$129 per day A one day rental is 24 hours. Standard round-trip shipping is free.
Whether you're looking for property markers, buried water valves, cast iron pipes, or something else made of iron or steel, a magnetic locator is the tool you need.
We'll ship a rental straight to you with easy to understand instructions and access to video guides. When you're finished, ship it back to us with the included prepaid return label. Easy peasy.
Need one ASAP? Call/text or chat with us for overnight shipping.
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How Do Rentals Work?
1. Book Your Rental
Book online or by phone. We ship to deliver the day of your selected Start Date.
2. Start Locating
Follow the included instructions or watch our video guides to get started locating.
3. Ship it Back
The day after your End Date, drop it off at your nearest UPS location with included return shipping supplies.
What can you find?
Property Pins
Locate your property pins before putting up a fence or to settle a dispute with a neighbor.
Detect an abandoned fuel tank or steel drum buried beneath your property, up to 9' (2.74 m) deep.
Oil Wells
Locate abandoned or buried steel oil well casings up to 9' (2.74 m) deep.
Ammunition Boxes
Looking for treasure buried in a steel ammunition box? Find them up to 12' (3.6 m) deep.
Iron Meteorites
Since a magnetic locator only detects iron, it can help you hunt for these valuable chunks of iron meteors.
Guns
Whether you lost your gun while hunting, or are trying to find one to solve a crime, you can locate it up to 10" (25 cm) deep.
Barbed Wire
Abandoned barbed wire fencing can be a danger to livestock and people. Trace the buried wire with a magnetic locator.
" We had a great experience with Metro Metal Detectors. Knowledgeable staff were able to provide exactly the tool we needed for finding an underground property marker... They were patient, kind and offered a ton of help. Friendly, easy to use, easy to book, communicative and helpful. Would absolutely recommend."
A Specialized Type of Metal Detector
A magnetic locator only detects magnetic (ferrous) metals like iron and steel.
It's designed to find property pins, cast iron pipes, septic tank lids, cast iron sewer drain cleanouts, and more.
It won't detect non-magnetic metals like brass, copper, gold, silver, or aluminum. You can locate objects as small and thin as nails, or as large as steel drums.
A magnetic locator (or any metal detector for that matter) is not meant to be used indoors and does not work well indoors. We repeat: It does not work well indoors. Basement floors have iron rebar, which will interfere with the magnetic field the locator detects.
How Deep Can It Go?
Conventional metal detectors can reach a depth of 6 to 8" (20 cm). But a magnetic locator can detect objects buried up to 16′ (4.8 m) deep.
That's 24x the depth of ordinary metal detectors.
Property pins are 4" to 12" (10 to 30 cm) deep.
A septic tank lid can be up to 4′ (1.2 m) underground.
Cast iron pipes can be a few inches to a few feet deep.
How does a magnetic locator work?
Buried iron and steel objects generate their own magnetic fields. These objects create distortion in the earth's natural magnetic field. A magnetic locator measures this distortion and represents it as a strong or weak signal.
When you're near a buried iron or steel object, the signal strength increses. A magnetic locator indicates this increase in three ways:
1. Number on the Screen
A number is shown at the center of the screen. This number is a measurement of the magnetic field detected.
2. Bar Graph
A bar graph extends either to the left or right. The graph is a visual indication of the magnetic field.
3. Changes in Sound
The locator emits a "scratchy" sound while it's turned on. As you near a magnetic object, this sound gets louder and higher-pitched.
Together, these indicators tell you how near to a iron or steel object the locator may be.
The stronger the signal, the higher the number on the screen. As the signal increases, the graph extends further to the left or right. And, the sound increases in volume and pitch.
" Supplied the equipment and training for a novice like me to locate a buried fuel tank. Very helpful. "
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William B.Reviewed by William B.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Happy Customer
This is the unit I needed. I contemplated just buying one thinking the rental would be a hassle and in the end the cost to rent would not be that much lower than just buying the unit. I was wrong. They made the rental experience as hassle free as you could. I highly recommend Metro Metal Detectors they were professional and helpful. I called the office and their voice mail answered, I left my name and number, within 10 minutes of my call they returned my call. I today’s business environment, that’s impressive.
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Robert a.Reviewed by Robert a.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Property pin found
I found the most essential pin. The second pin , not on my property was not located. It was most likely not in the area searched.
Also found buried wire segments and lot of rocks containing magnetic 🧲 properties.
The property pin located was eight feet from where surveyors thought the corner was located.
I am very happy that the actual pin was located. Money well spent !!!
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Rex G.Reviewed by Rex G.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Locator well worth the money!
I had contacted a surveyor about finding 5 property marker pins and they were gonna charge $3000 to do it. I rented this locator, that they use, and found all 5 in 2 hours! I had more trouble finding the first one. Directions said the medium setting was best for finding pins. I had better luck with locator set to high @ first. So to say the least I was really satisfied with the capability of this locator and saved me lots of money!!
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Pete T.Reviewed by Pete T.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Found Property Markers
Great price, great value, great equipment and easy to use. Found all four property markers in a couple of hours. Would highly recommend for this type of project.
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RobertReviewed by Robert
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I recommend this product
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Magnetic Locator
The locator found 2 iron survey pins buried 8" down. Dug 2' deep hole put iron pipe in bottom unit struggled to pick it up. Even when turning up sensitivity. The unit failed to find the survey pins I wanted to find. It did find an old paint can lid 12" down. The unit worked, but be prepared to dig a lot. On higher settings you get more erroneous signals.
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