TIME RANGER ?

[pocohantas]

How many out there is using the time ranger? Always liked the looks of those detectors & thought i might like to try one but like to know some likes & dislikes.How are the for depth ,are the quiet in trasy areas or a lot of pops & crackels?Where could a person find a nice used one at a reasonable price?Any feed back positive or negetive would be appreciated. Thanks much Pat

 

[TerraDigger]

What state do you live in or if you know the answer to following question........what level of mineralization is your soil (low, medium or high). That's most important before a good answer to your depth question can be offered. Also, will you be primarily searching for coins?

 

[pocohantas]

I live in ohio & coin hunting would be the only thing it would be used for. Thanks Pat

 

[nick hunter]

Hello,

I bought a mint Time Ranger two months ago, and I am a beach hunter in Europe.

Searching the dry sands is very easy. No mineralisation at all, so the depths achieved are more than correct. There is a learning curve with this unit, as there are many ways to "read" and understand the various information it gives you.

The ID will be OK up to 4 inches (depth indicator). At 6", it will become jumpy but still very close to the "truth". When the "deep target" indicators lights up, same with jumpy ID arrows, and if there is some repeatability in the signal, dig. It will indeed be deep, like 10" for a 1

 

[TerraDigger]

Ohio as a general rule has low to medium mineralization. So the TR should work well for you. Now, finding a new Time Ranger at a decent price (200.00), I just sold one for that price in the classifieds here, is rare as hen's teeth. Ebay has one, but the seller wants way too much for it. However, the Land Ranger is almost a carbon copy of the Time Ranger. Those show up used more frequently. I would say 150-175.00 is fair if unit is in excellent shape. Stay away from sellers whose location is by the ocean. Unit was probably used on the beaches, and this is hard on a detectors electronics. Unless the seller took appropiate measures to seal the control unit to prevent corrosion. Most don't. Nick gave you excellent advice on the TR's capabilities. Good job Nick!!

 

[pocohantas]

Thank you guys for the great information. Very much appreciated. I think i might just keep my eye open & snag one . I've had 3300 & 2200's & they were both good little machines. I wish both you guys good luck in all you do. Best regards Pat

 

[Alimo88]

Hey Terra. Should be here by Friday ( I purchased terras)

 

[nick hunter]

Hi again !

Forgot to mention : my TR is a "V4" (the last vesrion". When used with the 10" magnum coil, it acts as a Fisher CZ-3D in the "expanded mode", that is giving High tones on copper brass, tin, etc targets.

Don't know if it's just mine lol, but it is a great feature to search for older, deeper coins.

The ID numbers are much higher using this coil.

HH

 

[505ranger]

:Hello Everyone; From505ranger
Nice to be here I also use the B.H. Time Ranger version 4, but I managed to find a detector dealership that had the 5 pin push in plug version of the Fisher f4 dd ciol. So nice. This is by far my favorite coil,only thing you need to
know or learn is how to pinpoint If you already know the basics of how the dd coil works then once you locate your target in disc. mode Move the coil off to the side of the target ,press all metal smart track ., Lift the coil about 2' INCHES ABOVE THE TARGET then move the coil center line back over the target until you hear the hum ,now start to move the coil backwards toward the rear of the coil while watching your depth meter when the hum stops and the depth meter stops reading your depth or drps to 0, Move the
coil forward just a bit until the hum&depth meter are both sounding off and reading a depth again you are right over the targat .If the rear of the coil works,GOOD BUT on other t.r.s the front tip of the coil might be the sweet spot.
I know this went way off topic but I hope it will come in handy for all of us t.r users,By the way, you can find the coil at dmobx@yahoo.com. they are an authorized B.H daeler If you decide to visit Make sure the coil says fits all B.H models as the newer f4 dd coil is 6 pin and is not compatible with our machines.you can confirm the dealership at www.detecting.com B.H website look up Michigan and you will find the site listed there.I posted this message
today 10/09/2011 so this is current I RECIEVED MY COIL on 10/03/2011
thank you HAPPY HUNTING 505ranger

 

[Woodchuck]

I'm still waiting for my TR its been lost in USPS system since the seller shipped it.!!!!:veryangry:

 

[Woodchuck]

Hurray !!!!! my lost TR showed up today its in absolute mint condition looks liked its never been used its version 4 it came with just 8" coil though .But I am still happy as a pig in ....my first BH and the price was a steal!!!! Its raining here today so I played with it inside. It IDed a 10KT mens ring as pulltab in 43-45 range but a small newer pulltab in the 25-28 range.And I tested a womens 14KT ring ring and it came in as nickle in the 21-24 range. And a really big beavertail came in 27-29 range....Interesting was a .9mm lugger casing and .45 auto casings came in as 37-41 pulltab readings... It also IDed 50 cent piece and larger older $ 1 coin correctly. It will be interesting how well it does in local park that I have hit hard with various othe detectors in mid to top end price level.....