{"product_id":"minelab-digging-tool-with-ruler-3011-0295","title":"Minelab Multi-Purpose Hard Plastic Digging Tool with Ruler (3011-0295)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf the targets a park hunter digs are three inches down in turf, and a steel digger on a manicured lawn is how detectorists get asked to leave. The \u003cstrong\u003eMinelab Multi-Purpose Hard Plastic Digging Tool with Ruler (part 3011-0295)\u003c\/strong\u003e is the shallow-target trowel for exactly that ground: light enough to live in a finds pouch, non-marring on grass, with a serrated edge for cutting a clean plug and a measuring scale molded into the blade so you can log target depth without a second tool.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenuine Minelab accessory, part 3011-0295, UPC 811493015866. Hard plastic digging trowel with a serrated cutting edge and a built-in ruler in inches and millimeters (1 to 4 in and 20 to 100 mm markings, as pictured). Universal: works with any detector brand. Not a tool for frozen or rocky ground or deep excavation. Official Minelab accessory sold by History Seekers, an authorized Minelab dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhich digging tool do I need?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the light tool, and that is a feature, not a limit. For grass plugs, flower beds, sand, and shallow coins and jewelry in soft ground, a hard plastic digger cuts a tidy plug, will not slice a coin the way a steel edge can, and does not set off your detector or a pinpointer when it is in the hole. For hard-packed clay, roots, frozen ground, rocks or anything past about 6 in (15 cm), you want a steel serrated digger or a full shovel and this trowel stays in the pouch. Run both: the plastic tool for the park and the beach, the steel for the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Minelab digging tool\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMinelab's description is plain: a hard plastic digging tool with a built-in ruler for precise excavation of found treasures. The ruler is the detail other diggers skip. Target depth is the number every detectorist quotes and almost nobody measures; here the scale is molded into the blade in both inches and millimeters, so a 3 in coin is logged as 3 in (75 mm) with the tool already in your hand. The serrated edge saws through turf roots so the plug lifts in one piece and drops back in with no scar, which is the difference between a park you can hunt again and one you cannot. The bright handle cap means the tool is found again in long grass, and the whole thing weighs little enough that it rides in a pouch all day. The dealer page that ranks beside this one sums the use case up honestly as grass plugs and shallow targets, and we agree; what we add is the measured scale as pictured rather than a guessed ruler length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 13px; margin: 20px 0 25px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart Number\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3011-0295 (Minelab \"Multi-Purpose Hard Plastic Digging Tool with Ruler\")\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e811493015866\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHard plastic blade and handle, bright red handle cap\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePointed trowel with serrated edge; depth scale molded in, inches and millimeters (1 to 4 in \/ 20 to 100 mm as pictured)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGrass plugs, soft soil, sand, shallow coin and jewelry recovery\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot for\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFrozen or rocky ground, roots, deep excavation (use a steel digger or shovel)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompatibility\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUniversal, any detector brand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenuine Minelab\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes, official accessory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWill a plastic digger actually dig?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn turf, soft soil and sand, yes; the serrated edge cuts a clean plug. In hard clay, rocks or frozen ground it will not, and that job belongs to a steel digger or shovel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long is the ruler?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe scale molded into the blade reads from 1 to 4 in and from 20 to 100 mm, as shown in the product photo. It is a depth reference for shallow targets, not a tape measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it work with detectors other than Minelab?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. It is a digging tool, not an electronic accessory, so it is universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy plastic instead of steel?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt will not scratch a coin, will not mar a lawn, does not false a pinpointer in the hole, and weighs almost nothing in the pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery History Seekers order is packed by people who run these machines in the field. We stock the support gear because ours gets used too. \u003cem\u003eThe story is more important than the artifact.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory Seekers Metal Detectors is an Authorized Minelab Dealer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Minelab","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50871230857474,"sku":"3011-0295","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/9012\/8130\/files\/minelab-hard-plastic-digging-tool-with-ruler-3011-0295.png?v=1792993519","url":"https:\/\/historyseekers.net\/products\/minelab-digging-tool-with-ruler-3011-0295","provider":"History Seekers Metal Detectors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}