Mate that's immensely helpful, being in FNQ the GM screams with a lot of hot ground and almost every weekend for 4 months I've been haunted inmy sleep by those hot ground screams Lol !!! bloody grateful mate.
Well done cobber, such simple little machine and so many people always go on and on and on about how hard it is to use. Superb balancing at the very start of the video, that is definitely HOW TO get a PERFECT BALANCE HAhhhhh but maybe 5 degrees off allowing for gravity Keep up the great work you do and sharing even the smallest little things to help.
Thanks mate you taught me something new. My nickname is Monster I've had mine since the first week it was released. Found gold and silver coins from the 1800s nuggets but never balanced it over a bigger area like you. Makes perfect sense I normally hunt in full auto because of the hot ground I work but Now maybe I can start getting abit more out of my machine. Cheers Bruce.
That’s some determination to get that small gold.....!! When I find areas with lots of small bits I like to catch targets in my scoop and the throw it in a bucket... after catching thirty or so targets (it which takes all day lol) I then proceed to pan out the dirt to find my targets... I get surprised with how much trash i find but there’s usually a few nice peices if shiny if not more :) It’s faster then trying to fish the gold out of the scoop....... you could almost double your take I think 🤔
Hey hey Minin, yeah thats true hey. I actually done a few hour plus episodes on Patreon explaining that, and using the GM1000 to not just find targets but certain hot spots as well to find pan gold has helped too. Nifty little machine As always thanks again - have a great end of week and weekend ahead. M.G
Nice, very helpful video, thank you. I just brought my first ever detector; a Gold Monster and can't wait to get out into the Vic Gold Fields to use it.
I seem to do well with my 4500....A bit of weight to carry around, but for a full blown man it's a simple task ...... Ha Thanks for the adventure, cool video !
Hey hey Manny, again thanks for watching. Yep go the 45X - I thought to throw in some GM1000 Vids on the channel. Sounds strange because the GM is so light but I get more strain from using it compared to GPX - all good have a super weekend. M.G
@@MinelabGoldFirstly great vid keep it up... ive got lower back issues from a motorbike accident so i cant have any weight on my lower back whatsoever...so would you choose the GM over the GPX for that reason??
ONYA M.G. Cheers for the tips on ground balancing,but hell yeah I was so lucky with that red bellie black the other day.If it got me i was too far from from Bathurst base Hospital for help.keep up the GREAT TIPS CHAMP.CHEERS
Hi Tony, sure is hey. I was amazed when getting those ones that dont register by themselves on 0.000 Triple Zero scales. Thanks for watching and for your support
I’ve been gold prospecting 3 months now I have 7 grams I’m saying up for a gold monster to help me out on the creek so all the informational videos are great really good tutorials thanks man
Hi mate love your stuff , i just got my goldmonster, do you use electrical tape to seal the skid plate, and how do you take the skid plate off to replace? Thanks again
Hi Rick, thanks mate. Thats fantastic you got a GM - good luck with that. Yeah the skids on the GM's will last a long time because you rarely push in hard and not often even have the coil on the ground due to touch sensitive. Some spots allow it when its super smooth and flat. But anyway all good just pop off. Yep thats correct not for water that would be no issue its a build up of iron dust which would be more an issue. Enjoy and good luck
Hello Dido, thank you for watching. The GM10 coil would get slightly better depth for bigger targets. I primarily use the GM05 coil because I use GPX and GPZ for gaining depth. In regards to the settings - the machine does get deeper with Auto Plus but you have to be in the perfect ground conditions always for it to achieve that depth. For example a slightly mineralized ground the machine will auto tune down to lets say 9 or 8 where as with Manual I use it always in Manual 10 on sensitivity that way I know I am always gaining that sensitivity. Lets say you hold the coil in the air then Auto Plus would gain more because we arent introducing any ground mineralization. So for me I use Manual 10 and All metal for searching. Hope that helps
I think the best way to balance the monster is to hold it vertical with the coil 3 feet above your head, turn around and walk back to the car, grab the 4500 and not get a headache. Hahaha kidding.
