it if you can. I have a feeling they aren't part of the hire package. They aren't a necessity but imo they do help and especially so for people that haven't used one before. Having said that, i'm not sure whether it is possible to hire them.
 
G'day there.

The Miner's Den in Mitcham may be able to help with a detector hire but they also may only hire out of their Bendigo Gold office. You can hire a GPX 4500 or 5000 for the same price as their hire cost.

Coiltek in Maryborough did include the headphones when I rented one, but the scoop was extra. Buy yourself a scoop from Bunnings for $4.00 or so, from the gardening section, made by Fiskars.

Regards Axtyr.
 
I do most of my 4wd ing in the high country, so I was thinking of doing some prospecting there, has anyone else looked around up there? Crooked river, talbotville, the whole area was based on gold mining, surely there must be some still around?
 
OP
If you hire a SDC2300 make sure you book the headphones too. I hired a SDC from Coiltek Maryborough earlier this year and they didn't have the head phones available and I was very disappointed with the machine. It was a windy day and crunchy underfoot with dry branches and leaves. I'm use to using headphones with a 4500. Most people I've met say the headphones are essential to pick up the faint signals. Just my two bobs worth. Cheers
 
Wishfull said:
Also don't wear steel capped boots also rings on your fingers when your passing dirt over the detector can be upsetting. Take a decent pick and don't get lost in the scrub.
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Yes mate good points, especially about getting lost. I use Hema explorer maps on my phone it's only $30 and can record your path so if you get disorientated you can just look at the map and bam your on your way to where you want to go. I use it for 4wd'ing but works fine on foot too. And you can set waypoints.
Thanks for the heads up on steel caps, is metal eyelets on boots ok?
 
I hired an SDC2300 from E Days and sons in Ballarat, was an awesome machine way more usable than the GPX5000(which i got the first time) found lots of little bits of bird shot, but no gold. But i'm a noob, so yeah. I think they rent them out for 60 bucks a day, and they come with headphones, but i didn't use them. Probably got better hearing than most, but i found the signal very loud and clear, even on a very small piece of tin foil(about 3mm square).

I'd even consider buying one, if i had more time for this hobby.

James
 
Occasional_panner said:
Wishfull said:
Also don't wear steel capped boots also rings on your fingers when your passing dirt over the detector can be upsetting. Take a decent pick and don't get lost in the scrub.
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Yes mate good points, especially about getting lost. I use Hema explorer maps on my phone it's only $30 and can record your path so if you get disorientated you can just look at the map and bam your on your way to where you want to go. I use it for 4wd'ing but works fine on foot too. And you can set waypoints.
Thanks for the heads up on steel caps, is metal eyelets on boots ok?
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And don't forget to take off your watch and any jewelry etc on your hands, wrists as they will all give off signals when your sifting through and trying to isolate something in the scoop and over the coil.
 
My favourite kitting mistake for the first detecting of each trip is the watch. My daughter's is her jewellery. Will we ever learn? Not likely at my age :lol:
When buying detecting boots, I take a pin pointer into the store to check them out for metal. Get some strange looks, but it's worth it :)
Will need some oversize boots now as Titanium Man's (thanks mardymoose for calling me that) thigh/calf/foot are fully swollen (elephant man on one lower side) from getting a new knee, so I have broken out the pin pointer in anticipation. It's either that or thongs (footwear), and that would be a strange look in winter/bush/mud/pub. Pity I haven't found where to rent them (boots); Coiltek said they'd stopped doing that :(
Actually, on thinking of the sweaty, tinea ridden and gangrenous feet that had likely tramped in them, I'll definitely buy (boots). Sorry for the somewhat off topic rant, but I did mention the two key words of this thread: renting and detecting. OK - I stop here......yes!
 
BW, I hope your bionic leg doesn't have you walking in circles.
Can't wait to help you put some mileage on the new limb.
 

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