Vanquish 540, what not to dig !

[@Dazzyt66]

As a newbie, this was VERY useful! I’ve got a 340 and the dual tones were really confusing me and was digging A LOT of iron compared to good stuff!! Great vid! Thank you!

[@Dazzyt66]

Just an update: having watched this video I went out again and only dug 2 bits of iron everything else was non ferrous! Excellent tips! 🎉

[@FiREJJI]

You can use jewelry mode with iron notched out, fot the best results. And if you have doubt about tones (intrerupted or dropping sound), you can turn on iron with one press on the horseshoe to validate if is iron or not (id from 0 to -6). Dual tones like 12-1, or 1-12, or maybe 1-10, 13-1 can be something like wire (i found wired gold ring with dual tone 1 and 10) so they are worth digging. Good luck!

[@allcore5172]

Yeah I almost threw mine away lol always always a good signal and I would spend a very long time digging up trash. Great video

[@jeremeygloyd2894]

It can be frustrating at times but I went through the same scenario but I got the proper digging shovel and hand tools and it’s sooo much easier plus having a wand to locate the item in the hole or plug is a game changer for us diggers!

[@tonymalone6402]

Great video. Thanks.

[@larrydecker2629]

Great info new with the 549 this year thanks for your time doing this video.

[@davidhorsburgh9207]

Good video - each detector has different quirks and Vanquish and Equinox are similar in the way they can almost fool on ferrous - the almost great tone on ferrous is clearly shown here - great vid. (p.s. in the title - no apostrophe in cows)

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Very old video buddy 😂😅 but thank you very much !

[@Welshpatriots]

Just dig everything and enjoy this amazing hobby. Great advice though bud

[@darbysdownhomedetecting]

Great video Shane! Spot on!

[@derekrobertraven6125]

GREAT vid well explained , that will help a lot of newbies

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Cheers buddy

[@DieselDoktor]

Just got my 540 a couple days ago and was digging 90% trash to 10% coins, just this video helped me get that closer to 60/40 😂👍🏻 thank you!

[@craigbuchan316]

Great vid. New to the V540. And making alot of the mistakes you've mentioned. Quite annoying. However not as annoying as that mode of filming. Was doin my head in.😂 But great tips. Thanks

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

I know it’s a very early video 😂😂😂 the quality is poor but the information is good 😆

[@craigbuchan316]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher Yes it was. Use that info today. And dug them anyway to see most were just junk. Good lesson learned Thx

[@trailhiker8063]

what exactly do you mean to see if its more than 50% iron tone? You mean go to all metal mode, then see if iron is more dominant over regular tones?

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

You are exactly right, the reason being is when the target is very very deep Iv experienced a lot of jumpy targets or even iron tones on them and yet hammys or silvers have popped out of the hole.

[@eddieryan7639]

Just bought mt first detector last week vanquish 540 spent 3 hrs on beach today digging junk mostly foil and iron, they are tricky to learn i hope i can identify whats good tones are soon, what settings for beach dry sand u reckon is best to eliminate trash and iron

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Coin mode will help in the beach but you may miss out on gold using it I used jewellery mode notched down 2

[@eddieryan7639]

Great video will be very useful to me a newbie

[@Goldoro]

Low tone iron Id + positive high tone = iron+rusty target

[@eddiecousinsjr]

Great vid, can you do another video the same but with the good signals/finds? Cheers

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Sure buddy I’m out on a new big permission, hope for some good signals for the video

[@eddiecousinsjr]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher Great, would be a good companion piece for comparison for a lot of new Vanquish owners. Hope you find some great stuff! Good luck!

[@stephenkinsley2483]

just traded my old garrett euro ace 350 in today and bought a vanquish 540, took it out on the same piece of land where i had some coins and a ring last week and i'm wondering if i've made a mistake getting the 540, i've never dug so much old iron that i didn't see with the euro ace, the 540 may be a more advanced machine but for me at the moment it's a pain, i suppose i'll get used to it but the ace was easier to use i'm sure, hay ho, !!

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Keep watching my videos you’ll get it buddy switch off all iron mode, I dig very very little iron now literally the odd tricky nail giving a silver signal that you just cannot ignore I have loads on this and if you really do struggle contact me directly and I’ll try to help the best I can.

[@stephenkinsley2483]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher thank's for your reply, i suppose i'll figure it out it just suprised how much crap i'de missed with the ace but with this new thing with all it's tech it's just a bit confusing at the moment, cheers buddy.

[@Dazz3881]

One must be patient.. takes a few outings to get the hang of it.. you will be pleased with the results.... mark my words!

[@stephenkinsley2483]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher hi Shane once again, 7 months on and with the weather being so bad around here for a while not much digging done, in the mean time i got a couple of permissions within walking distance of my home and tried one of them the other day and found a two pence piece and an old horse shoe and an aching back for my troubles, the land is old farm pasture land on the moor top 1000 ft above sea level in west yorkshire and as far as i know it's always been used for grazing sheep and as such so i don't think i stand much chance of finding much of importence, but it's a start i suppose, i would like to pick your brains so if i could contact you directly it would be good as talking to the metal detecting dealers dosen't seem to get me anywhere, i'm only on face book on my computer as i don't have a smart phone, ( a digital age luddite i suppose ) if you want to contact me that way, or whatever, cheers.

