Tracker 4 ?

[OhioMike]

Hi guys, wanted to get your opinions on the tracker 4. I'm looking at this as an inexpensive backup machine I could always keep in the truck. A local store has them new for $90.00. Also my daughter is starting to express an interest in hunting so she could use it. Any pro or con opinions would be great. I do want to ask what type of recovery speed does it have? Also is the upper control shaft metal or plastic? Thanks in Advance guys, Mike

 

[bountyhunter1972]

I have one the upper arm is metal. The trackerIV is a mean little machine, it's not very deep seeking however but will find coins if there are there. I would have to say that mine has only hit about 4 to 5 inches deep. I think that it would make a great unit for your daughter. I don't know how it would work for you as a back up machine. But it is a nice unit that works well.

 

[Suninyourhand]

From Metal Detector Reviews:

Dick Perrone in Redwood Valley, Calif -

" I use the Tracker IV for most of my park hunting as it knocks out the iron. Here is how I set it up.
Turn the sensitivity to 90%, the toggle swtch to tone, the disc. knob full clockways. Now you will hear 3 tone I.D.
High tone will be silver, low tone will be pulltabs,gold,nickels, mixed tone will be clad pennies-trash.
Here is what I do, dig all siver and gold tones, forget the clad penny signals (dig a few to see)
If you go over a target and it will not produce a steady tone FORGET IT you are wasting your time....It will consistantly find good targets, you HAVE to dig the pull tabs if you want gold it gets frustratin sometimes.. goes with the territory.
It is a great hunt machine as it will drive the Whites machines out of your area (he he) to prove that, I have won 1st place in the FMDAC National hunt in 1999 and 1st place in the AMDAC National This year. Got my picture in the E&W treasure magazine both times. The Tracker IV rules. I leave it in the car at 140 degrees with no harm. Use a set of small earphone and you will get 25 hrs on the batteries." Hope this helps
Nov 07, 2005

 

[nugget]

Fantastic machine for the money, I can get AUD 50c pieces at around 8" to 9" same on larger silver and gold rings on the dry sand at beaches. Toggle on Tone disc, knob fully anti clockwise, sens at 90 to 95 %. I dig more rubbish on the beach but the jewelery finds in the gold range make up for that! Metal upper shaft. HH regards Nugget.

 

[OhioMike]

Thanks for the info guys. Sounds like this machine might just work for me. This would be a unit for those spur of the moment clad hunts at schools-n-parks, and a starter unit for my daughter to see if she stays interested or not. I've found myself on numerous occassions out running errands and going past a park wishing I had a detector with me. Could one of you guys tell me what your opinion is on it's recovery speed. Is fast like a Tesoro or more on the slow side? Just wondering how easy X-ing the target is with the T4.
Thanks Again Mike

 

[doc-jim]

The response is pretty quick.... I use one for backup to my Pioneer 505 that I had used for several years.. It does lack comparitive depth, but within 5" does fairly well. Mine missed dimes at 4+" that the 505 found easy, but it is is a decent machine for clad coinshooting when you get used to it. I found switching between Disc & Notch w/ the toggle helped to identify trash from treasure by tone changes & I made paint mark 'dots' between 10 oclock & 2 oclock position to mark 3 notch settings I liked. The shaft is all metal & adjustable for length. I attached a ring using a hose clamp at the balance point for an elastic chest strap. The machine is pretty light but reducing the load helps by not having your hand grip so tightly.
The 505 is more precise in ID, sensitive to greater depth, & seperates zinc from copper pennies, but the cost is twice what you quote for the T-IV... DOC

 

[john2009]

i have a tesoro cibola and tracker4 has a back up detctor