Listening stick.

[bedrock 16]

I was talking to a few lads working for the water board today and they were using a listening stick to find a leak in a pipe. I asked them If they had any in the van which could go missing or be replaced with a couple of cans of beer and they kindly told me no. I’ve asked a couple of lads and they say they have used them with the terriers and find them very handy If any of the dogs accidentally get to ground without a collar.

I’ve found some on the net and they would be easy enough to make.

Do any of you lot use them or have you in the past? atb bedrock

 

http://www.msfengineering.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=MSF05

[Johnny Vegas 1 1]

i use them every day mate,work for the water board never used them with the terriers only been on the board 3 years.only had lurchers since i been on the water.where you to fella i got a spare 1 on the van you can have it,if you aint to far away i work up around the gloucester are but live in wales.

[GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39]

a good friend often uses this method whilst out ferreting, he just uses a cane or his walking stick, anyone got a picture of one ?

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

My pal was on about one of them what he use to use years ago ,would like to have a go with one

[Guest busterdog]

You boys have already got one....it's called a shovel, kick it in the ground and listen to the handle which fits neatly into you're ear, I've being using this method for years.

[bedrock 16]

Johny vagas thank for the offer but I have done some asking about and have one on the way.

 

Like busterdog says you can use a shovel, digging bar or probe to do the same. atb bedrock

[wink hound 0]

you can get didgital ones, cant really see much point for earth work when a bar will do. we used the digital one in a bail stack to find a dog that had been stuck for several days. could just find it on the slightest of movemnets and got it out alive. would not of found it without it.

[events co-ordinator 353]

Try a stethescope

[drifter 1 50]

You boys have already got one....it's called a shovel, kick it in the ground and listen to the handle which fits neatly into you're ear, I've being using this method for years.

 

Damn it busterdog i was just about to share a bit of my limited knowledge and you beat me to it

[welshwizard 33]

I was talking to a few lads working for the water board today and they were using a listening stick to find a leak in a pipe. I asked them If they had any in the van which could go missing or be replaced with a couple of cans of beer and they kindly told me no. I’ve asked a couple of lads and they say they have used them with the terriers and find them very handy If any of the dogs accidentally get to ground without a collar.

I’ve found some on the net and they would be easy enough to make.

Do any of you lot use them or have you in the past? atb bedrock

 

http://www.msfengineering.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=MSF05

Hi there, an old boy with a local hunt used to use one in the early 70's, never let us down. Have never seen one since.

[Cleanspade 3,322]

looks a handy bit of kit the beach one at five foot would double as a handy walking stick. ive never used one would it not be easier to read than a bar or shovel. ? looks easy enough to make one. interesting post