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Not impressed with the Mojave

Sven

Well-known member
Just had to see what all the Mojave fuss was about. Arrived last night
Now I know why many are buying and selling right away.
Air testing, average Tesoro depth.
Ground testing using my tub of dirt, lost about 30% depth compared to air.
Took a .22 brass casing, air tested about 4-5" nice and loud. Wouldn't even get a peep at min. disc setting 4" deep in the dirt.
I can say the same thing for other small targets. Barely picks up a small thin 10k gold ladies ring at 4".
We won't even mention the small gold nuggets it will not even hit on in the air.
To me its just a dumbed down Silver with ED180. Just a remake of the Silver.
But, it does like dime sized silver coins, clad coins, larger gold and Canadian clad.

I am not impressed yet with performance on the bench. Will have to take it out on an actual hunt and see. I will say, I do have some other
detectors in the same price range that kick its butt and will pick up the small gold nuggets.
 
Thanks Sven, will be interesting to hear what you think of it in the field with a realistic review. Surely this is going start a real s%*t storm on here. Anyhow, I'd value your opinion of it.
 
That does not sound like good news,must admit have seen a fair few up for sale which for a new machine does not bode well,i reckon you would be much better off with a tried and tested 'Gold Bug Pro' or one of its 'derivatives' with a 5'' coil that would be far more productive and deeper :rofl:
 
Every opinion is valid.
They can't all be good.
But I see the ones for sale are many of the people are new to tesoro with reasons varying from "why does a silver have same tone as a nail" to "I want a detector with a screen".
So I guess that can go under performance issues but also under the newbie without a clue or any research done about Tesoro as a whole.
Some, like you Sven, bought just for a test in the garden.
One gent said that it doesn't beat his Deus so he was selling it lol.
I haven't gotten mine out in the field yet so I can't give my opinion until I have it out in the field in the real world.
 
It's the average 2 filter depth. I,was laughed at 2 years ago when I tested my Silver and Ace 250 side by side and no difference in depth. The only noticeable difference was on deep metal where the Silver just gave a weak, quick, broken beep and the Ace gave changing tones and jumpy ID. Tesoros shine in target separation.
 
I use my Mohave to hunt highly mineralized SoCal beaches. So far I've been very impressed. The last time out I found 35 clad and the time before that 40 clad both in 2-hour hunts. It's performance equals or exceeds the performance of my Silver Sabre and my Eldorado in the same conditions.

BTW - lately I've been alternating between my Mohave and my Racer 2 on the beach. So far, the Mohave has kept up with the Racer in terms of coin count. I even picked up a nice tungsten ring with the Mohave last time out.
 
wouldn't surprise me if that sector of the market had the most potential for profit... I look at it more from a point of, "for the money, is there a better detector"? i don't have one, but if my compadre ever died or I wanted another around that price point, the Mohave would probably fit nicely... the thing is competing with the ace 250, and that whole crowd..., Tesoro could easily be (definitely should be) looking at which detector, or line to retire next ..... phasing away from the delta's perhaps completely... most of the growth for them seems to be focused towards Epsilon/µMax. The Mohave will probably make a lot more sense when Tesoro cuts production of a model in the line-up close to that price-point.
 
Herb Jones said:
wouldn't surprise me if that sector of the market had the most potential for profit... I look at it more from a point of, "for the money, is there a better detector"? i don't have one, but if my compadre ever died or I wanted another around that price point, the Mohave would probably fit nicely... the thing is competing with the ace 250, and that whole crowd..., Tesoro could easily be (definitely should be) looking at which detector, or line to retire next ..... phasing away from the delta's perhaps completely... most of the growth for them seems to be focused towards Epsilon/µMax. The Mohave will probably make a lot more sense when Tesoro cuts production of a model in the line-up close to that price-point.
I don't think they will be phasing out the delta series. The Cibola, Vaquero, and Tejon are the deepest machines they have and in the right hands, probably the best performing units they are putting out now. The last elipson, the Outlaw, was not a huge success as is the Cibola and Vaquero has been. Think with their whole cazador disaster, they had to put out something after all these years. In my opinion, it's another let down. They already have three "turn on and go" machines with the Compadre, Silver, and Cibola. Yeah, they have pleased a few. But, believe most were expecting something a little more. A true multi frequency, not shift, unit would have been nice in a tesoro style. But, guess that toggle would make it too difficult to use as some will claim. lol
 
Just so you guys know, I am not disappointed with the Mojave. At its price point, its about what I would expect for depth performance.
I am looking forward to using it and see what kind of goodies I can pluck out of the ground. For the most part picked the Mojave up for general
Canadian clad, silver coin hunting as well as silver and gold ring, jewelry hunting in the depth range to about 6", which most items are at around here.

If the weather co-operates this weekend, will be out hunting with the Mojave.
 
Sven said:
Hey guys,

I've been pondering somthing for some time now about Tesoro and there detetors.

I've been detecting for 26 years and have tried a ton of detectors over those years and have modified a few as well and I found myself always returning to Tesoro detectors .

The simplicity of use, the sensitivity to the smallest of items, the depth, the fast recovery . Lite weight. All great qualities of a detector you would want.

However after several years of the same detectors I really think Tesoro is over do for a new, NEW.unit (s) and not repackaged old stock.

Somthing new .like a multifrequency waterproof unit to keep up the,pace with th cz21, or minelab excal. Even a new vdi unit to run up there with th fisher ,f75, or garrett AT,PRO. ,

I know there's a tesoro that can perform up there with the highest of dollar units but as I said. Somthing new would be of great benefit not just for the consumer but for he company .

