HELP should i buy any of these 6000s or not?????????

[michael1963]

i need some help im looking at 4 whites analog machines on ebay are the worth buying or am i wasting money i hunt with 2 buddys who have xlts i dont like programable things i cant program a vcr some people say the older 6000s are some of the best machines they made others say pass on them im confused i dont want to get dissapointed with one and have to upgrade soon to keep up with buds i only hunt in ohio or should i buy a better machine here is the ebay
auction #s if any body could me give me advice on them thanks
110354057100 - 270345790115 - 320341672735 - 250375741472 thanks

 

[mc223]

The 6000s are good machines and do have a bit of a learning curve. I upgrade from a 6000 to the XLT and never looked back.
There are a lot of options like the Matrix M-6 and the Tesoro 's. I own an XLT, an M-6 and a Tesoro Cibola. They all get used.
Buying a used machine is always a bit of a crapshoot. Sometimes you get someone else's problem.
Most of the modern "beep and dig" machines are very easy to use and will give good performance.

 

[Elton]

All 6000 machines give very good results in the field.Older are bigger in size....6000 is a winner machine and has many coils to arm it up with..

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[nw1886]

Solid machine that is still holding it's own. Never checked ebay but under 250'd be fair. (Performs better than 250.00 by a long shot.)

 

[Paul (Ca)]

The first three (blue box type) you listed are good machines and will operate with bounty hunter coils and the new Fisher F-4 DD ecliptic coil with an adapter, So you have a wide range of coils to choose from if you do purchase any of the three blue box detectors you are looking at as long as you have a bounty hunter/whites coil adapter. Also, The three you are looking at use a toggle switch to preform a air/ground balance. The disadvantage to this is when you turn off the detector you need to conduct a proper GB again.

The forth detector (Whites 5900/Di Pro SL Metal detector) you listed would be my choice for several reasons, Better balanced and has an arm-cup, Manual ground balance and has the larger 950 coil.

However, It uses a different kHz so bounty hunter coils will not work with the 5900/Di Pro SL. The manual ground balance is a neat feature, You can turn off the detector and back on without conducting another GB if you're in the same general area.

Good luck,
Paul (Ca)

 

[trixncap]

You may be happier with a newer lighter machine for the same price. There is a IDX Pro available there , being bid on for a fraction of its original cost for now.