Two things learned about my new Tejon...

[Swartzie]

First thing: it discriminates iron a heck of a lot better than my Ace 250. Good for those old cellar hole sites I like to hunt. Second thing: it goes pretty darn deep. Good for those times when I hunt the open woods/ But, I also learned another thing: you can't have both depth and discrimination at the same time. It will go way deeper in all metal mode, but you can't discriminate at all. The signal will be silent. I guess that's when a shovel comes in handy.

I took a coin placed it on the ground and then covered it with a shoe box lid. On top of the lid I placed a couple old rusty nails. The Tejon let me know the coin was under there. My 250 would freak. Then I took a coin and buried it about 6 inches. That was about as far as I could go and still get a decent signal in disc mode (does that sound normal?). But in all metal I had it buried about 10 inches before it started to lose the signal. Of course I wouldn't have known it was a coin being that I was in all metal mode. But, I guess that's what a shovel's for. Now, I can't what to hunt some open woods sites once the brush dies back in the fall.

-Swartzie

 

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[mamabear]

sounds like a good machine. I have a garage sale oldie, but it works. like you I'm waiting for cooler weather & less weeds. hope you find loads of goodies.

 

[Sandman]

The longer the nail or coin stays in the ground the deeper the Tejon will detect it. It makes me nervous when guys mention shovels. In the fields or woods it is alright if you fill your holes, but newbies think they can use them in the parks.

 

[JOE(USA)]

Swartzie,

Your going to find that the Tejon is in a whole different league than the Ace 250. The Tejon is a professional detector that has capabilities far beyond starter detectors like the 250. Don't be afraid to use the Tejon in Disc. mode. It will rival the best Minelab detectors for depth and the response time is way better than the Minelabs. If I can be of any help to you concerning it's operation feel free to ask. Joe

 

[Swartzie]

The longer the nail or coin stays in the ground the deeper the Tejon will detect it. It makes me nervous when guys mention shovels. In the fields or woods it is alright if you fill your holes, but newbies think they can use them in the parks.

Yep, I have only taken a shovel in the woods, but really never used it much because I was only getting shallow targets. But, that may change now.
-Swartzie

 

[dfg4240]

I'm on my second tejon and this time I have really learned to appreciate it.
This is quite a machine,I can ground balance it dead nuts and pick a silver half at ten inches in my test garden with disc 1 at foil and sensitivity at 2
You have seen me buy and sell many detectors in the forums including the SE pro and the Safari and just recently the Xterra 70.
None of them have equalled this tejon in all metal mode in my soil. I love the two disc modes.
I am looking for a backup and was thinking maybe a vaquero and I can switch coils or something else but I definitely want two detectors.
dfg4240

 

[JOE(USA)]

dfg4240,

Don't overlook the Tesoro 5.75 concentric coil for your Tejon, it has awesome separation and goes very deep. Joe

 

[NWMP]

Swartzie,

Your going to find that the Tejon is in a whole different league than the Ace 250. The Tejon is a professional detector that has capabilities far beyond starter detectors like the 250. Don't be afraid to use the Tejon in Disc. mode. It will rival the best Minelab detectors for depth and the response time is way better than the Minelabs. If I can be of any help to you concerning it's operation feel free to ask. Joe

I went from an ACE 250 with the largest coil, to the Tejon. The difference is night and day. The ACE comes with me now, if ever, as a back up unit in the trunk. I love the Tejon !