$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.
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.
Locate your property pins before putting up a fence or to settle a dispute with a neighbor.
Locate underground cast iron pipes up to 9' (2.74 m) deep.
Locate buried or hidden cast iron sewer drain cleanouts up to 4' (1.2 m) deep.
Need to find a manhole cover buried under pavement or grass and dirt? You can locate it up to 9' (2.74 m) deep.
Find the water service shutoff valve between your house and the street.
Locate buried steel water well casings up to 9' (2.74 m) deep, or steel well-pit covers up to 6' (1.8 m) deep.
Unsure where your septic tank is? Locate the steel handles on the lids of concrete tanks.
Detect an abandoned fuel tank or steel drum buried beneath your property, up to 9' (2.74 m) deep.
Locate abandoned or buried steel oil well casings up to 9' (2.74 m) deep.
Looking for treasure buried in a steel ammunition box? Find them up to 12' (3.6 m) deep.
Since a magnetic locator only detects iron, it can help you hunt for these valuable chunks of iron meteors.
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.
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 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.
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.
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. "
The detector came right on time and contained very specific instructions as well as easy to follow return information.
I found 5 property pins including one near electrical equipment that was challenging due to the metal and high voltage of this equipment.
I was looking for a economic way of locating my property pins without having to hire a surveyor! Conducted a search and came upon Metro metal detectors. They also had free shipping which is great! My order was fulfilled online and arrived immediately!
Read the easy how to instructions .Within one hour I located three property pins I was trying to find.Metro metal detectors saved me money.I’ll definitely rent again if needed. My neighbors were also going to rent one for their property projects.Oh ,includes return labels which made the return process simple!
I was hunting around my local rental stores for a metal detector hoping to re-locate a property iron. I knew approximately where it was but it was buried about a foot below the ground. I read an article online discussing using a magnetic locator instead and included a link for Metro Metal Detectors and it's national shipping. This was perfect for me and surprisingly arrived within 3 days of my weekend order. It had been snowy but I found the iron within 15 minutes! The instructions and return shipping information included in the box were straight forward and easy to follow. Great experience that I would repeat if needed.
It only took an hour or two to find what I think are the two ends of an irrigation infiltrator from 1950. The old guys say it was 8", and with slits. Looks to me like it's 20' long. A logical length. Now we know where to dig.
This is an awesome piece of equipment. We were able to solve our problems at a fraction of the price of buying a similar piece of equipment. The shipping and receiving it top notch living nothing to scratch your head over. I wouldn't hesitate to do the process again if needed.
