New Eldorado, i have questions?

[robbor]

Hey everyone i was at the flea market yesterday and spotted a detector in a pile of garden tools. I rushed over, lol.
It was a brand new tesoro eldorado detector(umax style i guess) but it was missing the lower shaft, the coild had a nail holding it to the main shaft instead of the plastic bolt.
When i turned it it she came to life and not a single scratch on the coil. The sellers opening price was ..............$5. I didnt haggle i just bought it .
Anyways pretty funny. Now i need a lower shaft with hardware. Anyone know if a whites lower shaft will work with a smaller plastic bolt?
I did not get to check and see if it was a 4 0r 5 pin? Does tesoro make any DD coils for this unit?
Unfortunately i had to leave it in sacramento and i had to go back to nevada yesterday. Im planning on playing with it next trip after i figure out the lower shaft.
I have my goldmaster and xlt with me for now.

 

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[garrybk]

Call tesoro, im sure they can take care of you or give you the name of a dealer who can.
Garrybk

 

[luvsdux]

I've used a mix of Tesoro and Whites lower shafts with no problem. Not a perfect fit, but close enough. You may (or not) need to tweak the coil bolt if the fit is off.
luvsdux

 

[discn]

The outlaw comes with shafts and coils. You prob don't want to buy another detector but all the coils (and shafts) will work on both machines.

 

[robbor]

I've used a mix of Tesoro and Whites lower shafts with no problem. Not a perfect fit, but close enough. You may (or not) need to tweak the coil bolt if the fit is off.
luvsdux

Thanks i have a whole bunch of whites lower shafts since i have 3 whites machines and probably 10 or 11 coils, lol.
I cant wait to try the eldorado. I guess the tesoro widescan coils are DD? In a few places i detect i have lots of problems with mineralization with my Whites xlt.
Im woundering if the eldorado can handle wet saltwater beach sand?

 

[jharhed]

FIVE DOLLARS!!!

 

[robbor]

FIVE DOLLARS!!!

Ya it was the steal of the day, lol. There were lots of deals at the flea market last weekend I really miss not living there. We came home with a car load.
I tried to bring home a goldbug2 also but they wouldn't take $120 for it lol. I laways run out of money.

 

[chinchilla]

5$? great buy!

 

[wheatymike]

5$? great buy!

You can buy lower rods from Kelley co. I think the plastic bolt can be bought at Lowe's / Home Depot in the hardware dept.

 

[wheatymike]

Is it a earlier one. Or, is it the later one with the small control box?

 

[robbor]

Is it a earlier one. Or, is it the later one with the small control box?

Its the newer Umax style packaging

 

[jharhed]

Eldorado is a horrible machine, you should probably sell it (to me) for $120 so you can get that goldbug2

 

[robbor]

Id rather buy 2 more arms than get rid of a machine, lol. What do i have to lose for $5.
When i bought my first machine (gm4b) about 15+ years ago the guldbug 2 was out and i wanted one every since.
I think i should have gone with the gb2 instead of the whites

 

[chinchilla]

Id rather buy 2 more arms than get rid of a machine, lol. What do i have to lose for $5.
When i bought my first machine (gm4b) about 15+ years ago the guldbug 2 was out and i wanted one every since.
I think i should have gone with the gb2 instead of the whites

I understand, for me is also hard to make the decision to sell a detector

 

[paul of Penna]

The umax eldorado used a small diameter metal bolt to hold the coil on. Get that issue straight and you have a great light manual GB detector! I have more than paid for mine many times over......not super deep, but a heck of a good discriminator and will hunt in iron very well. Don't know about salt sand.
The 9x8 concentric pinpoints great and well.....for 5 bucks, I'd let you triple your money
Paul