Description
The genuine Minelab GPZ 7000 14 in Skidplate (part 3011-0286) is the official wear plate for the GPZ 14 coil, in stock from an authorized dealer at Minelab's approved price. Cross-reference: GPZ 7000.
At a glance
Genuine Minelab accessory, part 3011-0286, UPC 811493015774. White 14 in (36 cm) skidplate as pictured, the protective cover for the GPZ 7000's GPZ 14 coil. Official OEM part sold by History Seekers, an authorized Minelab dealer.
Why this skidplate
Nobody swings a GPZ 7000 gently. The technique that finds deep gold keeps the coil on the deck, scrubbing across quartz, ironstone and caliche for hundreds of hours, and something has to absorb that abrasion. The bargain is simple: this plate wears through so the GPZ 14 coil shell does not, and the price difference between the two is measured in hundreds of dollars. Australian gold dealers say it plainly, change the plate when you wear through it and the coil underneath is what it saved. We list it at Minelab's approved price with metric alongside, 14 in is 36 cm, because half the GPZ conversation happens in each unit.
Specifications
| Part Number | 3011-0286 (Minelab "14 in Skidplate") |
| UPC | 811493015774 |
| Size | 14 in (36 cm), white (as pictured) |
| Fits | Minelab GPZ 7000, GPZ 14 coil |
| Genuine Minelab | Yes, official accessory |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which coil does this fit?
It is the 14 in (36 cm) skidplate for the GPZ 7000's GPZ 14 coil, per dealer consensus including Minelab's Australian dealer network.
Why run a skidplate on a GPZ?
Because GPZ detecting is ground-scrubbing detecting. The plate takes the abrasion from rock and mineralized ground so the coil shell, the expensive part, does not.
When should it be replaced?
When it wears through or cracks. A worn-through plate has done its job; the coil underneath is what it saved.
Every History Seekers order is packed by people who run these machines in the field. We stock the support gear because ours gets used too. The story is more important than the artifact.
History Seekers Metal Detectors is an Authorized Minelab Dealer.