tejon, lobo,T2 , DFX, or F75 and why

[pulltab]

I know this might get alittle biased
But thought i would ask
Or keep the Vaqureo?

 

[Dan-Pa.]

In your situation perhaps the TeJon as you would be upgrading your unit with extra features..

Lobo...I believe is a gold nugget unit..

T2-F75 both along the same lines offer some good features are hard on the wallet and to get any depth be prepared for (EMI) outside interference.

DFX again is expensive quite complicated and everytime you move to another spot had to play with the programs as in some areas your depth will suffer greatly if not setup for the particuliar site..

Just my lowly opinion and am sure many do well with any of the above but just answering your question for you in general...

Not something I read in a book as have used all of the above.....

 

[David]

Out of the ones you mentioned I personally would like to have the Lobo ST and T2 Ltd Camo, as first choices and top picks for me, IMHO. Also look at the E-Trac, Safari, or X-Terra 705.

 

[rodbuster]

What's wrong with the Vaquero, or are you looking for something with a meter.

 

[pulltab]

I don't know, I like the Vaquero but have the latest greatest bug. always in search og the next gadget. Seen a couple of those at a good price. Should be happy with what I have.

 

[Monkeywrangler22]

Hehehe...Gear Lust...yeah, been there done that. Thought I wanted to sell the Cibola for a Deleon or Golden...must've put the fear of God into that Cib! Since I mulled over selling it last week, it's gotten me 5 rings--3 sterling keepers and 2 not. (And over 4$ in clad today too! 3 of the rings were found in one park today.)

 

[Jay Evans]

if you have a particular machine you're just not into anymore and want to try something new, keep the Vaquero and get the tejon. the coils for both units will interchange and you can keep the 5.75 coil on one and the stock 9x8 on the other.. perfect combo.

 

[Hwy 395]

In your situation perhaps the TeJon as you would be upgrading your unit with extra features..

Lobo...I believe is a gold nugget unit..

T2-F75 both along the same lines offer some good features are hard on the wallet and to get any depth be prepared for (EMI) outside interference.

DFX again is expensive quite complicated and everytime you move to another spot had to play with the programs as in some areas your depth will suffer greatly if not setup for the particuliar site..

Just my lowly opinion and am sure many do well with any of the above but just answering your question for you in general...

Not something I read in a book as have used all of the above.....

That's pretty much verbatim what I was going to say. Avoid the F75/T2 unless you really like EMI interference. DFX is probably one of the most complicated machines ever built. Watch the Norfolk Wolf video on Youtube where he reviews the DFX by detecting various objects in his test bed. It was probably the worst results I've seen out of all the of the detectors he has reviewed.

 

[Hombre]

I'm not impressed with his videos, his sweep speeds are too fast. The nail and coin tests on the board laying on the ground are a joke! I was impressed with the Lobo ST that he tested, even he could not make it look bad.

Randy

 

[Hwy 395]

I think his test bed is a fair comparison though. I don't really put too much stock into his recovery speed test.

 

[Nauti]

The problem with Norfolk wolfs videos is that they are not really applicable to you guys in the u.s.The recovery speed tests are performed with a cut half hammered coin which is extremely low in it's conductivity.Recovery speed tests with these coins can make most machines look bad and i'm afraid they are quite accurate if you are testing a machines ability to pick out good targets in iron infested sites.If you watch his test on the xp goldmax power,you will see that it can locate the coin right next to the nail.This machine is one of the most popular machines over here for locating small hammered coins on iron infested sites and they work better than most other detectors for this purpose.Then look at his tests with some of the minelab detectors.....the coin has to be a long way from the nail before it signals after going over the iron nail.It is a fact that minelabs multi frequency machines are not really that good for searching these types of site......you do need a machine with a fast recovery speed.The Tejon is another machine that does well on these recovery speed tests and is another machine that is popular over here for searching our ancient iron littered sites but i don't believe he has done a test on this machine.
Detectors that do well in this type of test are the best to use over here on ancient sites so there is some substance to testing a machines recovery speed in this way.Even though you guys have no hammered coins or ancient sites with a lot of metallic objects,the tests do show that if you are searching an area with a high iron content,a machine with a fast recovery speed will pick out the less conductive targets better than a machine with a really slow recovery speed.As most Tesoros are really quick to reset after discriminating iron,they are one of the better choices for this type of hunting.

 

[Hombre]

Hi Neil

What I'm getting at here is that Norfolk is using too fast of a sweep speed on the recovery test. If he would just slow the sweep speed down to about half the speed he was swinging, the test would be more valid.

Im not knocking his test, just his tecnique in testing the detectors. I mean, my gosh it looks like he's whacking weeds here.

Randy

 

[Nauti]

I see your point Randy(i've just watched the videos again).He is approaching the targets at "normal" sweep speed in his own words, which is far too quick if you are searching a junk infested site.If he slowed down to half this speed or less (which you would do on a junky site),many more of the detectors would pick up the coin closer to the nail.I think this is what you are saying and it's a good point.
Regards,Neil.