I am currantly using a BH, I am quite satisfyed but the better half has given her blessings for me to up grade. I have been looking at the Cortes and a BH Time Ranger. I am looking for an all around coin and jewlery machine. I have done a lot reading on both from the manufactuer but I would like to have some field input also. Anyone have any comments or input that would be great.
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Tesoro Cortes
- Thread starter oddjobbob
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Mike Hillis
Well-known member
The Cortes is a nice machine.
Couple of things to think about.
1. The Cortes only has a preset GB in the disc mode but the Time Ranger has fully automatic ground balance in both Disc and All Metal.
2. The Cortes doesn't have tone id as a hunt mode. If you are hooked on tones the adjustment can be tough.
3. The Cortes only offers a tab notch or a combined tab and zinc notch. The Time Ranger will let you notch in and out various catergories up to Zinc.
4. The Cortes has a lifetime warranty, the Time Ranger has a 5 year.
5. Both screens can be rather small to read.
6. The Cortes has a lot more accessory coils, especially widescans.
7. The Cortes has a back light, I don't remember if the Time Ranger does or not.
Tough choice.
Good Luck!
Mike
Couple of things to think about.
1. The Cortes only has a preset GB in the disc mode but the Time Ranger has fully automatic ground balance in both Disc and All Metal.
2. The Cortes doesn't have tone id as a hunt mode. If you are hooked on tones the adjustment can be tough.
3. The Cortes only offers a tab notch or a combined tab and zinc notch. The Time Ranger will let you notch in and out various catergories up to Zinc.
4. The Cortes has a lifetime warranty, the Time Ranger has a 5 year.
5. Both screens can be rather small to read.
6. The Cortes has a lot more accessory coils, especially widescans.
7. The Cortes has a back light, I don't remember if the Time Ranger does or not.
Tough choice.
Good Luck!
Mike
LOL - I had set out the Cortes, Silver uMax and Compadre this morning for this afternoon use, but a bit of a headache has been messing with me.
I like my Cortes which I haven't had long or used much. The display is a bit too small for my eyeballs. I got it because post's about the sum mode caught my interest. But I noticed after a few hunts that I wasn't using the sum mode, and I wasn't using the display screen. I been using it more like my other Tesoro's without the TID. If you looking at the display screen as a main factor, keep in mind that it is on the small size which may be okay for eyeballs that are up to par. Also, the ID on the common coins read typically at 95, most other machines assign a different number for the different coin denominations. I don't see this as a disadvantage as I would dig up any coin hit anyway. I think Tesoro did this to provide better resolution in the lower conductivity range which I think can be a big advantage, unless your after coins only.
I recall a couple months ago getting a ring at approximately 7 inches deep in an area that I must have missed using other machines. It was a small ring but the audio came in nice and I don't know how I missed it before. I was going in there to clean out some of the junk on the learning process of the Cortes. I didn't get the chance to remove any junk from around the ring, it picked a nice audio right in there. I think I was using the stock coil at the time. I normally use the 5.75 coil for trashy areas.
The thing about Tesoro's is I like something about each one that I have. Although I have never had a problem with any machine - Tesoro warranty is tops.
I like my Cortes which I haven't had long or used much. The display is a bit too small for my eyeballs. I got it because post's about the sum mode caught my interest. But I noticed after a few hunts that I wasn't using the sum mode, and I wasn't using the display screen. I been using it more like my other Tesoro's without the TID. If you looking at the display screen as a main factor, keep in mind that it is on the small size which may be okay for eyeballs that are up to par. Also, the ID on the common coins read typically at 95, most other machines assign a different number for the different coin denominations. I don't see this as a disadvantage as I would dig up any coin hit anyway. I think Tesoro did this to provide better resolution in the lower conductivity range which I think can be a big advantage, unless your after coins only.
I recall a couple months ago getting a ring at approximately 7 inches deep in an area that I must have missed using other machines. It was a small ring but the audio came in nice and I don't know how I missed it before. I was going in there to clean out some of the junk on the learning process of the Cortes. I didn't get the chance to remove any junk from around the ring, it picked a nice audio right in there. I think I was using the stock coil at the time. I normally use the 5.75 coil for trashy areas.
The thing about Tesoro's is I like something about each one that I have. Although I have never had a problem with any machine - Tesoro warranty is tops.
Us Tesoro users can get a hole lot out of an analog
signal coming through a Tesoro discreminator.
Coins are kind of obvious. I for one would rather decide
to dig a lower conductive target than trusting some
TID that tells me it's trash. Of course you could just disc
all that trash and gold stuff out and not worry about it.
HH,
signal coming through a Tesoro discreminator.
Coins are kind of obvious. I for one would rather decide
to dig a lower conductive target than trusting some
TID that tells me it's trash. Of course you could just disc
all that trash and gold stuff out and not worry about it.
HH,
i have both those detectors and like both of them, the TR is a great coin detector, so is the Tesoro, where the TR cannot match the Tesoro is on lower conducting metals. the analog discriminator has allot more adjustment than the notch on the TR. the TR has 4 tones with no expression and the Tesoro has one tone with many many different expressions. not saying you cannot find jewelry with the time ranger, but take a great chance with it,on going over those targets. unless you run it in the all metal, because of the notch you will, miss allot of good targets. the land star has a adjustable analog discriminator and would be a little better for jewelry i believe over the TR. I compared the TR and the Cortes, The Cortes is more sensitive to small jewelry than the TR. and the discriminator on the Cortes is allot more adjustable or accurate than the discriminator on the land star also. detectors i have at this time are the time ranger, land star, Cortes, vaquero, tejon, sand shark.
Ted bottle guy
New member
I am using the cortes and it's light weight and you can go night detecting !!!I would make sure turn of the light it can be battery drain on the machine!! You need a 100 hour's on the machine to fully understanding the machine it's a great machine i have used all differant coil's on it made by tesoro its; a screamer !!!
Hello fellow dirtfishers....are any of you currently using any after market coils on your Corets other then the Tesoro offered 5.75??? I'd like a 6x8 or similar coil for the trashy areas. I have been thru a number of machines but the Cortes is my fav!!! Thanks, Steve in Middle Tennessee.
P.S.....I use a Whites Bulleyes II pinpointer...good for what it does, but a piece of C**P as far as toughness and wear-and-tearability is concerned, I'm on my 4th free replacement unit .
P.S.....I use a Whites Bulleyes II pinpointer...good for what it does, but a piece of C**P as far as toughness and wear-and-tearability is concerned, I'm on my 4th free replacement unit .
