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How good is the E-TRAC?
- Thread starter Dig It
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I bought a White's V3i about 1.5 years ago and used it for about a year. It has so many variables that I could never get a good set-up on it. Eventually I got so frustrated that I started researching other detector brands and settled on the E-Trac. Compared to the V3i the E-Trac is so easy to use. In fact,I haven't used my V3i since buying the E-Trac. I'm not saying the V3i is a bad machine; my hunting partner uses one and loves it. He almost always finds more new coins than I do, but I almost always find the oldest coins and more of them.
Big Boys Hobbies
Well-known member
Best coin machine on the market. Not even close! Holler if you have questions or want an awesome deal on one!
cant help but wonder myself,WHY, if this detector has been around for so long now,
guys are seemingly gravitating to it all of a sudden?..i am thinkin' the increased weight,and cost must be the limiting factors?
one would think that if it was so good at findin' silver,everybody would be using it!..just sayin'
(h.h.)
j.t.
guys are seemingly gravitating to it all of a sudden?..i am thinkin' the increased weight,and cost must be the limiting factors?
one would think that if it was so good at findin' silver,everybody would be using it!..just sayin'
(h.h.)
j.t.
I think it allot to ask a person to drop 1500 bucks on a machine,,, you gotta be pretty serious to invest that much when much less expensive machines are out there and provide great fun,,, but when your done playing and want the best tool in your hand, the weight will not matter,, that's why EVERYONE is not swinging it imhojmaryt said:
yeah! it's what i was thinking too! apparently enough "threw the dice"
so to speak,and paid the price to find out,and realized that it IS the best tool for findin' elusive silver!
i guess you could say if ya want the best,ya gotta pay!.."a**,gas,or grass!..nobody rides for free!"
just sayin'
(h.h.!)
j.t.
so to speak,and paid the price to find out,and realized that it IS the best tool for findin' elusive silver!
i guess you could say if ya want the best,ya gotta pay!.."a**,gas,or grass!..nobody rides for free!"
just sayin'
(h.h.!)
j.t.
Well, one of the things I'm noticing is that the easily access able hunting areas around me have been hunted so hard for so long you need a darn good machine to wrestle out the stuff that's left. I envy you folks that go out and constantly find silver. In my area finding ANY silver coins will cause a bout of happy dancing. Every year we get thousands more tourists and retirees with their machines sweeping the public properties and beaches. So if you want to make decent finds you up your odds by having the best tools you can get.
DirtyDeedsDugDirtDeep
Member
I agree with Sailorman.
Finds on public property are getting thin unless the coins have had the ability to sink down to the 8-10" range;then it takes a serious machine to locate them.
Besides,just scan across all the detector forums and see what is producing the good early finds; especially silver.
Far and away,it's the Minelabs; followed by a few other high end machines.
As far as why not everybody uses them, I think maybe they're spooked by the different operating platform,or just set in their ways.
Of course price can be an issue,but it seems like somebody is always unloading a machine and it can be picked up at a discount from new.
Mine was bought for $1000 with a couple of extras and only had maybe 20 hours on it.
The guy had carpal tunnel and couldn't swing it anymore.
Finds on public property are getting thin unless the coins have had the ability to sink down to the 8-10" range;then it takes a serious machine to locate them.
Besides,just scan across all the detector forums and see what is producing the good early finds; especially silver.
Far and away,it's the Minelabs; followed by a few other high end machines.
As far as why not everybody uses them, I think maybe they're spooked by the different operating platform,or just set in their ways.
Of course price can be an issue,but it seems like somebody is always unloading a machine and it can be picked up at a discount from new.
Mine was bought for $1000 with a couple of extras and only had maybe 20 hours on it.
The guy had carpal tunnel and couldn't swing it anymore.
Southwind
Well-known member
+1 on the last two post.
I've all the top rated machines and found each to have its own strengths and weaknesses. Loved the F75 LTD and the V3i but the E-Trac fit my needs a little better. I have one of those very old hard hit sites that has given up lots of old keepers in the past. I've always known there were plenty more left for the detector that could pull it out, and that has been the E-Trac. Both the F75 and V3i could pull the occasional deep keeper but the E-Trac does it more reliably. The E-Tracs ability to tell the user when a deep copper or silver coins is under the coil is second to none and sets it apart from the others which is a bit more of a guessing game.
I've all the top rated machines and found each to have its own strengths and weaknesses. Loved the F75 LTD and the V3i but the E-Trac fit my needs a little better. I have one of those very old hard hit sites that has given up lots of old keepers in the past. I've always known there were plenty more left for the detector that could pull it out, and that has been the E-Trac. Both the F75 and V3i could pull the occasional deep keeper but the E-Trac does it more reliably. The E-Tracs ability to tell the user when a deep copper or silver coins is under the coil is second to none and sets it apart from the others which is a bit more of a guessing game.
yeah! i have read that this is true right across the board with most users!
my view is,if it makes the hobby easier,and more fun,then you must be using the right equipment.
after all.who really wants to swing for hours on end and find little to nothing? if it's multi low frequencies that are doin the deed on the good stuff,then that's the way to go!
just sayin'
(h.h.!)
j.t.
my view is,if it makes the hobby easier,and more fun,then you must be using the right equipment.
after all.who really wants to swing for hours on end and find little to nothing? if it's multi low frequencies that are doin the deed on the good stuff,then that's the way to go!
just sayin'
(h.h.!)
j.t.
jughed440
Active member
i've heard nothing but good about the etrac. ordered one last week...can't wait to find out how good the etrac is next weekend (weather permitting). the first hunt will be on a late 1800s farm site that has yielded a lot of good stuff, including at least 2 dozen IH pennies, some nice silver coins, and a gold ring. (all found with a Sovereign XS). I'm eager to see what the etrac will do. probably won't find a whole lot until i get accustomed to it.