Used etrac?

[Coinboy007]

Hi etrac users,
I recently found a used Etrac for 400$. It comes with just the stock pro coil. Should I go for this? I hear the etrac is killer on coins, what I look for the most. But my question is: should I pay a little more for an Equinox? They are supposed to be better on separating targets. Thanks in advance.
Coinboy

 

[Elmy]

You posted this on the etrac forum....you are going to find dedicated etrac users finding coins at 10-12-14 even 15 inch silver coins here on this forum....
If you go to the Equinox forum , you will also see dedicated users finding coins.... it is a loaded question. A 400 dollar etrac is a steal, if it is lightly used.
I had a nox ....couldn't find anything with it that my etrac couldn't find. I found more TARGETS with the nox, just not more coins.
The nox is the latest minelab so it will have more users to get advice from. Etrac users only post coins not settings ....
read this post.

1-10 pattern got me one of the most detailed mer's i have ever got.

I used the 1-10 pattern today and got a nice 1943 merc. I've been getting out of the parks and finding old foundations on state land. I found the merc 5 feet from the truck. Searched the area 3 hours and no other coins. I ran the equinox 800 after the etrac and only found junk.

www.findmall.com

Your decision...

E L M Y

 

[Coinboy007]

You posted this on the etrac forum....you are going to find dedicated etrac users finding coins at 10-12-14 even 15 inch silver coins here on this forum....
If you go to the Equinox forum , you will also see dedicated user finding coins.... it is a loaded question. A 400 dollar etrac is a steal, if it is lightly used.
I had a nox ....couldn't find anything with it that my etrac couldn't find. I found more TARGETS with the nox, just not more coins.
read this post.

1-10 pattern got me one of the most detailed mer's i have ever got.

I used the 1-10 pattern today and got a nice 1943 merc. I've been getting out of the parks and finding old foundations on state land. I found the merc 5 feet from the truck. Searched the area 3 hours and no other coins. I ran the equinox 800 after the etrac and only found junk.

www.findmall.com

Your decision...

E L M Y

Thanks Elmy I will probably get the etrac i think it will do better for my hunting.

 

[IDXMonster]

I’d buy it just on principle...400$ is the lowest price on ANY eTrac I’ve ever heard of.

 

[Elmy]

Most of the etrac/ctx3030 users have had the nox.....we came full circle back to our old detectors, and are still using them.

 

[IDXMonster]

Yah...I had the Equinox 800 last year and used it for 200-250 hours to make sure I had a decent handle on it. It didn’t “wake anything up” or make any sites “new again”. Maybe things are different in different soils or different parts of the country or world or....doesn’t matter. FBS simply performs better for ME...HERE...in MY sites....for what I’m looking for.

 

[cw3]

I bought an etrac last april for $700.00 that had less than 10 hpurs on it. Just for a price reference. If you dont like it you could flip it and still make money on it.

I also bought an equinox 800 around june-august range. I put about 50 hours on it going behind my etrac and ctx. It did not wake up anyplace i detect. I was trying to find all the "masked coins" the etrac and ctx miss. I don't like it and will probubly be selling it over the winter. It has a lot of features i like and i wanted it to work out. Its just not happening.

I personally dont think the ctx and etrac miss a lot of coins. If your going the correct speed and have a good swing.

For coin hunting FBS rules.

 

[Coinboy007]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Coinboy007]

Yah...I had the Equinox 800 last year and used it for 200-250 hours to make sure I had a decent handle on it. It didn’t “wake anything up” or make any sites “new again”. Maybe things are different in different soils or different parts of the country or world or....doesn’t matter. FBS simply performs better for ME...HERE...in MY sites....for what I’m looking for.

This is helpful since I’m right by you in Iowa and we mostly hunt the same kinds of sites and soil. I’m a coin hunter in mild dirt so i think fbs will be good for me.