Boa noite, alguém poderia me ajudar a comprar um detector, Eria me ajudar muito agora nesse momento de pandemia, seria para eu trabalhar com ele para tirar um sustento 🙏🙏🙏🙏
The Gold Monster is definitely tricky to get a handle on! Also, depth is still pretty good around manual 7 or 8, just so people know they aren't required to run on manual 10 100% of the time. It's no effort at all to change settings so don't feel like you can only use one.
Absolutely perfect comment mate. Thanks so much, and thats 110% True - all operators are different and we tune to the grounds or what we can use in a machine. Many thanks and hope your end of week goes well. Good luck
Hi Daniel, thats fantastic mate, well done. Amazing all the combo's we can use in all machines. And not one setting is a holy grail. Just tune for grounds or what we can use on any given day. Good luck ;)
Hi Glenn, cheers mate. Yeah from my experience, the height sometimes varies based on how hot the ground is. Just test as you go with different heights for different grounds. Nice slow pumps you hear the machine work the balance just super. ;)
😳 bonus video sweet . Suuurrre it’s easy to balance with the display pointing down try balancing it with the display upright....that’s the proper way 😉 nice video mate some jerk must have been giving you a hard time...🤔 nice bits they all add up and only the monster finds those tiny bits that were missed by bigger detectors thx for sharing see you on the next one 👍🏻👊🏻
Hey hey 48th - Hah I tried balancing it upright - damn things top heavy. I actually filmed this the same day as last but was funny when I seen the comment haha All good and one fella reckons I didnt even get a good balance - gotta laugh at that - some people grrr. Quiet noisy who cares I find gold hey 48th, to be honest I hardly balance because I am well use to grounds and sounds - I think people would complain if I done a video on how to turn it on and off they'd probably still say Oh mate nah thats not the right way to turn the on button on. Bahaha Much fun and thanks for tuning in.
@Minelab Gold I bet your right lol and yes you find gold in the end that’s what counts you’ve found more nuggets than I could dream of your doing a great job don’t let us commenters get to you 😂😂😂😂 I thought that video was done quite well if people listen to what you said you covered it all 👍🏻👊🏻
Good pm! How depth that the gold monster 1000 that can detect under ground and can he detect inclose gold on big rocks? That the JIA treasure in the philippines. Thanks to your answer!
Hi Billy, thanks for watching. It depends on the size of gold, big gold the Gold Monster will find but if its too deep it wont find it. Like all detectors the smaller or bigger the gold and deeper it is they just eventually cant find them. Gold Monster 1000 is really good for finding super small specimen gold in rocks.
I actually was one of those who thought ya had to pump up and down real fast,,, no I know,,, and knowing is half the battle,,, I have been watching your channels for just over a year now, it was you and another guy in Arizona that helped me make my decision to by a Gold Monster,,, so far my best nugget with it was only 0.25g,,, lol and several at only 0.02&3 of a gram.
@@cgtprospectingadventures922 Oh thats awesome, thanks so much for enjoying the channel. Ah its all good, we can get a balance with fast or medium type pumping. I found the slower style gets it quicker and less strain ;) Well done, yeah its very sensitive to small stuff hey. Good luck
Did your 5” coil come with a shorter cord than normal or did you get an after market extremely long shaft, because the standard cord is exceptionally too long. Mine is about 2 1/2 years old now but I would much prefer your cord set-up. Thanks.
Oh thanks Leo, how was the timing on that hey. A family of Kookaburras came flying in to laugh as well. Ahh you would have seen the full 1 hour version of this Video. As always enjoy and talk soon
I have been thinking about that particular model actually, price being a factor of course. I want one purchase that will be adaptable to as many different scenarios l might come across. I have seen enough videos to know coil changes can be very effective to accommodate different soil mineralization. I think a good detector would enhance my gold recovery from my tailings and for prospecting a new location. Have only borrowed, never owned one yet. ✌️😎
Oh hey hey W - ;) Many thanks mate. Yeah for sure with the prospecting you do it would be a great little addition, an extra tool for your belt so to speak. ;) As always thanks again for watching. Top Sub ;) Cheers M.G - New Video tomorrow night. 8:30pm
So on manual the machine will automatically balancing using your technique? On my other detector I have to adjust the sensitivity knob until I get little to no chatter.