Thoughts ? ...



Just had to see what all the Mojave fuss was about. Arrived last night
Now I know why many are buying and selling right away.
Air testing, average Tesoro depth.
Ground testing using my tub of dirt, lost about 30% depth compared to air.
Took a .22 brass casing, air tested about 4-5" nice and loud. Wouldn't even get a peep at min. disc setting 4" deep in the dirt.
I can say the same thing for other small targets. Barely picks up a small thin 10k gold ladies ring at 4".
We won't even mention the small gold nuggets it will not even hit on in the air.
To me its just a dumbed down Silver with ED180. Just a remake of the Silver.
But, it does like dime sized silver coins, clad coins, larger gold and Canadian clad.

I am not impressed yet with performance on the bench. Will have to take it out on an actual hunt and see. I will say, I do have some other
detectors in the same price range that kick its butt and will pick up the small gold nuggets.
 
Sven: It's hard not to equate the "I am not impressed" and "detectors in the same price range kick its butt" statements in your original post with disappointment. I'll be interested to see if your real work in-field experience with the Mohave will be as good as mine has been.
 
berryman said:
Sven: It's hard not to equate the "I am not impressed" and "detectors in the same price range kick its butt" statements in your original post with disappointment. I'll be interested to see if your real work in-field experience with the Mohave will be as good as mine has been.
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finnfoto said:
Hey guys,

I've been pondering somthing for some time now about Tesoro and there detetors.

I've been detecting for 26 years and have tried a ton of detectors over those years and have modified a few as well and I found myself always returning to Tesoro detectors .

The simplicity of use, the sensitivity to the smallest of items, the depth, the fast recovery . Lite weight. All great qualities of a detector you would want.

However after several years of the same detectors I really think Tesoro is over do for a new, NEW.unit (s) and not repackaged old stock.

Somthing new .like a multifrequency waterproof unit to keep up the,pace with th cz21, or minelab excal. Even a new vdi unit to run up there with th fisher ,f75, or garrett AT,PRO. ,

I know there's a tesoro that can perform up there with the highest of dollar units but as I said. Somthing new would be of great benefit not just for the consumer but for he company .

Thoughts ? ...

Not impressed with all the hype on all the forums surrounding the Mojave. Fell short of what I have read.
Not disappointed for what it is, as I keep my expectations low. I know Tesoro and like them and don't see it as anything to go bonkers about.
I have one detector here that costs approx. $150US with a small 5" coil attached to it that blows the Mojave out of the water. PM me if you want to know what it is.
Real world hunting speaks volumes, soil conditions vary from place to place and with more or less fixed GB, your results may be different from mine. What's nice about the Mojave that I have noticed, its quiet until you pass over a target. My $150 wonder machine can be a bit chatty which can be annoying after awhile.
As with any detector I buy and try, always keep an open mind to finding out how to use it to its fullest capabilities.

Hey Fin,
Its been discussed, many times what Tesoro has now that just needs to be revamped to be super machines, Monte had suggestions on two units...........Tesoro hears but, don't listen.
In the past liked the two Cortes and two Tejons I had, not enough to own them again.
 
Sven said:
Not impressed with all the hype on all the forums surrounding the Mojave. Fell short of what I have read.
Not disappointed for what it is, as I keep my expectations low. I know Tesoro and like them and don't see it as anything to go bonkers about.
.

:thumbup:
 
Ah what's all the fuss? $250 can be made up in one swing. I figure this, I like it better than my Compadre for results. Most of my finds are in its range and its a lot of fun.
 
I'm thinking that if they had a new VDI unit, they wouldn't be able to unload all the Deleon's and Cortez's they have in stock.
I owned a Deleon and went to Garrett one day and put it next to an Ace 250 and the Ace was 4 inches deeper on a dime. When I got back to Louisiana, Deleon went on EBay.
 
Something sounds wrong with your old Deleon.
My compadre killed my ace 350 lol.
Deleon's are pretty deep machines.
 
Stoof-tabsallday said:
Something sounds wrong with your old Deleon.
My compadre killed my ace 350 lol.
Deleon's are pretty deep machines.

You may want to get that Ace 350 checked out? ... :biggrin:
 
Sven said:
Just had to see what all the Mojave fuss was about. Arrived last night
Now I know why many are buying and selling right away.
Air testing, average Tesoro depth.
Ground testing using my tub of dirt, lost about 30% depth compared to air.
Took a .22 brass casing, air tested about 4-5" nice and loud. Wouldn't even get a peep at min. disc setting 4" deep in the dirt.
I can say the same thing for other small targets. Barely picks up a small thin 10k gold ladies ring at 4".
We won't even mention the small gold nuggets it will not even hit on in the air.
To me its just a dumbed down Silver with ED180. Just a remake of the Silver.
But, it does like dime sized silver coins, clad coins, larger gold and Canadian clad.

I am not impressed yet with performance on the bench. Will have to take it out on an actual hunt and see. I will say, I do have some other
detectors in the same price range that kick its butt and will pick up the small gold nuggets.

Air tested my 8" compadre with some .22 casings that I had dug previously. Most got around 4.25", one maybe 4.5 and an old cracked on around 3.5". Also just saw your post on the GB switch. Maybe it is a compadre with a new coil?? I'm keeping my compadre just for the fun factor.
 
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