THE BEST TESORO FOR THE JOB

[joe dirt_1]

I would like to know which Tesoro detector would be the best for hunting a farm field that was the site of a homestead dating back to at least 1872.
The field has produced a large cent, a 2 cent piece, shield nickels, a V nickel, some indian head pennies and a couple of early wheats, along with a couple of crotal bells and a confederate spur so far.
An abandoned railroad track borders the west edge of the field where the homesite is located so there is an abundance of larger iron spikes and other pieces of the old railroad in the field.

I own a Vaquero with stock coil and 5.75" concentric and a Fisher CZ5 with 5", 8", and 10 1/2" coils. I have found coins with both detectors but the Vaquero seems to be the best detector for this site.
My question is there another Tesoro that would be more suited for this type of hunting ? I usually run my Vaquero between iron and foil and dig pretty much all targets, but with the amount of targets in the ground
this gets kinda tiresome. My last trip to the site with the Vaquero and 5.75" coil produced a 1903 indian head penny, an old rimfire pistol brass of about .32 caliber, and a few other interesting tidbits.
I can run the Vaquero supertuned with no problems at this site but usually run it right at 10 sensitivity. Should I back the sensitivity down a tad? Most of the targets are from just below the surface to about 8 inches in depth.
The Vaquero hits hard on the targets and I try to pattern off the site by running down the bean rows, but with the large amount of targets in the field one row would take hours to dig all targets.

I know lots of hunters on this site hunt farm fields so i'm hoping they can chime in with some advice on the detectors they use and any other advice they may have. Thanks and HH....

Roger

 

[GaryF]

Roger Roger Roger (shakes head)

In the time it took you to write this you could be in the field digging more good stuff with that V. I've had a CZ6a with the 10.5 and it was an iron hog in the fields so I sold it..
You've got a dang good detector in your hands and one that more than meets the need of the question you pose to us. You could possibly get a larger coil for more ground
coverage but then you run the risk of masking a good target and quite possibly lose sensitivity to the smaller ones. Honestly you seem to be doing great but that's my opinion.
Don't let the fact that you are digging junk make you think there is some other detector out there that will make the bad stuff go away and fill your pouch with oodles of coins
and buttons. In a place that has given up such good stuff in the past I would dig everything. Sure it gets old doing it but you dig the trash to find the treasure...just gotta pay those
dues unless you want to crank up the Disc and lose stuff. In that case call me....I'd be glad to follow around behind ya. Also at least you're in a place where a shovel can be used.
You're not having to be super neat and make it look like you were not there at all. Still can't just leave a gaping wound in the earth but you know what I mean.Use the smaller coil where the most trash is and pick thru it the best ya can. Take your time.Take a breath....have faith in the tools you are using and go slow. Enjoy the fact you have a great place like that to go to and know that there are more things in the ground awaiting you.There's no magic bullet that will slay the trash monster. Just deal with it. Your using the right tools my friend.


Now get out there and attach some pics with the next post you make showing us what you've found!

HH
Gary

PS I dont know why this turned out looking so hard to read.

 

[reddirtfisher]

I am sure that others will jump in here who have more experience than me but from what I have studied and heard the Vaquero or Tejon will be the best units to use in the fields. Good luck

 

[SkiWhiz]

Roger Roger Roger (shakes head)

In the time it took you to write this you could be in the field digging more good stuff with that V. I've had a CZ6a with the 10.5 and it was an iron hog in the fields so I sold it..
You've got a dang good detector in your hands and one that more than meets the need of the question you pose to us. You could possibly get a larger coil for more ground
coverage but then you run the risk of masking a good target and quite possibly lose sensitivity to the smaller ones. Honestly you seem to be doing great but that's my opinion.
Don't let the fact that you are digging junk make you think there is some other detector out there that will make the bad stuff go away and fill your pouch with oodles of coins
and buttons. In a place that has given up such good stuff in the past I would dig everything. Sure it gets old doing it but you dig the trash to find the treasure...just gotta pay those
dues unless you want to crank up the Disc and lose stuff. In that case call me....I'd be glad to follow around behind ya. Also at least you're in a place where a shovel can be used.
You're not having to be super neat and make it look like you were not there at all. Still can't just leave a gaping wound in the earth but you know what I mean.Use the smaller coil where the most trash is and pick thru it the best ya can. Take your time.Take a breath....have faith in the tools you are using and go slow. Enjoy the fact you have a great place like that to go to and know that there are more things in the ground awaiting you.There's no magic bullet that will slay the trash monster. Just deal with it. Your using the right tools my friend.


Now get out there and attach some pics with the next post you make showing us what you've found!

HH
Gary

PS I dont know why this turned out looking so hard to read.

Not a hard post to read at all Gary, I found it to be a very good post .

 

[GaryF]

Font and layout seemed to be screwed up for some reason...I donno.

But thanks

G

 

[slingshot]

Although you probably have the best now, I have heard of users taking the Tejon and like set the disc. 1 to where iron just breaks up and disc 2 to iron nail reject to work these sites-or something similar. I have always wanted a Tejon, but could not afford one.

 

[Sven]

Just for the sake of it, wait a month or two if not frozen and go back and hunt the exact same area with the V again.
Report back on what you missed the first time around.
You might surprise yourself.

 

[joe dirt_1]

Thanks for the replies to my question. I thought the Vaquero was more than up to the challenge, but it never hurts to ask if maybe there is something better for
hunting in the iron of the old homesite. A larger coil would help with ground coverage but the bean stubble would make the coil hard to swing. The 5.75" coil works best getting in around the stubble
and the depth is very close to the stock coil's depth. Possibly a DD coil would help in the iron.....any thoughts?

Sven, in a month or so it will be colder than a well diggers a$$ here in West Central Illinois, but I have an open invitation from the landowner to hunt any of the
600 acres he owns, so it may be spring before I can spend much more time hunting the site, although the weekend is supposed to be near 55 degrees... maybe one last hunt for the year......HH

Roger

 

[Smudge]

The only detector I can think of that might be better suited to your site is the Tejon.

 

[RICK IN KY]

n/t

 

[foxhunter]

GaryF hit it right on....the (V) is one of my favorites in this type of situation....set disc on iron and no higher...Go slow and dig all....

 

[machineman]

If you have exclusive access the to the site you can take you time. I would cover it as well as possible with the 5.75 then move up to a larger coil. Good luck

 

[Aaron]

TEJON!

Gos reeeeal deeep!

 

[joe dirt_1]

Thanks guys! Gonna hit the site again saturday probably for the last time this season and see what shows up....HH

Roger

 

[BarberBill]

I think you're very good to go the way you've been doing. The Tejon might offer a bit more depth, but the Vaq will serve you well. I agree that a larger coil MAY contrbute to masking, but once you've cleaned an area it may offer that bit more of extra depth that could pay off. Persistence and patience with what you have ( and are familiar with) should serve very well. Wish I lived close and could join you as it sounds like a fun site.
BV

 

[C.J.M.]

that cz-5 must need tuneing ??? the tejon seems to be the best detector tesoro has made, the depth is unreal it will do any kind of hunting you want