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Thinking
- Thread starter Bucksport
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Probably not much Bucksport, imo. I just saw a mint like new one of these sell on another forum for $85 shipped. A lot of people don't know that these machines are really bounty hunters just with a different faceplate made for Radio Shack. I pretty much started out years ago , on one like yours and it was very good to me. I still have mine.
I also have the newer version of the Landstar.
but hey you never know, until you put it up for sale what you can get. What kind of detector are you looking at ?
good luck,
Tim
I also have the newer version of the Landstar.
but hey you never know, until you put it up for sale what you can get. What kind of detector are you looking at ?
good luck,
Tim
Bucksport
Active member
Thanks for the info. I dont really want to get rid of it, but really want to get a Tesoro Compadre. I did say "thinking" so I might just keep it if I can't get much for it. It is worth more to me because it has no-motion metel mode for easy pinpointing. I also have my Tracker IV that no amount of money will make me part with 
HH
HH
I am the one that bought it. I just sold a Compadre with the 7" coil (great detector) and figured why not try the Land Star clone and pocket alittle $$$ from selling the Compadre. Kind of curious to see how it compares to the Compadre, depth wise and how good of a low conductive hitter it is. I am sure it won't be the quality of the Compadre but I figure I won't be out much when its time for it to go. Steve.tbird said:
the landstar ain't going to measure up to your Tesoro's. The target separation is much faster on the Tesoro's , just remembering when I had a silver umax.
I used the landstar with the 4 inch coil and got some rings, gold at that. Used the 8 inch coil and scored some old coins, and with the 10 inch coil got some good relics at good depth using the all metal no motion mode which I think is the strong point of this machine. I guess what I'm trying to say is I started out with this machine and used it a lot for years. Depth in discrimination modes seems lacking when compared to the newer landstars. Anyway, keep us posted on your thoughts. and, appreciate your help with a Tesoro purchase I made recently.
keep huntin,
Tim
I used the landstar with the 4 inch coil and got some rings, gold at that. Used the 8 inch coil and scored some old coins, and with the 10 inch coil got some good relics at good depth using the all metal no motion mode which I think is the strong point of this machine. I guess what I'm trying to say is I started out with this machine and used it a lot for years. Depth in discrimination modes seems lacking when compared to the newer landstars. Anyway, keep us posted on your thoughts. and, appreciate your help with a Tesoro purchase I made recently.
keep huntin,
Tim
There aren't many detectors that measure up to a Tesoro, there might be a few that has more depth but that's about it. I have had a B.H. Alpha, a Select 220 and a Discovery 3300, I would rate them as average. I'm not expecting much out of the Land star but you never know, it might just be the ticket for my ground. It can't be any worse than them yellow thingstbird said:
I will say this & can say it without feeling I am pulling the wool over anyone's eyes..... Tesoro can not be beat, can not be beat by workmanship, performance,quality,support, etc. I have tried about everything out there to it to see if there is anything as good or better & after 30+ years of searching there isn't', but I am still looking.
The Tracker IV is only good for about 2" I do like it for curisin'-but depth, especially on nickels is low. The 4" coil goes deeper than the 8" on most small coins. Unless I got a bad coil or maybe a badly ground-balanced one, mine's not anywhere near ANY detector I have. Ski, the yellow thing I have with the 4" coil finds nickels at twice the depth.SkiWhiz said:
Slingshot, if you only got 2 inches with the Tracker IV, something is bad wrong. One of the wheaties i have found was with the tracker and it was a good 4 inches and sounded off like it was on the surface. I have at times, got coins in the 5 to maybe 6 inch range. I grant you depth is not a strong point, but discrimination and target response is good. No, it don't have a lot of depth, nowhere near my other machines, but it is fun and simple and sometimes that is a good change of pace. Maybe Bucksport will tell us how his does.
If I overlap the coil really good, I can get a coin at 3"-It's a joy to use at my regular schools where the finds are shallow as the tone ID really is nice. I use to consider myself an "expert"tbird said:
on the Tracker as it was my main detector. I'm beginning to think it's the 8" coil, as I always used the 7" coil on the previous Trackers. I mean if I'm gonna have to overlap this much, the deeper 4" coil is what I need to start using.
Bucksport
Active member
It may be the coil. Out of curiosity yesterday I tested my 4,8,and 10 inch coils on a target in my yard. My results were very disturbing. I only found the target on my 8 inch coil. The 10 didn't hit at all. I have read a long time ago that for you can send your coils and machine in to the company to have them "tuned" together. I don't think they charged for this service. This might be something to call FT about and ask. Could be worth it.
HH
HH
Maybe the factory set ground balance doesn't agree with your ground, does it do better in all metal mode after being ground balanced. I don't know why manufacturers that have detectors with adjustable ground balance doesn't tie in the adjustable g.b. in the discriminate mode instead of just in all metal mode.slingshot said:
Aww, it's just a $99 detector that was my mainstay about 20 years ago. I got it for this dang heat. It's a joy to INSTANTLY have an idea of the target and not stay in this heat all day long; Over 100 degrees forover 20 days. Extreme drought. The school's are closed, no one's in the parks-just cherry-picking right now. Bucksport just gave me a fabulous idea. Checked out in my garage and YES! There was a 10 BH Magnum coil from yesteryear. Well, here we go again.SkiWhiz said:
Been hot up here also (upstate New York) but not 100 degrees, don't know where you are located slingshot but you can keep that kind of heat there. We had about 4 inches of rain two days ago, been along time since I have seen it rain that hard, hopefully you will get some. Let us know how that 10" coil works out for you, thats one thing B.H. has going for it, coils don't cost an arm and a leg. Have a good one buddy & be careful out there in the heat. Steve.slingshot said: