Need Help!

[Prospector]

Hello Garrett Forum. I am thinking about purchasing a Garrett detector and have narrowed it to three units. I am looking at the 550, the 1350 and the 2500. I am planning on using the unit for hunting old home sites and gold coins. I understand that the 550 is a good unit, but the other two offer imaging which may or may not be that useful. I also have been told that the 1350 will use non-imaging coils as well. I would like to hear from users who could tell me what would be the difference in depth of these three units and the usefulness of the imaging. I want to get a good unit, but don't want to pony up the extra dollars if the 550 or 1350 will fill the bill. Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[Hightone]

Hi Dig it,

How much experience do you have detecting? If not much, then the 1350 may be the better bet. The 1350 can tell you the size out of 3 options of what lies below (profiling), helpful to ID cans when getting a Belltone. It has the salt elemination option over the 550 and is a bit deeper. It also has auto ground balance which is a BIG plus. The 2500 has imaging that gives 1 of 5 different sizes and displays the depth on the LCD screen in animation. The 1350 uses a depth gauge while pinpointing. The 2500 is heavier also. It'll talk to you if you want it too. It only has 2 coils with imaging and the small 4" coil isn't one of them, and you would do well to find gold with the small one.

My answer would be the 1350. It does a lot and will take a while to outgrow, if ever.

Just my thoughts, but I don't search for gold that much.

 

[Prospector]

I had some cheaper detectors years ago, but finally purchased a Minelab X-Terra 50 some time back. It does a nice job for me, but I am looking at adding another detector and have never owned a Garrett so I don't know how these models will stack up agains what I have now. Thanks for your time.

 

[Terry in PA]

The 1350 is the same on depth as the GTI 1500 only the size is not as detailed as the 1500. Both are good coin shooters. You can use any coil for the 1350 and it will still give you the size of target. Were the 1500 and 2500 use only the imaging coils 9 1/2 inch and 12 inch.I had a 1500 and it will hang with the big boys as I'm sure the same could be said about the 1350. I now run the 2500 and it has the true all metal mode for deep detecting. I think for starting out the 1350 would be a good start. Hope this helped you out a little.


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[Prospector]

Thanks for the info and your time.

 

[JoeinMemphis]

I have to agree with the folks leaning toward the 1350. That is the unit I own, and with the profiling feature it is hard to beat. Every once and a while a damaged pull tab fools me, but never a smashed or mower hit can. I have never had any problem with the unit, and battery life is very good. I have 3 coils, and it will profile with them all from the larger DD, to the super sniper ( get one of these, it will save you in the trashier areas). If you have any specific questions about the unit I will be happy to try and answer them. BTW I have a Sun Ray YF-1 probe on mine, and it is worth its weight in gold, especially with the larger DD coil. HH Joe

 

[Uncle Willy]

I have a field test on the 550 at losttreasure.com All three are great machines with the other two having more features and a slight edge in depth. Course the 2500 with all metal takes the honors for depth. But as I've always said, not all old coins are buried halfway to China.

What kind of old home sites are you going to hunt? Remember, most working folks back then never saw a gold coin other than in a bank. This is a myth that's hard to break - that all old sites are littered with gold coins.

To save you a buck or two the 550 or 1350 would serve you well. The 1350 has the profiling which saves digging a lot of junk and it's very sensitive to gold items.

Bill