Fisher CZ-70 questions

[WessThompson]

Hi folks. Well I come from the darkside, the minelab forum *haha* Yes, I am an Explorer user. I love my Explorer, and will never part with it...BUT...I am looking at adding a second machine. I think everyone should have a backup, or an alternate.

I'm looking at Fisher models right now...and I am leaning towards the CZ-70. Can anyone give me the pro's and cons, or quirks of this machine!? I have read the field tests etc...but I'd like some feedback from some other users.

As I will be buying used...I'm curious if Fisher warranties are transferable!? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Wess

 

[WessThompson]

just read the answer to my question about warranty transer. Any other advice or answers to my other questions above would still be appreciated however

Wess

 

[mtdoramike]

but will be quite a bit easier to use. If you run sesitivity much higher then 4, you will experience falsing in most areas. The CZ's do like a little iron in their diet, but once you become familiar with the tones of the CZ70, you will probably be able to distinguish some iron targets like rusty nails.

Its a great detector and will be quite an asset. I have a CZ70 now and am torn because I need to thin down my herd a little and the CZ70 will be the next one to go and I'm having a tough time letting go of it.

 

[WessThompson]

I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I'll start my search for a good used one. Does it operate well in wet conditions, as well as plowed fields!? These are two things the Explorer doesn't always offer. I find it to be unstable in wet grass, and not up to par in plowed fields where coins have been recently disturbed.

Thanks again!

Wess

 

[Bill Ladd]

especially beaches where all CZ's shine. I use mine for plowed fields all the time.....I chest mount the box & just swing the rod with a 12.5" sunray coil to cover lots of soil & get deep. It's a good all around unit...you really can't go wrong.
Good luck,
Bill

 

[WessThompson]

Thanks for the info Bill. I have yet to try any machine on a beach. Although I might give it a try this fall. What's the swing speed like on this machine!? I'm used to the Explorer XS which can crawl along almost at a stand still.

Thanks Again

Wess

P.S. One on the way

 

[mtdoramike]

a medium sweep speed machine, BUT if your looking for deep targets I like the phrase LOW & SLOW, which means keep the coil low to the ground even scrub it against the ground and swing the coil with a slowwwwwwwwww sweep speed. When you hear thos faint targets then start diggin.

Bill is right, the CZ70 is one of the best beach machines around, I use mine quite often at the beach. Its one of my favorite beach machines next to the Coinstrike. Also being splash profe does help.

 

[WessThompson]

Thanks Mike! I like a slow sweeping machine, so I'm happy to hear that. There is no other way to hunt if you ask me. The Explorer is the same in that aspect.

I'm looking forward to getting out in the field with the 70, and maybe even a beach or two now

I'm not a fan of the Explorer in sand at all!

 

[Dan-Pa.]

I have used both and still say coil for coil a CZ is deeper...Go put a 8 inch coil on you Explorer and experiment..Nice post Mike....

 

[elkinscoins@btopenworld.com]

Hello Bill
Can you tell me why you are giving Tim Wood a load of grief!
I'm well know over there and very well versed in detectors and I want to let you know,that is Not the way to get invited to Ancient coin heaven!
Are you trying to get blacklisted or what!
Phillip A Elkins.

 

[Anonymous]

The thing to know about the CZ is to run the discrimination at zero, and that prevents iron that has been discriminated out from squeaking through as a false positive in higher categories, or iron just outside the edge of the loop from sounding good. And you can run your sensitivity as high as you want. Your audio boost if turned up above 6 is almost a second sensitivity control, but you will hear noise like you won't believe. You will find you are spending your time hunting instead of programming.

 

[Anonymous]

Phil, Bill is a good Ladd. He was just being amusing.