Noah (FL)

Wow....what an awesome opportunity!!!  Thanks for sharing 

I use a Tesoro Mojave for tiny jewelry hunting.  Playgrounds, sports fields and fitness trails around the exercise equipment.  Always jokingly call it “urban prospecting” because most of the gold I find is tiny broken bits of clasps, chains and earrings.  Here’s a little 10k clasp from yesterday. Unfortunately didn’t find any of the chain. 

3 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

. I basically like what I see. It’s funny how it’s tempting to jump on a new model when I don’t actually need one.

Thats kind of where I’m at. 

Im down to 2 Tesoros and the Makro MKruzer.  The Kruzer is plenty light but those XPs are feather weight and the “back phones” are the icing on the ? 

Probably will scoop one up when the IRS return hits the bank!

The ORX is looking good to me. A simple version of the Deus but still seems to pack a punch. I have swung a friends Deus and the weight is ridiculous and I love the “back phones”. The cost always kept me from taking the plunge but I may have to give one of these a go.  

Not positive but I believe the 2 demon models ,uMax and non, take a different coil than the Lobos and other 4pin models. I remember it being discussed that the plug was wired differently???   

Ive only used the stock and 5x9.5 coils on mine so far.  They go deep enough for my needs and I tend to hunt more wooded areas. Think my next purchase will be the 5”dd or 7” concentric   

There are a few anfibio vids on YouTube using the KR35(13”) and it looks pretty effective.  The KR40 looks like it may be pushing it as far as being unwieldy.  

Just a thought.  Love the MMKRUZER  but I sometimes wish it had the ability to save two versions of the same mode. Or possibly being able to toggle discrimination on and off would be similarly helpful in double checking targets.  

Curious to see what the future holds for the next machine  but still pleased with my current fleet. 

There was an earlier version of the Lobo that has a manual GB as opposed to the tracking on the newer version.  I believe the manual GB is the schematic that you can find online. 

My two faves from last year. Tiny gold/emerald  with the Mojave and giant silver/turquoise with the MMKruzer.  

Can’t wait to see what this year brings. Happy new year everyone!!!

Oops......guess that’s why it didn’t highlight the url.  

I had stumbled onto the site from a Facebook tesoro group.  He offered different mods for most Tesoros and sold a couple euro DIY detectors.  I’ll check and see if I can find contact info or a new site. 

If Tesoro isn’t doing the tone change any more you can try the guy at depthdevil.com. He does all sorts of Tesoro mods. 

Guess I should have looked before posting.  Just saw your post about this from August when searching for info on this detector.  

Was checking out Whites website and saw this. Not sure if it’s still relevant with so many newer machines available, but for $289 it seems like quite the deal for a beginning prospector.  

I may snatch one up to play with in the woodchips for jewelry and incase I ever get a chance to hunt for gold out west!

https://www.whiteselectronics.com/product/sierra-gold-trac/

Thanks Dilek, and a Merry Christmas to you too!

From the looks of the picture we can be expecting more new toys for the new year. 

Not sure how it will all work out.  Seems like in the states you would have to get a group together to start a class action suit or something similar. 

At this point I’m not really worried. Never had an issue with my Compadres or Mojave.  In fact the Compadres would be void of warranty due to one being water proofed and the other having a coil connector installed and the multi disc mod done.  Only machine I ever sent in was my used GSII to get checked out and make sure the notch width wasn’t monkeyed with.  Used to be a very pleasant conversation talking with Rusty though.   Seemed lime he may have lnown something like this was coming along though as the last time I talked with him before he retired he didn’t seem quite as upbeat as usual.  

Anyway, I doubt I’ll be in the market for a new machine from them. The Tesoros I have take care of exactly what I need them too. Primarily totlot, park, and sports fields for jewelry.  The Mojave is my suitcase travel detector.  At this point I just wish they would make some kind of announcement.   Seems to me the silence is going to do more damage in the long run. The longer it goes on the more the negative reports pile up making it a far less attractive investment for anyone who may be interested in carrying on Jacks legacy. 

Noah

Here’s my favorite Compadre find. Largie in the wood chips. 5-6” deep and about 6” from the center pole of a giant monkey bar tepee thing. Probably lost by a kid who took it from his dads coin collection for show and tell or something similar.  

Hard pressed to beat it in a totlot.  Between the compadre and Mojave I’ve found over a $1000 worth of gold jewelry.  Close to half of that was within 6” of steel poles in playgrounds and swingsets. Ive tried to replicate that with other machines and nothing comes close to their ability to doubl/triple beep on targets laying near big steel. 

They may be simple dinosaurs but they definitely have a place in my arsenal.  

That guys got some great spots and isn’t afraid to dig the weird beeps!  

Has anyone had the chance to compare the two of them? 

With the Kruzer I run the wireless phones at 6 but have to run the w/p phones at 9-10 and if it’s windy or lots of boat noise around it can seem a little quiet.  If they have upped the wired headphone volume I may consider an upgrade. 

16 hours ago, Chris Woods said:

Does anyone know where we can buy those little shovels stateside? I've seen them in several pics and vids from the UK but never here.

I remember seeing them on eBay at some point.  Can’t remember the name though. Pretty sure it’s a UK/EU manufacturer. 

Edit.....just found it on line

blackada.com

28 minutes ago, Rick Kempf said:

Not sure what site you tried to access but http://www.tesoro.com/ just came up fine for me - about 15 minutes after your post.

Good to hear.  I had checked a few times since Steve’s post and it wouldn’t load for some reason???

EDIT... never mind my comment on the website as it is still up. Still would be nice if they would give us some info though!

The website appears to have vanished?(ooops) Kind of a bummer, would of been nice if they released some info.  

A closeout garage sale would have been sweet!  I want a backup cleansweep!!!

Hoping Dilek is listening ...........

Is there a timeframe for availability of the new coils????

Want to give the 13" a try

Definitely looking forward to a pinpointer that syncs with the headphones!

The last two times I spoke with Rusty before he retired seemed to hint at the end being near.  

Without a true multi tone target ID model its hard to compete.  With all the tech in our hands these days from cell phones to streaming TV and all the in home google toys its hard to get people to buy an analog product with knobs and switches. Even our vacuum cleaners are going robotic.  

Guess I better grab a brace of 5.75 Compadres to keep in the closet.  Definitely won’t ever be caught without one for hoovering jewelry out of the wood chips!!!!!!

Best wishes and thanks to the Tesoro family!!!!!