Soil Probe Rod,32"-48" Septic Tank Probe Rod,Beseetop Pipe Probe Made of Stainless Steel with Insulated T Handle Heavy Duty Perfect for Locating Septic Tank Underground Pipe Gravel Gopher Runs

3 pcs once assembled are pretty sturdy. I've used it about 30-40 times already and works great. If I was going to use one everyday I would get a 1 piece but this works very well for no more than it cost.

Got this device because I'm trying to locate a septic tank. The lawn I'm searching has some areas where the soil is really compacted and inserting this probe into the ground when it is so packed down is a bit difficult. The more you do it the easier it becomes. Even so, it takes some muscle. Inserting it into the ground is actually easier than pulling it out in some instances. I'm covering a large area, still looking, I'll cover a fixed length of the lawn and then stop to take a break. Really a workout. I would not advise anybody with any kind of health issues to try using this probe. I have some mild arthritis in my hand and that makes it a bit painful. But I'm keeping at it. The tool is sharp and the shaft is sturdy, as are the handles. I was amused when I unpacked the box and found that they had sent along a pair of gloves. These gloves are so small they look like they were made for a child, or someone with really small hands? That was baffling. Oh well, it was a nice thought. I'll keep probing. I'm bound to locate this tank eventually!Update: I did eventually locate the septic tank. However this probe failed to help me locate it. I knew the general area where the tank should be and initially I had employed a metal detector to attempt to locate it because I assumed there would be some metal attached to the tank, most likely in the form of a metal handle on the tank lid. The metal detector gave me a reading and I thought I had found the tank right away. The soil was really compacted and I dug down a couple of feet where the detector had given me a solid reading. I found nothing. That was puzzling. That's when I decided to get this probe and I ended up probing the entire area with no success. It took me an entire month. The soil was so dry and compacted that I really could not get this probe into the ground as deeply as I would have preferred. Even so, I did the best I could and after failing to locate it I gave up and contacted a plumber to help me locate the tank.The plumber came out and ran a camera on a fiber optic cable inside the septic vent on the roof of the house. They ran the camera down inside the line that feeds into the tank and then on and inside the tank. After they did that they checked for the signal the camera was sending out from underground to trace the underground pipe to the tank location. These plumbers spent quite a bit of time searching in what I felt was the wrong area, I was convinced the tank was in the area I had been probing without any success. Finally, they tried searching for the camera signal in the area I had already probed. They got a solid signal and it was in the exact same spot the metal detector had beeped on when I was initially looking for the tank. I had not dug down deep enough, it was right where I dug before, only another couple of feet deeper. And it was deeper than I could have ever gone with this probe, it wasn't long enough. Oh well, at least I found it and I was right the first time. The lesson here: don't ever give up! By the way, the probe does provide an excellent workout, especially when you are not finding anything.

Good product. The shank is a little thick and can be hard to push through some soils. Other that that, it is does the job that it is intended to do.

This item comes in three sections that you have to screw together. Guess where it broke. My brother had a Bully (one-piece design) on the job site it worked with no problem. Bully is much tougher than this screwed-together item (I want to call it something else but want to make sure my review goes up). Not happy!

Used this to find where drain pipes were that went underneath my driveway. Worked great, no rust, strong, durable. Would recommend.

Great Tool, High Quality

I was searching for a cleanout cover about 6" deep and this would barely penetrate my hard clay soil even 4 inches. to be fair, this is VERY hard soil that won't even respond to a pick-ax. softer soil, it'd probably be fine.

Put up a privacy fence and needed to know where the septic lines were so I wouldn’t dig in the wrong place