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  1. ironman200081

    Old building tear down

    Small coil, low and slow. In a site like this, I would use a mostly-open pattern in combine with everything FE 32 and higher discriminated out.
  2. ironman200081

    Finally received my ctx

    Welcome to the cool kids table!
  3. ironman200081

    Where are all the CTX users?

    Those old videos are still relevant. There is no magic "turn on and go" setting for every environment for the CTX. Due to its highly customizable and complex features, it will take trial and error for you to figure out what settings work best for you in your dirt. When you get your coil over...
  4. ironman200081

    Multi target hole madness

    Yes! This is one of the best features of the CTX. I enjoy watching it "tell" me that I have multiple targets under coil.
  5. ironman200081

    Got Caught Ogling

    Pimp walk??! Well, you're not wrong there.
  6. ironman200081

    target trace question

    Sizing for sure, and have since the bet.
  7. ironman200081

    target trace question

    I believe you are correct, at least for the CTX. The target trace shows the "intensity" of the signal by the Fe-CO numbers plotted on the two-dimensional axis. Solid, dark red indicates a high likelihood that the target is displaying the Fe-CO numbers that are plotted. Sporadic, lighter colors...
  8. ironman200081

    Got Caught Ogling

    Just to make sure it wasn't a fluke, I went out on a short early morning hunt again at the same spot. No wheats or Civil War stuff, but I did find two more silver dimes! Both had nails next to them that distorted the signals. The Merc was a 12-45 one way but a 12-40 when turning 90 degrees. The...
  9. ironman200081

    Got Caught Ogling

    I use a different pattern for the deep coins, not the one shown. The good stuff at this place is in the 6-7 inch deep range. Also, this setup is 50 tone. My deep setting is combined, and mostly an open screen. In my dirt and my hunting style, my park pattern posted above is the best setup in...
  10. ironman200081

    Got Caught Ogling

    I don't have an image, but it was tighter. I had more area rejected, and I ran deep on. I do not use deep on in high trash. Yes, my soil is very mild. Good ole sandy loam and glacial till where I dig. When I travel to Southern Missouri with the mineralized dirt, I use a different pattern.
  11. ironman200081

    Got Caught Ogling

    I hope the Manticore release helps lower the resale price for the CTX! I have been wanting to pick up a back up, but their secondhand prices are still very high.
  12. ironman200081

    Got Caught Ogling

    I have spent the past week-plus investigating the Manticore. I have read everything I could and watched all the videos (the Lawrie field tests and the speculation/talking heads). Like when the Equinox came out, I am trying to see if this new machine will be worth the jump from the CTX. As I ogle...
  13. ironman200081

    New owner

    Welcome to the CTX club! You will love it.
  14. ironman200081

    Manticore and 3030

    I am NOT a user over there, just been gleaning a lot of information on the Manticore in the past few days to see if it would be "the one" to rid me of my 10-year love affair with the CTX. I would assume that Tom or any other Minelab employee testing the CTX replacement would be bound by...
  15. ironman200081

    Manticore and 3030

    I doubt we will know that until testing. Lawrie said that the Manticore was "as powerful" as the CTX. Tom Dankowski, who also worked on the Manticore project for 3 years, calls it a "medium-high line" machine. The CTX is the high line machine for Minelab. My gut tells me that the Manticore is...
  16. ironman200081

    Coil Adapter

    Ha! You made more sense of it than I ever could. I am sitting on an 11" coil with a broken wire for the past 3 years. I sent it to someone who said they could fix it, and it apparently sat on a work bench untouched for 2 years. I want to be brave and bold and try to fix it, but I can't even...
  17. ironman200081

    Hello all. New to forums and new to the ctx.

    In my opinion, and in MY dirt and conditions here in Mid-MO, I do not notice a difference in depth from the 17" and the 11" coils. I can hit a silver dime at 9" with both, and I can hit a .69 mine bullet at 14" with both. I prefer the 17" for its coverage, more area per sweep. I realize that...
  18. ironman200081

    Hello all. New to forums and new to the ctx.

    Best tip I can give is go to a trashy park and spend hours there learning the machine before you go to your honey hole. If you have zero experience with the E-Trac or Explorer II, you will need time to become familiar with FBS digging and the patterns. When you can mentally discern between a...
  19. ironman200081

    CTX-3030 coil repair?

    Any updates, bklein? I have a dead 11" that I have been working up the courage to surgerize for the past 3 years. Haven't been too concerned because I have another 11", but it is sitting there taking up space.
  20. ironman200081

    Where are all the CTX users?

    I'm still here, using my CTX. This Memorial Day will mark my 10-year CTX-iversary. It remains my primary machine and if it were to die tomorrow, I would immediately buy another.
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