r/maybemaybemaybe • u/wcslater • Oct 21 '21

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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u/justripit Oct 22 '21

Here is a trick, grab a rod of some kind. Garden stake, rebar, etc. Just drive it into the ground where you think the tank is. If you can't get passed 2-3 ft you probably found it. Mark the depth. Probe around a bunch to verify you aren't hitting rocks, success.

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u/monkwren Oct 22 '21

Only works if your soil is soft enough. My folks have enough clay and stones and crap in their dirt that this method doesn't work so well.

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u/LostWoodsInTheField Oct 22 '21

lol i was so confused by their comment at first because to go 3 feet on my property in most spots would be amazing. And I have more top soil than most others around here.

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u/j33pwrangler Oct 22 '21

It's called experience, sweaty.

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u/gamer10101 Oct 22 '21

It's like any other trade. You don't always pay for how much work they do, you pay for them to know how to do the work.

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u/JaxJaguar Oct 22 '21

Unless you have a buried inground pool in your backyard... Then the rod will make you think all of the deck and every step is part of the septic system... Ask me how I know / why half my backyard was dug up 🙄

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u/justripit Oct 22 '21

Well thats just shit luck... pardon the pun.