Your favorite coil for heavy trash area detecting ???

[St Bernard]

What do you consider the best coil for heavy trash area detecting and why with your E-trac? There are quite a few manufactures of coils for the E-Trac and many of them say the one they make are the best coils for the E-Trac. I think people who have used various makes of coils make the best decisions from there experience using the coils they use. Your feedback is appreciated. Thanks
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Bill :

 

[bertman]

The only small coils I have for the E-Trac are both made by Sun Ray... The Stealth X-5 and Stealth X-8...

I have a silver dime in the back yard at 8" deep which the X-5 can detect with Sens of Auto +3 (usually settles at 19) with the coil 2" above the ground... This small coil goes deep and slices through the trash very well...

I can run the Sens hotter, and usually do, with this coil and encounter minimal chatter...

I'm not familiar with other coil manufactures, and chances are I never will be as the X-5 and the X-8 are all I need...

Robert

 

[sprchng]

The small coils are all very similar in performance.
I have used 6" from two different manufacturers , Coiltek and Detech as well as the X5.
My choice is the Excellerator 4.5 x 7 because of the 'coverage' and shape.
You have to watch the VDI on higher channels however.

 

[roadapple]

+1 on the Sun Ray X5 as a small coil.

 

[UtahRich]

I have an X5 for really high trash areas, but in general, most of the yards of old homes aren't that trashy.

Rich (Utah)

 

[kt]

I have a six inch Coiltek, and the Sunray X-8. Both work well, but right now I am favoring the X-8. Might change my mind next time I switch them out, though.

 

[nalc472]

I love the x-5. I also love the NEL sharpshooter. I like to go over areas with both. They always seem to find what the other missed.

 

[oneguy]

my favorite coil, bar none, is the 6" EQ2....... Have the 6x8 detech (?) but have only used it twice so I can't really coment on it just because I really never have used it? Also have the Nel SS and it's my "curbstrip" coil.

If you might be interested in the 6x8....let me know as I don't use it so it's not doing me any good...........

 

[utmike]

I use the excellerator 6" DD. Affordable, decent depth, good separation, and with no openings, it tends not to get hung up in stubble.

 

[Goes4ever]

I use the SEF 6x8 99% of the year. I rarely take it off my etrac

 

[Tenspeed]

I love my SEF 6x8 and primarily use it when I want a smaller coil. It is as deep as my pro coil.

My excellerator 6" is also a great coil and I use it when it gets really bad. It is as deep as my 6x8.

The 5" Sunray Stealth is a good coil, but I don't have a lower shaft on it, so it is not used often.

One of my buddies has the Sunray X-8 and he loves it.

Your choice really comes down to personal preference.

 

[surfchunker]

coiltec 10x5 is my go to coil