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DeepTech

New to Tesoro...

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polestar

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Hello eveyone!
I recently got back into the hobby and have been occasionally posting on the Quattro forum. I have chronic physical problems and found the Quattro to be too heavy for me to swing more than 5 minutes at a time without aggravating my condition. The Quattro is a really cool machine with astounding depth but I could not use it and did not want the hassle of bungee cords and the like so I traded it for a NIB Tejon. I live in northeast Minnesota and have been able to hunt a little on a local beach and some in shallow water if the wind is right(Lake Superior).
My question to anyone interested is did I make a good choice for shallow wading, beach hunting, general coinshooting in old parks etc.? We have fairly heavy minerization up here and lots of iron.
I have always been intrigued by the Tesoro brand and finally will try one. I hope it goes as deep as they say. I do know that the light weight will be welcomed and should allow me to hunt for much longer periods.

Thanks to all who respond!

P.S. Also will be getting a backup machine and am leaning heavy toward an Ace 250. Thanks.

Scott :detecting::tesoro::thumbup:
Minnesota
King Cobra
 
Hi Polestar,
I know you from the Quattro forum :) and have a Vaquero. If you are looking for a light weight unit, Tesoro is the way to go. They make good coin and relic units. Freshwater beaches should be no problem but probably not in saltwater.
Doug
 
Hi Doug! Yes your name is familiar from the Quattro page. I've been away from the hobby for many years and the Quattro sure is a huge leap in technology since the days of the King Cobra and White's 4900/D. But I could only swing it for only about 5-10 minutes and it would aggravate my chronic neck/back pain. No fault of the Quattro, it truly is an outstanding deep seeking machine.

I have always wanted to try a Tesoro but to be honest, I am a little skeptical about having enough ground penetrating power come out of such a small contol box. But I have the Tejon ordered, pending acceptance of my near new condition Quattro that I shipped yesterday. I can't wait to try it. I am up in Duluth,MN. so I don't have anywhere to hunt in winter up here except the beach on certain days by Lake Superior.
I've read that the Vaquero shares some technology with the Tejon which sprang from the Lobo I believe. So what kind of depth on old coins in sand and other places like parks do you think I can expect? Would it rival the Quattro in depth? Thanks.:tesoro::detecting:
 
Polestar, Just chiming in here. I've had Tesoro's for years, Eldorado, Silver, Cibola, Tejon, Vaquero. I promise you depth will not be a concern. The new H.O.T. Tesoro's run very deep, especially on coins. Don't let the little box fool you. My new Apple Mini Mac Computer isn't much bigger, and it packs a wallop. No meter on the Tejon, but you'll love the language. Best of luck.
 
It's not the size that matters, but how it works...LOL

There is no arguing the fact that Tesoro has the lightest detectors made. And the size and weight has nothing to do with how well the do their job.

I had surgery on my elbow back acouple of years ago, and to this day I say the Tesoro was able to let me start detecting again sooner than any other brand names just because of the fact that there so light.

I also have back issues, L1 - L5 complete degenerative disease.
So I understand where your coming from, I'm not familiar with with tesoro's newer models...My last really new model I owned was the Cortez. But for light weight, good on mineralized ground and a good Iron Disc.....Coin hunter, I like the Eldorado's....

You may want to look at the UMax series also....

Good Luck..

Ned
 
The T2 is a nice machine. I like it for some areas and don't like it for others. I can say the same thing about my Golden, Coinstrike, & DFX too.

But when you get a chance, add a Golden Micromax to your T2. They don't overlap as much as they compliment each other. You can find a used one for a good price or you can buy new. Either way, its a nice combination.

:detecting:
 
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