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

@@stephenkinsley2483 head to my Facebook Page Staffordshire searcher and contact me via that I’m happy to help 👍🏻

[@melaniemcconville1405]

Very helpful 👍 thank you

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Thank you

[@petercostello3196]

I'm thinking of getting this machine how do u know its 50 percent iron please great video. Guess these better than yellow machines.

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

They take a little learning the tones and noises but once you master it you’ll be able to identify the differences, and you will be able to keep up with the nox all Day long. Iron has a grunt on the machine and a find has a ping so it’s easy to tell between the two

[@Jaysin13]

Thanks man! I got my 540 about a month a go and I was on the same path too. I would recommend that you always kick on the iron to hear the quality of the tones as well. Great advice!

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Your welcome sorry for the poor quality 😣

[@Jaysin13]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher it was fine!

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

@@Jaysin13 thank you jayson every see me at the events come grab a sticker 😊

[@allangreenacre]

I have used a no 800, AT pro and a 400i but since I got the vanquish I have never dug up so many nails and tent pegs it is a magnet for them.

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Yes the extra sensitivity is a hard adjustment, you’ll soon get it and preform better then all the others

[@pancakes429]

I want to know what you would get, if you would swing a Nokta legend or a EQ 800/900 over some of these. I would bet 90% of time you would get an accurate reading. Isn't a juming id a sign of a bad detector, when there is one item in the hole.

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Yes jumping is bad the nox 800 works the exact same as this

[@adventurerdays7888]

Just got one yesterday how do I turn iron off and have it pick coins and such

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Hey iron is turned off by pressing the horse shoe button, coins etc are more a dig a lot I would say anything between 18-32 would be a coin signal 🤓

[@WesternNyBigfoot]

​@@TheStaffordshireSearcher gold can be 1 to 14

[@robertryan2222]

Nice video but you need to take that screen protector off of that unit. It would be nice to actually see the screen as you're explaining things.

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Very old video buddy and no recording skills when o did it sorry, I don’t even own a vanquish any more but I hope it helps !

[@Eofkfjrjdj]

My 340 gives a constant clean tone and it's just a can of old food or something aluminum or deep iron does not pick up the iron in horse shoe

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

It shouldn’t pick up any iron but unfortunately any machine you have when your pushing its limit will pick up iron with a circle ⭕️ in it as it bounces the signal back and falses, you’ll also find iron with very sharp points give off a false tone every now and then normally very high tones.

[@andrewcormie1111]

A friend has lost her platinum wedding ring in a small local park. What sort of tones and numbers might I expect on this when searching with my Vanquish 540?

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Depending on how the ring is sitting it should be a high number and a very high pitched tone is say 24 +

[@DieselDoktor]

Did you end up finding it?

[@britpaddler1]

Thank you for doing that most people will tell you what not to dig but not proof it by digging

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

It’s had a lot of attention this video I may do another in the future 😁

[@chewcharlie32]

Great video Shane 🙌💥🤩 loving the tips ! Just got mine couple weeks ago my 540 ... I like the low iron bias so can hear if it’s iron ! 😆 it does like a “rustic” screw or nail lol 😂 awesome machine doesn’t pick up coke at beach so happy days for me ... my ace 250 made coke sound amazing 🤩 haha 😆

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

It is an amazing machine Alice.

[@district9detector56]

Great video I have troubleshooted with the Vanquish since day one, it can be tricky with iron for sure 🤙 -D9D

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Very old video I should sure do a new one with better quality haha ! Enjoy the rest of the videos. And welcome to the channel

[@Dazz3881]

Hello there Bro... just my opinion... there can be Gold by the Trash... unless Perhaps.. reading is about 1,2,3 iron tones consistently ... Could be an Iron Relic from way back. High Irion Tones.. That Rock looked like a Meteorite?.. even then, it all a Mystery...lol.. 🤠

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

That rock was Coke very common in the uk, yes I would also dig any tone over a 2 just all depends what your looking for

[@Dazz3881]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher Mmmm.. 🤔I,m in NZ.. we not have coke in the Ground here.. lol.. the rock looked heavy.. Nice video clip :-) thanks...

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

@@Dazz3881 no light as a feather buddy ! Loads of it in the uk

[@Dazz3881]

@@TheStaffordshireSearcher I to have a Vanquish 540.. they are a Fantastic Detector.. when we watch you guys, we learn so much, Showing readings and which setting you are on, is a fast Track to understanding the Machine...had mine only about 4 months now... 🙂

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

@@Dazz3881 two years in and made Some fantastic discovery’s ! And more yet to come ! What’s the history like in nz

[@jimw2533]

Your split screen is very annoying

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Very old video 👌

[@whitemanriding]

What the hell were you thinking?

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

Pardon 😂

[@johnp.2276]

Seems like if you dig everything buy a cheaper one why don't this machine discriminate against crap target

[@TheStaffordshireSearcher]

It does 😂 but it can be tricky like every other machine and the shape age and point of the iron in the ground, guessing you not got a clue 😂

[@ssmmothers]

Very helpful that mate.I’m still experimenting with those mid to high tones and I’m finding it’s exactly as you say..key is to dig them and get to know your machine…the 440 is class .only had it a month and one of my first finds was a 16th century farthing.size of a little finger nail but the tone was like big ben😂.👍👊