Not complaining but,

[Hobojo]

im sure thankful for my Tesoros. Why ? you ask. I thought that buying a new Minelab Xterra 705 would give me some extra horse power to use when things got a little dicey and I needed a little more push. Nope Im lying , I just thought... that I needed a , well... a new VID and tone ID machine.
Yeah! whatever! Im still a new B. So after about 5 months of operation and using the Minelab two to three hours a week, it took a dump! Those really cool push buttons are'nt so cool. If you think the RETUNE on the OUTLAW might be a problem , well you aint seen nuttin!!! When these fancy buttons go bad they go bad in a big way. IM SO THANKFUL FOR MY FAITHFUL TESOROS!!!!!! You folks out there sitting on the fence about which MD to buy , take it from me get a TESORO FIRST!!! Then yes if you convince yourself that you need a fancy dandy push button MD then knock yourself out and get one.
But just make sure you have a few 9volts laying around to keep you trusty Tesoro up and running when your other fancy machine takes a dump. LONG LIVE TESORO!!!!!

 

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[johnnycat]

Well...I had a fancy button X-Terra for 6 years and never had a bit of trouble with it!

 

[john glassman]

I like your post the more fancy butons to get ready to dectecting. I will be already in feild swing my tesoro hehe

 

[shovelready]

Turn on, ground balance, swing, dig......pretty simple. just saying.

 

[atomicscott]

Well...I had a fancy button X-Terra for 6 years and never had a bit of trouble with it!

Same here, my X-Terra 505 was 3-4 years old. Zero problems. 2 different F2's in 5 years with fancy buttons, zero problems. I did have to send my Vaquero back though, due to lack of depth, and the Compadre's crackly potentiometer would need cleaning every so often, being so exposed to dirt (which I tend to hunt in). Everybody puts out a defective machine once in awhile, but problems with X-Terra's are not common at all.

 

[atomicscott]

im sure thankful for my Tesoros. Why ? you ask. I thought that buying a new Minelab Xterra 705 would give me some extra horse power to use when things got a little dicey and I needed a little more push. Nope Im lying , I just thought... that I needed a , well... a new VID and tone ID machine.
Yeah! whatever! Im still a new B. So after about 5 months of operation and using the Minelab two to three hours a week, it took a dump! Those really cool push buttons are'nt so cool. If you think the RETUNE on the OUTLAW might be a problem , well you aint seen nuttin!!! When these fancy buttons go bad they go bad in a big way. IM SO THANKFUL FOR MY FAITHFUL TESOROS!!!!!! You folks out there sitting on the fence about which MD to buy , take it from me get a TESORO FIRST!!! Then yes if you convince yourself that you need a fancy dandy push button MD then knock yourself out and get one.
But just make sure you have a few 9volts laying around to keep you trusty Tesoro up and running when your other fancy machine takes a dump. LONG LIVE TESORO!!!!!

Also if its only 5 months old, do you realize ML will fix it free of charge? It should have a 3 year warranty.

 

[Hobojo]

Yep, I know what your saying and agree with y'all. Its just my luck! Kind of a pull tab moment I guess. Also ML has been contacted and will service the MD as needed!
Peace and HH.




But keep those Tesoros just in case!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

You are absolutely right!
My Tesoro Cibola still keeps finding those goodies - no ground-balancing - almost a turn-on-and-GO machine!!
And, at 14.7kHz, it is pretty HOT, finds some real small stuff, and deep, too!....can't beat a Lifetime Warranty!

 

[john glassman]

I have only send my tollect 2 once to tesoro for loose wire in battery plug.. Its the best machine overall hunting old callerhole and night detecing !

 

[lockster99]

OK...you got a lemon. You say you realize that you got a bad one. But you just ripped all "fancy" push button detectors.

By the way....push button detectors go back quite a few years, and many are still clickin' and tickin'.

 

[Hobojo]

Ok, current status of said Minelab? Three weeks and nothing heard. Four emails unanswerd. Oh where oh can my Minelab be, oh where , oh where can it be?
Still there's hope , why ? I still have my trusty Tesoro! Onward and Upward!
Not a good first experiance with my Minelab, again this IS JUST MY experiance yours and others may differ.
Peace and HH
Waiting for a call back now.....

 

[atomicscott]

Ok, current status of said Minelab? Three weeks and nothing heard. Four emails unanswerd. Oh where oh can my Minelab be, oh where , oh where can it be?
Still there's hope , why ? I still have my trusty Tesoro! Onward and Upward!
Not a good first experiance with my Minelab, again this IS JUST MY experiance yours and others may differ.
Peace and HH
Waiting for a call back now.....

When you start finding all the stuff you missed with the Tesoro, the Minelab will be worth the wait!

 

[Hobojo]

Oh and by the way , The best find of my life is my Wife!!!!

 

[atomicscott]

Oh and by the way , The best find of my life is my Wife!!!!

I feel you buddy! Mine is also a find of a life time. Thanks for that:-)

 

[jld66]

I feel you buddy! Mine is also a find of a life time. Thanks for that:-)[/
you two have been brainwashed, haha

 

[Hobojo]

Moving over to Minelab thread.