Hi Rogers, thats correct manual 10 you will get ground balance from taking the coil up and down. It loses balance when changing grounds, it can stay stable for a while or could go out with in a few steps. All operators are different and its just a matter of choosing what works for you or works best in each ground type. As for ground balance just test in certain conditions, if its super hot grounds like in one of the videos I done with the monster no matter what we do we cant get rid of the noise because its too hot with iron. Thats the joy of having such great sensitivity we will always introduce ground noise the higher we go. Hope that helps and good luck M.G
Cheers MG, might help me in my quest. I have been balancing the wrong way but still have found gold, I'll try this on Monday and see if it runs quieter. Thanks 👍
Hi Darren, to be very honest and each to their own. I dont balance often enough, just get use to the way the grounds talk. As always enjoy and good luck
Nice and informative thanks Mate I might be able to Use my Gold monster 1000 and ground balance it probably now. Cheers
Cheers Rodney, enjoy and good luck, let me know how ya go on ya balancing.
Mate that's immensely helpful, being in FNQ the GM screams with a lot of hot ground and almost every weekend for 4 months I've been haunted inmy sleep by those hot ground screams Lol !!! bloody grateful mate.
Hi Harold, thats great that it may help you. Haha the sounds of the mighty little monster. ;) Enjoy your end of week. M.G
Well done cobber, such simple little machine and so many people always go on and on and on about how hard it is to use.
Superb balancing at the very start of the video, that is definitely HOW TO get a PERFECT BALANCE HAhhhhh but maybe 5 degrees off allowing for gravity
Keep up the great work you do and sharing even the smallest little things to help.
Big thanks BG - yep she was perfect balance on that tree hey. Oh the machine is great when used to its potential. ;) Enjoy and catch up soon
Thanks mate you taught me something new. My nickname is Monster I've had mine since the first week it was released. Found gold and silver coins from the 1800s nuggets but never balanced it over a bigger area like you. Makes perfect sense I normally hunt in full auto because of the hot ground I work but Now maybe I can start getting abit more out of my machine.
Cheers Bruce.
Cheers Bruce, I mean cheers Monster haha, yeah we are always learning hey mate. And thanks so much for tuning in. good luck on your hunts. ;) M.G
That’s some determination to get that small gold.....!!
When I find areas with lots of small bits I like to catch targets in my scoop and the throw it in a bucket...
after catching thirty or so targets (it which takes all day lol) I then proceed to pan out the dirt to find my targets...
I get surprised with how much trash i find but there’s usually a few nice peices if shiny if not more :)
It’s faster then trying to fish the gold out of the scoop.......
you could almost double your take I think 🤔
Hey hey Minin, yeah thats true hey. I actually done a few hour plus episodes on Patreon explaining that, and using the GM1000 to not just find targets but certain hot spots as well to find pan gold has helped too. Nifty little machine
As always thanks again - have a great end of week and weekend ahead. M.G
thanks mate that was really helpful. as a beginner myself with limited exp with the monster any tips are gratefully appreciated
Thanks Steve, glad it helped. Always great to share - good luck
Nice, very helpful video, thank you.
I just brought my first ever detector; a Gold Monster and can't wait to get out into the Vic Gold Fields to use it.
Thats fantastic - well done and thanks so much for watching. And a big good luck to you on your venture. ;)
@@MinelabGold Thank you , I greatly appreciate that! Good luck to you too!
man I need to save up to get that MD. GOLD SQUAD OUT!!!
Ah thanks so much GS - enjoy your day. M.G
Handy bit of info thank you.only just got a gm few week ago cheers on the tips.
Hi Jay, ahhh just a shorty and hoped it helped at least one person. As always thanks for your support. Cheers M.G
I seem to do well with my 4500....A bit of weight to carry around, but for a full blown man it's a simple task ...... Ha
Thanks for the adventure, cool video !
