I received my new Time Ranger this past friday 10/9/09. I wasnt able to get out then due to the rain so I played around with it in the house with some test coins and a small gold nugget.Everything looks to be operating as should be but may take some tiime getting familiar with all the settings. On saturday 10/10/09 I was up early an headed out to the old homestead where on tuesday the movers had just hauled the old house off to another location to be restored.I took the advice from was wasp a member of this forum and hunted in the all metal mode ,I had hits everywhere and sure that a lot of the signals were trash. I marked each target with red flags the ones the utility companies use to mark underground lines without digging any of the targets and then worked through the modes using different colored flags until finally at the P1 program and I then marked with blue flags due to these having id.Bountyhunter1972/wasp were right in that there would be alot of trash( a garbage can full)My take for the day after about 5 hours is as follows.
1. Six Rogers bros silver plated spoons found under where the front porch was located,they were approx 3" deep.Several marbles were also found while digging the spoons.
2. Two square head nails at approx: 9" deep.
3. One Broad head Hatchet at 4" deep.
4. One ladies ring with setting,looks to be goldplated at 4" deep.pt/nickle range
5. One small metal carpenters square at 8" deep.
6. One 1926 Indian head nickle decent condition at 6" deep. sounded in the pt range.
7. One 1942 quarter slightly warn at 6" deep. id right on.
8. One 1919 penny legible at 4" deep. id right on.
9. One silver coin unsure of badly worn ,showed deep target found at 11"deep. id as quarter.
10 One 1906 Indian head cent at 5" deep. id as penny.
11.One Missouri tax token ,has a 1 on it no date .showed quarter and a deep signal found at 14" deep.
12. One 1955 dime at 4" deep . id right on.
13. One Houston Transit adult bus token at 4" deep .id as penny
14.One Lenoards Brothers 1/2 cent token at 4" deep. id as penny.
All the coin except the Indian head penny were found in the front yard near are under the porch. The indian head penny was found by the walkway next to the driveway.The hatchet was found in the backyard near and old storage shed.I also found a box with old calendars from the 40's along with other paper items,postcards ,maps etc.I have pictures that I will be posting soon. Overall I have found the Bounty Hunter Time Ranger to be all that it is advertised to be and maybe even better. The target Id and depth were fairly acurate.The different tones i can see will come in handy after I work with the machine awhile It was certainly different than the old analog that I use to have and very entertaining with the dashboard screen.I only used the 8" search coil but will try the 4" on my next trip. I will be returning to the site on Tuesday to continue my search. They will be hauling dirt in after this coming weekend so i got to get in and finish up before its too late and then its off to find another site.
RickyJ
1. Six Rogers bros silver plated spoons found under where the front porch was located,they were approx 3" deep.Several marbles were also found while digging the spoons.
2. Two square head nails at approx: 9" deep.
3. One Broad head Hatchet at 4" deep.
4. One ladies ring with setting,looks to be goldplated at 4" deep.pt/nickle range
5. One small metal carpenters square at 8" deep.
6. One 1926 Indian head nickle decent condition at 6" deep. sounded in the pt range.
7. One 1942 quarter slightly warn at 6" deep. id right on.
8. One 1919 penny legible at 4" deep. id right on.
9. One silver coin unsure of badly worn ,showed deep target found at 11"deep. id as quarter.
10 One 1906 Indian head cent at 5" deep. id as penny.
11.One Missouri tax token ,has a 1 on it no date .showed quarter and a deep signal found at 14" deep.
12. One 1955 dime at 4" deep . id right on.
13. One Houston Transit adult bus token at 4" deep .id as penny
14.One Lenoards Brothers 1/2 cent token at 4" deep. id as penny.
All the coin except the Indian head penny were found in the front yard near are under the porch. The indian head penny was found by the walkway next to the driveway.The hatchet was found in the backyard near and old storage shed.I also found a box with old calendars from the 40's along with other paper items,postcards ,maps etc.I have pictures that I will be posting soon. Overall I have found the Bounty Hunter Time Ranger to be all that it is advertised to be and maybe even better. The target Id and depth were fairly acurate.The different tones i can see will come in handy after I work with the machine awhile It was certainly different than the old analog that I use to have and very entertaining with the dashboard screen.I only used the 8" search coil but will try the 4" on my next trip. I will be returning to the site on Tuesday to continue my search. They will be hauling dirt in after this coming weekend so i got to get in and finish up before its too late and then its off to find another site.
RickyJ