All detectors have pros and cons. The V is very deep, fast, quiet, simple, lightweight, runs on a single 9v and in the top 90+ % of detectors to this day. I had well over 50 and if it was my only one I wouldn’t feel under gunned unless using on sw beaches or high mineral grounds.
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Mojave on the bay
- Thread starter Picketwire
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Dirtdigger33
Active member
I have an Eldorado Umax and a Bandido ii micromax. I will never sell the Eldorado. I love that machine. I have the Bandido on the classifieds on this site but I am thinking about pulling it off of there. I am going to try to take it out this weekend and make a decision. I will probably decide not to sell it after this weekend. I have 4 Tesoros and would like to add a Vaquero and a Lobo in the future. I sure love detecting with beep and dig machines and especially Tesoros. I might look into a Vista or a Fisher 1200 series beep and dig machine in the future as well. You never can have enough detectors, right?
Dirtdigger33
Active member
What about the Tejon? I have never used a Tejon before. I have been thinking about a Tejon but they are super pricey right now like most Tesoros. Has anyone on here used a Tejon? If so, what are some of the pros and cons you have found with this machine?
oldkoot
Well-known member
I have a Vaquero and it runs very stable on the ground I detect which is highly mineralized, all five of the beep and digs I own run very stable on the ground I detect the Vaquero is my least deepest Beep and Dig but still a fantastic detector just a fun little detector to run and very light to swing
oldkoot
Well-known member
if you do decide to sell that Bandido PM me with a price you are looking to get out of it.
Both of my Vs were deep, deeper than my Tejon, Outlaw, Bandito 2 and both of my 2 Goldenmask. Maybe because of the low mineralization or a chance yours isn’t up to par? If I remember right the GM are supposed to be good dealing with mineralization.
oldkoot
Well-known member
All I can tell you is what I see and I am not saying the Vaquero is not deep it is its just not as deep as my two Golden Mask detectors or my X5 and vista X, the deepest detector of the five I own is the Golden Mask 7 but that is only because of the larger 13x11 coil I run on the GM7
I sure do not have low mineralization where I detect
fwcrawford
Well-known member
The only thing I have read about the Tejon that was negative is that it does not handle bad ground as good as the Vaquero.
That Eldorado you have is a great detector and I had one for a while..
It seemed to be uneffected by EMI, at least in my experience.
I still have the Vaquero which replaced it.
Dirtdigger33
Active member
Thanks for the information on the Tejon fwcrawford. I really like how well the Eldorado handles the soil in my area. It is definitely a detector I will never get rid of. I plan to keep all my beep and dig machines that I currently have and add more as I can over time. My two wish list detectors are the Lobo and the Tejon.
fwcrawford
Well-known member
I wish I had kept my Eldorado.. I had just gotten it back from a checkup at Tesoro and they replaced the stock coil.
What the heck was I thinking?!
Oh well, luckily I still have my Vaquero with three coils.
fwcrawford
Well-known member
I also had a Bandito II, but like you, prefer the Vaquero..
I also preferred the Eldorado over the Bandito.
Odanscoils
Well-known member
Never part with beep an digs.
Their also great for detecting chinese land mines.
Dirtdigger33
Active member
I have both the Bandido II Umax and the Eldorado Umax and I prefer the Eldorado over the Bandido ii Umax in tone and I find it gets more depth than the Bandido ii Umax. Now that being said I agree with Odanscolls to never part with beep and dig detectors. So i will be keeping all my beep and digs, Bandido ii included.