Hey hey Manny, again thanks for watching. Yep go the 45X - I thought to throw in some GM1000 Vids on the channel. Sounds strange because the GM is so light but I get more strain from using it compared to GPX - all good have a super weekend. M.G
@@MinelabGoldFirstly great vid keep it up... ive got lower back issues from a motorbike accident so i cant have any weight on my lower back whatsoever...so would you choose the GM over the GPX for that reason??
ONYA M.G. Cheers for the tips on ground balancing,but hell yeah I was so lucky with that red bellie black the other day.If it got me i was too far from from Bathurst base Hospital for help.keep up the GREAT TIPS CHAMP.CHEERS
Holy moly, yeah so lucky hey. They surely are coming out now.
And always a pleasure to help. Good Luck
What are you views on the auto setting? Thanks
Its amazing how small the gold monster can find gold great vid👍
Hi Tony, sure is hey. I was amazed when getting those ones that dont register by themselves on 0.000 Triple Zero scales. Thanks for watching and for your support
I’ve been gold prospecting 3 months now I have 7 grams I’m saying up for a gold monster to help me out on the creek so all the informational videos are great really good tutorials thanks man
Great video mate.. Pick my monster up tomorrow. Very helpful.
Great video MG, I am still shocked at how small them pieces are and can be detected!
Takes a lot of work to build it up but much fun - gold is gold hey. Cheers Alex have a super end of week and dont work too hard mate. ;)
Is the balancing the same as for a beach as knowing it has salty content?
Hi mate love your stuff , i just got my goldmonster, do you use electrical tape to seal the skid plate, and how do you take the skid plate off to replace? Thanks again
Hi Rick, thanks mate. Thats fantastic you got a GM - good luck with that. Yeah the skids on the GM's will last a long time because you rarely push in hard and not often even have the coil on the ground due to touch sensitive. Some spots allow it when its super smooth and flat. But anyway all good just pop off. Yep thats correct not for water that would be no issue its a build up of iron dust which would be more an issue. Enjoy and good luck
Do you run all metal or gold only, which one
Nice video man ! What’s your opinion for max depth for searching nuggets? Greetings from Bulgaria!
Hello Dido, thank you for watching. The GM10 coil would get slightly better depth for bigger targets. I primarily use the GM05 coil because I use GPX and GPZ for gaining depth. In regards to the settings - the machine does get deeper with Auto Plus but you have to be in the perfect ground conditions always for it to achieve that depth. For example a slightly mineralized ground the machine will auto tune down to lets say 9 or 8 where as with Manual I use it always in Manual 10 on sensitivity that way I know I am always gaining that sensitivity. Lets say you hold the coil in the air then Auto Plus would gain more because we arent introducing any ground mineralization. So for me I use Manual 10 and All metal for searching. Hope that helps
Sweet, was that one of ya calcreate patches buddy
Good area that one GM. Dynamite for sub sub sub sub. Haha
Parabéns amigo, vídeo importante
excelente detector
I hope one to maybe get a metal detector and have some amateur fun detecting.
Thank you.
Andy
Ahh cheers again Andy - very much fun. Enjoy your week
Hot tip don't wear steel toe boots...newbie here lol!
Can you please show screen
I think the best way to balance the monster is to hold it vertical with the coil 3 feet above your head, turn around and walk back to the car, grab the 4500 and not get a headache. Hahaha kidding.
Bahaha Ahhh you want me tell you what I done after this quick video ;)
@@MinelabGold i bet you held it over your head, walked back to the car and picked up the 4500. Hahaha
Hah Nooooo way. GPX was already with me. Shhhhhh ;)
@@MinelabGold so what did you do. Hahaha. I have been drinking coconut wine which makes me sleep, hope you found a good piece today.
@@brianfox2523 hah got the GPX and finished the day off. Oh cool as, coconut juice.
