Just bought a Tesoro Silver Umax.....

[Brendan]

Hey all,
I Just bought a Silver umax and am wondering whether I did the right thing? The Compadre is heaps less and looks like the same detector?
Cheers,
Brendan

 

[Rebel1]

Yep, shoulda bought the Compadre. Small gold and jewelry champ.

 

[joe dirt_1]

The Silver

 

[amberjack]

enjoy and am sure you will like it once you get out there and use it then will have to buy a few more

 

[wltdwiz]

you didn't make a mistake buying the Silver

 

[slingshot]

You will find enough to get the Compadre. In a/m mode, the Silver will come close to the Compadre. The Silver has more "trash talk" ability and you won't dig as much small trash. If you're like me, one day you WILL get the Compadre.

 

[DiGGER27]

The Compadre is fantastic as a tot lot killer and hits fine gold chains like nothing else.
However, I consider this a specialty unit...one that everyone should have in the arsenal but it would absolutely drive me crazy hunting larger areas with that small coil and no options of larger coils like the Silver.
Remember, you usually get what you pay for in this world and the extra money for the Silver gets you more versatility and options, which is well worth the price in my opinion.
I actually run with a Vaquero which is more expensive but another 2 steps up and for the way I hunt and my soil conditions, it also is a steal for the quality, warranty and functions that I use and really take advantage of.

You did fine and you will be very Happy with the Silver.

 

[slingshot]

Hope you like this post. I felt bad with my Silver just sitting in the van next to my Compadre without much use. l got out with it this a.m and decided on a/m mode at a tot lot and hit this 10k ring on the OUTSIDE edge of the coil. Switching instantly to min. disc. (a feature you'll like) I noticed a more subdued signal until the ring got inside the coil. So remember to overlap, as I WASN'T doing.

 

[finnfoto]

Love my compadre. As much as I love it. I wish I could change coils, tho. Granted it does hit jewlery like a champ indeed. I'd just love to hit the beaches with it and a clean sweep coil.

 

[tabman]

Hey all,
I Just bought a Silver umax and am wondering whether I did the right thing? The Compadre is heaps less and looks like the same detector?
Cheers,
Brendan

You can't go wrong buying any Tesoro detector. I've read nothing but high praise from Silver uMax owners. They say it's a coin magnet.

tabman

 

[DetectorOCD]

As a former Silver owner, I can say that you'll love it! Give it time. It has a great language. Don't get fooled to think you need a readout. X your targets to pinpoint them and make sure the signal is repeatable. It loves round objects. I wish I never sold mine!!

 

[BarberBill]

I go along with the general consensus. The Compadre is a great little unit, but you didn't hurt yourself any by purchasing a Silver.
BB

 

[Brendan]

Thanks for your help folks.
I have a Tracker 4, do people think this is much of a step up? My Tracker has made some great finds and the Umax doesn't look that much better....
Thanks,
Brendan

 

[Rebel1]

The Silver Umax is a much better detector that the Tracker in my opinion.

 

[slingshot]

Thanks for your help folks.
I have a Tracker 4, do people think this is much of a step up? My Tracker has made some great finds and the Umax doesn't look that much better....
Thanks,
Brendan

I did an actual field test on one of my school lots with a Tracker IV, Ace 250, Compadre, and Silver umax. I went over the 80 X 80 plot with the Tracker, then the Ace, then the Silver umax, and finally,the Compadre. The Tracker was great for the first 2-3". The Silver and Ace were about equal, except the Silver had less false signals, and the Compadre kept up with them all and even found a few nickels at 4" the others had missed. The bottom line was the Tracker was good for 2-3",and the others 4-6". The micromax designs look like toys, but that's a great fallacy. On the other hand, the Tracker IV is housed like a muffler on a stick and is totally misleading as to it's power capabilities. You can't judge a book by it's cover was never more true.

 

[joe dirt_1]

Use the Silver

 

[George Mann]

Thanks for your help folks.
I have a Tracker 4, do people think this is much of a step up? My Tracker has made some great finds and the Umax doesn't look that much better....
Thanks,
Brendan

I did an actual field test on one of my school lots with a Tracker IV, Ace 250, Compadre, and Silver umax. I went over the 80 X 80 plot with the Tracker, then the Ace, then the Silver umax, and finally,the Compadre. The Tracker was great for the first 2-3". The Silver and Ace were about equal, except the Silver had less false signals, and the Compadre kept up with them all and even found a few nickels at 4" the others had missed. The bottom line was the Tracker was good for 2-3",and the others 4-6". The micromax designs look like toys, but that's a great fallacy. On the other hand, the Tracker IV is housed like a muffler on a stick and is totally misleading as to it's power capabilities. You can't judge a book by it's cover was never more true.

The Tracker varies in depth with use of discrimination. The more discrimination you use, the less depth.

I have found the Tracker to be capable of 6" to 8" of coin depth when used in all-metal mode, and up to 4" to 6" with just iron and foil filtered out.!

 

[slingshot]

Thanks for your help folks.
I have a Tracker 4, do people think this is much of a step up? My Tracker has made some great finds and the Umax doesn't look that much better....
Thanks,
Brendan

I did an actual field test on one of my school lots with a Tracker IV, Ace 250, Compadre, and Silver umax. I went over the 80 X 80 plot with the Tracker, then the Ace, then the Silver umax, and finally,the Compadre. The Tracker was great for the first 2-3". The Silver and Ace were about equal, except the Silver had less false signals, and the Compadre kept up with them all and even found a few nickels at 4" the others had missed. The bottom line was the Tracker was good for 2-3",and the others 4-6". The micromax designs look like toys, but that's a great fallacy. On the other hand, the Tracker IV is housed like a muffler on a stick and is totally misleading as to it's power capabilities. You can't judge a book by it's cover was never more true.

The Tracker varies in depth with use of discrimination. The more discrimination you use, the less depth.

I have found the Tracker to be capable of 6" to 8" of coin depth when used in all-metal mode, and up to 4" to 6" with just iron and foil filtered out.!

I found that I had to overlap the coil tightly, use a slow sweep speed, just to get 3-4" The ones that were deeper had a nice halo. I use it as a "cruising" machine since most coins are only a couple of inches in parks, tot lots. I used the tone mode.

 

[amcjavelin]

the silver is what I got hooked on tesoro, plus light fast recovery and warranty is the best in the buisness, deep little rig for sure 10khz works great for all round coin shooting for the money it can't be beat!

 

[George Mann]

I found that I had to overlap the coil tightly, use a slow sweep speed, just to get 3-4" The ones that were deeper had a nice halo. I use it as a "cruising" machine since most coins are only a couple of inches in parks, tot lots. I used the tone mode.

A few things you should know concerning the Tracker is that not only does it discriminate in tone mode, but it cuts the sensitivity up 1/4 while doing so!

Now, I use it in both tone mode (discriminator set to breakup on foil), and all-metal mode during my sweeps. I have also found the most items using the 4" gold coil, while losing just an inch of penetration over the 7" to 8" coils!

If you are in tone mode and see the meter move without it sounding off, switch to all-metal mode and scan it again. This is how I found some of my best finds.

Note that I actually use 2 rebranded versions of the Tracker, being a stock RS Discovery 1000 (used in all of the above findings), and a heavily modified Challenger (30 years old?).

To keep this thread somewhat on topic, I have been playing with a Compadre lately, and it is an amazing machine. It averages 2" over the tracker in coin hunting, detects the smallest of gold jewelery, and provides the most rapid and solid hits of any of my detectors save the Diablo uMAX!