Buying a new Tesoro , are my expectations to high in older trashy home sites ?

[martinguitar]

I am wanting to go with a Tesoro , possibly a Vaquero or a Silver Umax . Most of the sites I will be hunting are home sites that range from the late 1800's to the 1950's. Common items that I am finding with my old Whites 2900D are tin and sheet metal pieces , iron pieces from farm implements etc . I understand that no detector will discriminate out all trash but I would like to be able to cut down some on my trash . Am I being to optimistic on being able to get some better discrimination or should I just dig every crisp signal I get ? Which model Tesoro and coil would you recommend for this type of hunting ?
As an example I was out today , got a very crisp signal from 2 directions . I thumbed the discriminator up to where only quarters and dimes usually register and the signal sounded good . I even threw a quarter on the ground and compared the signal , it sounded identical to my ears. It ended up being an old round chunk of steel 3" diameter x 1/2" thick buried at 4" deep. Should I expect a newer detector to discriminate this after I learn how to use it ?

Thanks

 

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[Smudge]

Large pieces of metal will overwhelm most detectors. A curshed aluminum can will sound just like a great coin. They are hard to avoid digging.

If you need ground balance, and in most places it is helpful, I would opt for the Vaquero over the Silver, which has a fixed ground balance. This will give you greater depth and the Vaquero offers a higher level of senstivity.

Once you set your discrimination where you want it, dig every solid signal you get. If you set your discrimination low, you will dig more trash, but find more jewelry and artifacts. Run it higher, you will dig less of that and more coins. You have to find the balance that suits you at a given location.

 

[Ism]

Trashy old homesites take a special kind of determination.
Somebody that doesn't mind wading their coil through tangled weeds and grass.
Somebody that doesn't mind digging a thousand pieces of junk to pull one wheat penny.
Somebody that doesn't mind spending weeks and weeks at the same spot just to clear enough trash to find a couple coins.
Somebody that's studious, stubborn, tough as nails, unwilling to give up while others are pulling gold from beaches and tot lots.

If its too trashy I move on. Unless there is evidence that a cache exists or coins are plentiful, its just not for me.
There are better areas to hunt and the opportunities are disapearing daily.
Thats the conclusion I came to after being overwhelmed by several trash infested homesites.

That said, the Vaquero is amazingly stable in trashy areas. Very little falsing except for the larger objects even on high sensitivity.
I couldn't tell you about the Umax but if it has the same disc circuitry as Cortes, steer away from it for that type of hunting unless you get a chance to evaluate it in person.
HH
Ran

 

[Jersey Hunter]

I would agree the Vaquero is the way to go! Great machine.

 

[Killer Angel]

+1 on the Vaquero. It is an excellent metal detector.

Trashy sites are a challange for all metal detectors. Many times a site will have to be worked multiple times to work thru a trash layer. With experience you will be able to disc out much of the trash thru turning the disc knob to eliminate the target, and by the sound of the tone. Experience with this machine really yields big results.

 

[cokat7]

For as much as the V is an exeptional detector, in the wrong hands it could perform worse than the one you have.
Learning it [or the one you have] is the key. By sounds it makes, comparison of All-metal vs. disc, target size etc.
Ground balancing alone, although easy once you know how, will make or break the day.
Search through the forums for some extra little tips and how to's.

For homesteads it will perform just fine.

 

[coon8448]

I just got a V and I'm loving it so far. I have hunted a few old home sites and found a few silver coins a few wheaties and a trade token. I'm having a problem getting it ground balanced in some areas where old houses burned. What would be a good coil for this kind of hunting I was thinking about getting the 5.75 concentric until I had a problem balancing it so now I'm thinking the 5.75 widescan.

 

[Jeff in Pa]

I'm having a problem getting it ground balanced in some areas where old houses burned.

Per Robert from Tesoro, the ashes you are in will cause this, I would say ground balance somewhere away from the homes ashes and then try and wade thru them.

 

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Would the Golden uMax be an option for this type of hunting? Multi tone might help some in trashy areas. No manual ground balance though.

 

[GreenMeanie]

You would want a detector with quick response times.
whites V you can set them. Fisher f75 , Whites MXT Pro.
Tesero work well in junk too.