5.75" or 4" coil on a Bandido II uMax for trashy sites?

[Calnevaroy]

Which coil would be the best choice for hunting trashy parks? The standard 8" coil does fine but I'm wondering if I'd see much improvement in separation with the 5.75" or 4" coils ........

 

[Clad2Hunt]

I use a 4" for the max seperation. It never comes off the machine it works so well.

 

[digitaltim]

n/t

 

[Jay Evans]

5.75 is best choice or the Super 7" Troy coil....
The 4" to me is a little too small and seems to be like waving a toothpick around. It's hard to get used to swing the 4" to me because it's so small and light.

 

[BarberBill]

With either coil SLOW DOWN a fair bit from your normal swing or you'll be swinging past the target and needing to find the signal again. The 4" would be the ultimate in separation and pinpointing, but the 5.75 will give you a bit more depth and ground coverage. You'll be surprised at what you nose out of the trash. Think of hunting smaller areas well rather than trying to cover big chunks of ground.
BB

 

[ToddB64]

5.75 is best choice or the Super 7" Troy coil....
The 4" to me is a little too small and seems to be like waving a toothpick around. It's hard to get used to swing the 4" to me because it's so small and light.

Hi Jay !

Have you seen any of "Tabdog's" posts and photos of all the gold and silver he finds in Tot Lots, parks, etc. ? The volume of jewelry he finds is absolutely mind boggling !

He has two Tesoro Compadres that he named Mr. and Mrs. Speedy and uses these metal detectors most of the time when hunting for gold jewelry. One of these detectors is an older model, Mr. Speedy I believe, and has a 7" dia. coil. The other Compadre is newer , with the current 5.75 dia. coil.

My vote goes to the 5.75 dia. coil for your B2uMax.

For tips on Tabdog's success on recovering gold and how he deals with the TRASH, follow this route: Friendly Metal Detecting Forums website > Everything About Finds board > What's the Value? forum Page 33 (Takes you back to July 2008) > What do I Do With The Stones? topic Page 3 > Scroll down to Tabdog's post #22, dated 07-12-2008 5:29pm

If you want more of Tabdog's posts on the Friendly Metal Detector Forums, take this route > Go to Tabdog's Profile (Member List > Letter "T" on Alpha bar > Scroll down and click-on tabdog ) > Statistics tab > Find all posts by tabdog.

Hope this helps !

ToddB64

 

[ToddB64]

Which coil would be the best choice for hunting trashy parks? The standard 8" coil does fine but I'm wondering if I'd see much improvement in separation with the 5.75" or 4" coils ........

Hi Calnevaroy !

Have you seen any of "Tabdog's" posts and photos of all the gold and silver he finds in Tot Lots, parks, etc. ? The volume of jewelry he finds is absolutely mind boggling !

He has two Tesoro Compadres that he named Mr. and Mrs. Speedy and uses these metal detectors most of the time when hunting for gold jewelry. One of these detectors is an older model, Mr. Speedy I believe, and has a 7" dia. coil. The other Compadre is newer , with the current 5.75 dia. coil.

My vote goes to the 5.75 dia. coil for your B2uMax.

For tips on Tabdog's success on recovering gold and how he deals with the TRASH, follow this route: Friendly Metal Detecting Forums website > Everything About Finds board > What's the Value? forum Page 33 (Takes you back to July 2008) > What do I Do With The Stones? topic Page 3 > Scroll down to Tabdog's post #22, dated 07-12-2008 5:29pm

If you want more of Tabdog's posts on the Friendly Metal Detector Forums, take this route > Go to Tabdog's Profile (Member List > Letter "T" on Alpha bar > Scroll down and click-on tabdog ) > Statistics tab > Find all posts by tabdog.

Hope this helps !

ToddB64

 

[Mainer]

I use both on my BII uMAX and both have their purpose. I have had good luck with the 4" searching among washed out treeroots along lakefronts and up close to the foundations of old homes and cellar holes . Really gets in there but have to say that my favorite is the 5.75 as I feel it's the best all around coil for this machine. Just my opinion.

 

[Calnevaroy]

Thanks to all for your helpful feedback! I'd like to try the 5.75" coil. Anybody have one for sale?

 

[D&P-OR]

Put out a WTB ad in the classifieds--that might "scare one up".----I like both the 5.75" and the 7"--the 5.75" probably being a little better in heavy trash.

 

[ToddB64]

Hey Calnevaroy !

If you have a round coil, give this a try.......and save lots of money !

Remove the scuff cover from your coil and replace it with a plastic bowl that is a good fit onto the bottom of your existing coil, then reinforce it with duct tape applied circumferentially. In use, scrub/slide the bottom of the bowl against the ground as you swing, maintaining the coil as near parallel to the ground as you can, like normally always done anyway. If you maintain the coil reasonably parallel and scrub the ground, the coil will be kept a more consistent distance than just raising it "free-hand" as some have suggested, which is more taxing and hard to maintain the coil-to-ground distance. By the bowl method, you will be utilizing just the smaller lower section of the transmitted signal from your existing coil. This should help the signal to get in between the trash and find the good stuff. If the bowl method doesn't work to your satisfaction for some reason, then you can always buy a smaller coil, but they are a bit pricey !

ToddB64

 

[BarberBill]

The bowl idea is unique, but it'll lose depth equal to the depth of the bowl.
BB

 

[ToddB64]

The bowl idea is unique, but it'll lose depth equal to the depth of the bowl.
BB

Yes I know, but you also lose depth with a smaller coil.

OK, how about this as a solution Bill........use a smaller bowl with a depth of your own choosing and just glue it to the bottom of your scuff cover, centered of course. A new replacement scuff cover is cheap compared to a new 5.75" coil.

Thanks for your reply !

Todd