Gravel parking lot machine

[FirstCav]

Hi, I have a CZ-5 and my friend has a Tejon we use for beach hunting and are now hunting gravel, some gravel and sand, parking lots until beach season begins.

Both machines are overwhelmed by the number of targets at different levels even with small coils with hard pack at 5"-6" the machines are picking up everything even with the machines detuned as much as possible.

The entry level Tesoro was suggested on another forum and we are wondering if anyone has experience with this type of md'ing?
A young person with a Wal-Mart unit was having more success as his machine was reading just the gravel and not down into the hard pack.

Any thoughts appreciated, it seems we need fast recovery speed, separation, not much depth, only 5" is fine.

Thanks, FirstCav

 

[Pap]

well the Compadre may work. But if the ground matrix is bad I'm not certain if it would be the answer. I would check the Tesoro web site for the specs. It's a really good inexpensive unit that for situations you discribed has very good sepration of targets.

 

[tabdog]

If the Compadre will see through Monte's "Homestead Rock" and the "nasty pea gravel" tot lots he hunts, it should do well in their gravel parking areas also.

The Compadre has limited depth and does very well in trash.

If that kid was using a cheep BH, it probably had a pre-set ground balance setting. If it could find targets, then the Compadre should have no problems.

My Compadre cost less than I paid for my 5.75" concentric coil and lower pole, and I've been using it more than my more expensive MDs lately.

HH,

 

[GaryL]

Keys too hunting a gravel parking lot is two things.

1 - Good Machine with a small sniper coil, this is very important as you know the smaller coils cut down on width of scan for great separation.

2 - A good digging tool .... I made mine from a old hoe, tapper off the sides to a point, round off the point and then bevel the edge and use as a scrapper/hacking tool works great.

3 - A good ID machine helps cut back on the scrap and pull tabs. Lots of coins, keys, and jewelery in them gravel parking lots as most will not hunt them, all most virgin hunting spots unless you live close to me

Forgot to add:
Good pinpointer as the stuff looks just like the gravel in color and is hard to spot most of the time.
Also a coil cover as the gravel will eat up the bottom of your coil..


HH

GaryL ....

 

[Pap]

I was hoping someone would chip in.

 

[FirstCav]

Hi Gary, this is exactly what we are doing. Acres and acres and acres of it.

Except for the young person with his Wal-Mart we have seen no one md'ing. I have a garden hoe and cut the handle down some so going through the gravel is not a problem. Our machines see through the gravel into the hard pack and without power tools it is too hard.

We just need a machine that goes bang when it sees a likely target in the gravel. An inexpensive ID machine may be the way to go. Just seems like a lot of money for something to go bang down 5". We do not have a decent dealer around here, they just want to sell high dollar machines, and need to do some more looking.

Thanks, FirstCav

 

[Elton]

Whats the list of people on the bottom of forum page......I see your there . Says online users.....

 

[Dyna_Willie]

Something new?

 

[tabdog]

I just saw it to. Ain't that the cat's meow.

HH,

 

[tabdog]

n/t