Boa noite, alguém poderia me ajudar a comprar um detector, Eria me ajudar muito agora nesse momento de pandemia, seria para eu trabalhar com ele para tirar um sustento 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Hahahahaha
Thanks Steve - perfect comment Hahaha Love it
You will never hear gold with hot rocks masking the target,they need to stop making them and redesign,back to the drawing board minelab
The Gold Monster is definitely tricky to get a handle on! Also, depth is still pretty good around manual 7 or 8, just so people know they aren't required to run on manual 10 100% of the time. It's no effort at all to change settings so don't feel like you can only use one.
Too true. I run mine on sensitivity 6 most of the time. Also use the big coil. Seems more stable to me.
Absolutely perfect comment mate. Thanks so much, and thats 110% True - all operators are different and we tune to the grounds or what we can use in a machine. Many thanks and hope your end of week goes well. Good luck
Hi Daniel, thats fantastic mate, well done. Amazing all the combo's we can use in all machines. And not one setting is a holy grail. Just tune for grounds or what we can use on any given day. Good luck ;)
Thanks MG just got myself a Monster a few weeks ago & have been trying to balance way to fast. Appreciate your tutorials heaps
Hi Glenn, cheers mate. Yeah from my experience, the height sometimes varies based on how hot the ground is. Just test as you go with different heights for different grounds. Nice slow pumps you hear the machine work the balance just super. ;)
That ground balance procedure was awsome,out here we have very few to show us how and Bill does it fast🤫😅 and wow again those tiny bits well done!
Thanks again Andy - enjoy your end of week and dont work too hard.
😳 bonus video sweet . Suuurrre it’s easy to balance with the display pointing down try balancing it with the display upright....that’s the proper way 😉 nice video mate some jerk must have been giving you a hard time...🤔 nice bits they all add up and only the monster finds those tiny bits that were missed by bigger detectors thx for sharing see you on the next one 👍🏻👊🏻
Hey hey 48th - Hah I tried balancing it upright - damn things top heavy.
I actually filmed this the same day as last but was funny when I seen the comment haha
All good and one fella reckons I didnt even get a good balance - gotta laugh at that - some people grrr. Quiet noisy who cares I find gold hey 48th, to be honest I hardly balance because I am well use to grounds and sounds - I think people would complain if I done a video on how to turn it on and off they'd probably still say Oh mate nah thats not the right way to turn the on button on. Bahaha Much fun and thanks for tuning in.
@Minelab Gold I bet your right lol and yes you find gold in the end that’s what counts you’ve found more nuggets than I could dream of your doing a great job don’t let us commenters get to you 😂😂😂😂 I thought that video was done quite well if people listen to what you said you covered it all 👍🏻👊🏻
good Lord that thing picks up the tiniest of gold pieces....
Hi Bob, thanks for watching, yeah its does hey. microdot size. I often call it an electronic gold pan they are that fine. ;) Have a super weekend
Good pm! How depth that the gold monster 1000 that can detect under ground and can he detect inclose gold on big rocks? That the JIA treasure in the philippines. Thanks to your answer!
Hi Billy, thanks for watching. It depends on the size of gold, big gold the Gold Monster will find but if its too deep it wont find it. Like all detectors the smaller or bigger the gold and deeper it is they just eventually cant find them. Gold Monster 1000 is really good for finding super small specimen gold in rocks.
Thank you for the video i did learn a thing or two and the GM1000 is great with small targets
Ahh thanks so much David, much appreciated. Super Sensitive
Well explained video of GM 1000 ground balancing.😎😎⛏⛏🔥🔥
I totally love my Gold Monster,,, thanks for the extra tips on balancing.
Hey CGT, thanks for watching. Powerful little machine hey. Good luck on your next adventure.
I actually was one of those who thought ya had to pump up and down real fast,,, no I know,,, and knowing is half the battle,,,
I have been watching your channels for just over a year now, it was you and another guy in Arizona that helped me make my decision to by a Gold Monster,,, so far my best nugget with it was only 0.25g,,, lol and several at only 0.02&3 of a gram.
