coorecat
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A megaladon tooth about 6" tall 90 miles from the coast and about 23 Feet down.
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Whats the craziest thing you have dug up?
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BigDogz
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Wow, that's incredible. Kind of sad too myself being a dog lover. I haven't pulled up too much cool stuff. Just some bottles and some other boring stuff.
Dug up a complete twin post in ground car service lift while cutting for a building pad in the middle of an old parking lot.
Found literally hundreds of bowling balls and bowling pins while demo'ing foundations at a former state owned property.
While trenching for a gas line, I uncovered a buried tank, turned out to be full of gasoline, about 5,000 gallons worth.
Apparently a gas station occupied the site decades ago and the tank was forgotten about.
Found literally hundreds of bowling balls and bowling pins while demo'ing foundations at a former state owned property.
While trenching for a gas line, I uncovered a buried tank, turned out to be full of gasoline, about 5,000 gallons worth.
Apparently a gas station occupied the site decades ago and the tank was forgotten about.
pinesd3400
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Two things, back in the early 70's one was a fairly high gravel bank in which we got into some kind of prehistoric elephant
bones they were big, I think it was Boston University investigated that one. Second I remember knocking down a small
state jailhouse from the Gunsmoke days, uncovered (like a strong box) with a thousand dollars in it. The state super took
the box an I got $20hr with a new Ford 5550 hoe. Oh one more, clean up a homeowners back yard with dozer TD9 including
sheds. Place so grown up thick briars etc. I could not check them out. Owner just wanted a big pile which he will burn it.
Then bits and pieces of a Ford T touring car in a shed which I destroyed that made me throw up.
bones they were big, I think it was Boston University investigated that one. Second I remember knocking down a small
state jailhouse from the Gunsmoke days, uncovered (like a strong box) with a thousand dollars in it. The state super took
the box an I got $20hr with a new Ford 5550 hoe. Oh one more, clean up a homeowners back yard with dozer TD9 including
sheds. Place so grown up thick briars etc. I could not check them out. Owner just wanted a big pile which he will burn it.
Then bits and pieces of a Ford T touring car in a shed which I destroyed that made me throw up.
loudvq
Member
now this is devastating ^^^^^
Piltownmax
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My dad dug up a pig before, nothing else comes to mind apart from the odd water pipe
digger242j
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mitch504
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Shame we're so far apart, or I'd start trying to talk you out of it. It looks like a good thing to keep around the shop in case you ever need a, uhhh, a, ummm....
digger242j
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Well, I don't have one. Or, I mean, I didn't...
DirtIsMyName
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I think I found a piece of a meteorite. It's super heavy like steel but it doesn't rust. Kinda crystalline looking inside where it was fractured and melted looking on the outside. Purplish-redish, metal-looking. I'll take it to the University for identification someday, maybe.
Abandoned utilities and septics. found a bunch of upside down washer tubs full of rich black dirt. An old metal spoked automotive wheel, someone said was for a Model A. Marbles, bottles and tableware.
Lately my specialty seems to be finding mudholes. Mostly I find them under stumps. Its a stump when I find it and mudhole the next day when I come back.
Abandoned utilities and septics. found a bunch of upside down washer tubs full of rich black dirt. An old metal spoked automotive wheel, someone said was for a Model A. Marbles, bottles and tableware.
Lately my specialty seems to be finding mudholes. Mostly I find them under stumps. Its a stump when I find it and mudhole the next day when I come back.
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wrencher
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It looks like a bucket chain off of a dragline.
alaskaforby4
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I found an ammo can full of 30cal. Blanks. I thought it was gonna be full of cash, but no. Just blanks
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Tuesday I "disturbed" a 5' long rat snake while pushing some old logging slash. He wasn't hurt, I put my gloves on to catch him but he didn't want any of that. Later on I was pushing the same slash pile and rolled a few rats out, then I realized why that snake was so big...:cool2
Later on I was pushing the same slash pile and rolled a few rats out, then I realized why that snake was so big...:cool2
digger242j
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It was a good long time ago (I was on a case 450 crawler loader), and I pushed away a trash pile in an area right behind a grocery store. Must've been 20 rats in there.
Know what? Rat hunting with a crawler is fun, even if you don't get more than a few...
freedom digger
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About 20 years ago I was asked to help dig a drain line on the edge of a cemetary.The old caretaker was digging along with his tractor mounted hoe and I was playing ditch monkey. After taking a bucket of dirt I stopped him I had seen a piece of old clay pipe. I asked him if there were any other lines running through the area.He didn't think there were so I jumped onto the ditch to check it out The old guy had a fit when I siad it wasn't a pipe it was a head and I held up a human skull.
Turns out we were in an unmapped section of the cemetary and the pine box had completely rotted away.
Turns out we were in an unmapped section of the cemetary and the pine box had completely rotted away.
roadbuilder6
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I dug up an old deer bone nothing special
Tyler Abernethy
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Found an indian arrow head once. No real treasure or anything though.. :drinkup
Tyler
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Tyler Abernethy
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Crap, this is going to happen to me after I die... Something tells me... hah
Found a silver half dollar once while v-ditching along a road. Asked the owner if i could bring my metal detector back on the weekend to look for more, he declined, guess he thought i was going to get rich.
I dug up a cow skeleton/carcass while laying sewer once also.
Nothing too exciting really.
I dug up a cow skeleton/carcass while laying sewer once also.
Nothing too exciting really.