I want one!

[What an invention!]

Jim is from Deland.  I think Jim might be eccentric.
Why you ask? Look at his equipment below.

I haven't met this guy but WOW!  What an invention!   

Great idea!

With my weight I would need wider tires to keep from bogging down in the sand.  People at the beach will definitely watch you.

now that is what    is  Hot !  I want one Too !  beat walking your #ss off Yes I want one Have Money in Hand $$$$ 

wow strap a motor to that bad boy an you really do some huntin lol

That is a hoot!  Would work really well in Daytona!  Maybe the wet sand on the gulf coast of Florida but not the sugar sand of the Panhandle and other locations.  That took some work.  It that a coil on the front?  If so, what the heck is it hooked to?

Miss you folks down there in Florida!  Haven't had any time to hunt here in Tennessee.  My transfer here with the Feds ended up with me jumpin out of the frying pan into the fire.  I thought Tennessee would be laid back.  NOT!!!!

what a mobile 

A good imagination, a shopping list at Lowe's, a trip to Freight Harbor and a little work with a Mig Welder and Wah-La, a TH'er's Ride.  Great Invention, one of a kind.   

How do u pinpoint with that thing?
Drive forwards and backwards?

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeet,Very cool

Do not know how well it works but sure looks COOL.

I wonder how hard it is to peddle in the sand. could be a lot of work I would have to have a motor on it.......Matt

How do u pinpoint with that thing?
Drive forwards and backwards?

looks like in the last photo he has a smaller round coil to do that with?

WOW! Very nice setup. As for the center hummm good question directly under the seat?? Looks like a 2 box setup for deep detecting. Might need a backhoe to recover your finds. Did you notice the orange marker flags? Hmmm finds target area puts flag in spot continues to pedal and wife follows up behind hin=m digging all targets, hey works for me!!!!

WOW! Very nice setup. As for the center hummm good question directly under the seat?? Looks like a 2 box setup for deep detecting. Might need a backhoe to recover your finds. Did you notice the orange marker flags? Hmmm finds target area puts flag in spot continues to pedal and wife follows up behind hin=m digging all targets, hey works for me!!!!

You hit the nail on the head!  He does put markers down and then comes back and digs the targets.  I am not sure it would be wise to go very far leaving markers behind you>>>

WOW! Very nice setup. As for the center hummm good question directly under the seat?? Looks like a 2 box setup for deep detecting. Might need a backhoe to recover your finds. Did you notice the orange marker flags? Hmmm finds target area puts flag in spot continues to pedal and wife follows up behind hin=m digging all targets, hey works for me!!!!

looks like his machine is covered up with a mat...?? can`t see what he got under there.. but sure is a nice invention but wouldn`t work on the sugar sands on the beach i hit. would need some really strong legs. 

wow strap a motor to that bad boy an you really do some huntin lol

I think it does have a motor,( Electric)

Lets figure this out.
Do you know the person who owns this? Can we get more pictures? There is a contraction on the back which was not photographed.

It is constructed from a moped although I do not see a gas tank. I do see moped spocket and back wheel.
Looks manufactured rather than cobbled together in a workshop.

Does not seem to be a general purpose detector because the coil is fixed to ride on the ground which would not work around obsticles. Coil has runners which, at best, would allow it to follow contour of ground. Also, stock front moped tires, which would ride on sand pretty well, have been replaced by flat, more narrow tires which would sink in the sand but would work best on a concrete surface. The coil swings up out of the way for transport or non-use position.

I see headphones (front and back), junk bucket, optional handheld detector wand (appears to be a folding type), headphones, protected control box, battery or tool box, a flourescent orange gizmo on a shaft laying on the botton tray, 2 sand scoops, 2 water bottles in holders.

The optional hand help detector appears to have a large coil of wire attached for distant searching.
Below the support fram, right behing the handlebar downtube is a white pvc tube (a possible digger holder?).
Partially hidden by the junk bucket is a red, adjustible length shaft.

It would be so cool to have one of those. Need to see how it works. It is a great idea.

WOWv   WAY   Cool

Looking again there is a Excal mounted on the back pic with him in it. I would say the small coil it for pinpointing on the front wired in too. Minelab set up for sure Would guess a Soverign on the front.

Jason

Looks like fun but an incoming tide might short out your electric motor if you're not careful.  And it wouldn't be long until such a vehicle would be outlawed I'll bet.  There's always some butt that has to complain about anything and everything.  I'm the eternal pesimist I guess. But I like it just the same.  Monty

Thin tires....think grass or dirt. Possibly wet sand. I like the concept. An electric assist motor would help. It also looks like it is a "folding" bike frame. The handle is just like those on marine versions of folding bikes for carrying on a boat. Hummmm! How about a water version? Pontoons instead of tires, mag instead of a surface coil. Okay, somebody run with this idea. Don't forget rod holders.