@@cgtprospectingadventures922 Oh thats awesome, thanks so much for enjoying the channel. Ah its all good, we can get a balance with fast or medium type pumping. I found the slower style gets it quicker and less strain ;) Well done, yeah its very sensitive to small stuff hey. Good luck
Did your 5” coil come with a shorter cord than normal or did you get an after market extremely long shaft, because the standard cord is exceptionally too long. Mine is about 2 1/2 years old now but I would much prefer your cord
set-up. Thanks.
Gday, was that automatically balancing?
Manual sensitivity manual GB - hope I answered this in your recent comment. Many thanks for watching.
@@MinelabGold Got it. I have a older GMZ that I currently use. Looking hard at the 1000 Gold Monster now.
Excellent l just got one hope to use it soon if it stops raining 🍻👏👏
Any more GM tips dude.....? trying to gf into it
good info mate ive had a 1000 for 2 years still only finding junk ha ha around ready creek vic
Hey P - good stuff mate. Takes a bit - but much fun. Enjoy your end of week
Good Stuff MG, great finds I bet those Kookaburra's aren't laughing now ha ha!
Oh thanks Leo, how was the timing on that hey. A family of Kookaburras came flying in to laugh as well. Ahh you would have seen the full 1 hour version of this Video. As always enjoy and talk soon
I have been thinking about that particular model actually, price being a factor of course. I want one purchase that will be adaptable to as many different scenarios l might come across. I have seen enough videos to know coil changes can be very effective to accommodate different soil mineralization. I think a good detector would enhance my gold recovery from my tailings and for prospecting a new location. Have only borrowed, never owned one yet. ✌️😎
Oh hey hey W - ;) Many thanks mate. Yeah for sure with the prospecting you do it would be a great little addition, an extra tool for your belt so to speak. ;) As always thanks again for watching. Top Sub ;) Cheers M.G - New Video tomorrow night. 8:30pm
He does not show how to get it in balance mode.
Another great vid mate , will help out a lot of monster users .
Many thanks GM - enjoy your end of week.
Thankyou for the tips :) getting gear ready to go, probley heading to yalgoo way very soon :)
Ahhh good luck on that Christie. Enjoy
i think im gonna get one of these ...would you get a bigger coil than the standard
Hi Andrew. the Gold Monster kits come with both coils. 5 inch and 10x5
Hope that helps. ;) And thanks for watching
So on manual the machine will automatically balancing using your technique? On my other detector I have to adjust the sensitivity knob until I get little to no chatter.
Hi Rogers, thats correct manual 10 you will get ground balance from taking the coil up and down. It loses balance when changing grounds, it can stay stable for a while or could go out with in a few steps. All operators are different and its just a matter of choosing what works for you or works best in each ground type. As for ground balance just test in certain conditions, if its super hot grounds like in one of the videos I done with the monster no matter what we do we cant get rid of the noise because its too hot with iron. Thats the joy of having such great sensitivity we will always introduce ground noise the higher we go. Hope that helps and good luck M.G
@@MinelabGold Yes thank you very much.
whats the wobble sound.
Hey Greedy, do you mean when I was shaking it in mid air?? Thats just shake sensitivity like vibration touch sensitive. Thanks for watching
Cheers MG, might help me in my quest. I have been balancing the wrong way but still have found gold, I'll try this on Monday and see if it runs quieter. Thanks 👍
Hi Darren, to be very honest and each to their own. I dont balance often enough, just get use to the way the grounds talk. As always enjoy and good luck
Also I'm out of MG videos now haha. Been through every single one now 😔
@@Working925detecting Oh thats good you watched them all - wowo what a marathon. Better fix that and get some more out hey.
Nice mg
Thanks Bret - have a super end of week.
Excellent demo, thank you! Short and to the point!
Throw it in the bin lol
Bahahahahha
gold magnet
Only thing I would do with it, but walking stick may be ok 👍
Bahaha in the bin LOL - Swingers Stick
Minelab Gold
Lol swingers stick haha, bloody swingers are everywhere haha
Looking forward for long range detectors
Thanks for watching - have a super week. M.G