Tesoro Eldorado
Street Price $400.00
Number of Reviews: 6
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paul barrett in new zealand -Firstly me and my buddy mic, and his excalibur 1000 by minelab is a great machine, I have seen him pull silver coins dime size out past 12 inches and they are over 100 years old which got me started. My very first day out against him today with the very compact and light eldorado, we were going over a area which was very old and great searching but I was having trouble nailing down silver coins. The ground balance of this machine is great and the nice and quiet silence untill I hit a target not six feet from where I started, we stared at each other both keen too see the target below about 6 inches down I found a 5c piece which gave me some nice crisp tones, I was happy too find a silver...well those that don't know the eldorado this machine goes deep and with clean tones. I had a great day and found over a dozen coins, three old pocket knives, one old piece of jewellery and a huge grin.
Sep 16, 2009
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I love it!!
wjm in ohio in ohio -
I like this better than my Vaquero! Tesoro I believe should have kept producing this great detector. It descriminates extremely well, very deep and very easy to ground balance. I only use Tesoro these days and machines like this are the reason.
Apr 14, 2009
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BJ White in Reading, PA -Absolutely one of the best detectors ever produced by Tesoro. While it may lack some of the overall depth of the $1000.00 bells and whistle units it will outhunt them when a quick response and target separation is required. It also doesn?t require shoulder surgery after swinging it for extended periods of time as some do. After using the several of the high end detectors this simple, lightweight unit was a surprise. If you can survive without the multiple tones and the sometimes false visual responses showing up on a screen it is a lot of fun. Sadly, it has been replaced by the new ?Hot Technology?.
Feb 12, 2008
9 Yes
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Eldorado - One of Tesoro's absolute best!
Phillip Farmer in Phoenix, AZ -I bought an Eldorado off of Ebay and it has been one of the most consistent and solid detectors I've ever had. DEEP and very stable with discrimination that rivals $1100 detectors. Silver coins at the 9 inch mark still ring loud and clear on the Eldorado. It is a COIN MAGNET! Operating at the 10 khz range, it is especially useful on low conductivity metals such as silver coins. It has done great on relics too.
For under $400, the Eldorado is the best deal out there, in my opinion. I am deeply saddened to hear that Tesoro no longer makes this detector. The Vaquero has taken its place. I hear the Vaquero is excellent as well, but I am here to say that the Eldorado rules! Long live Tesoro!
Mar 18, 2007
11 Yes
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Tesoro Eldorado
Fe man in Michigan -
The Tesoro Eldorado is a nice machine that can find silver coins up to 5 inches deep. After about twenty hours of usage I was able to learn the attitude of the machine when over anything silver. Since then I realize how important it is to have a test garden to learn any new metal detectors behavior patterns. The Eldorado only gives one tone when over any object so you must learn to use the discrimination to help guess at what it is you're going to be digging. My complaints are the uno (one) tone and the lack of depth past 5 inches. The good is that you can swing all day (and I have) and not get tired. Also, I must tell you that if it's silver and less than 5 inches of dirt between you and it, you will find it.
The problem with the star system as a review is that no one is consistent with what is a 5 star. If its price range rating than this is a 4 star machine. If it's overall compared to all other metal detectors then it's a two star. With that said I do enjoy the Eldorado an plan on using it in the future.
Feb 20, 2005
10 Yes
2 No
Price and Features rate well on this one!
Paul of Harrisburg in Pa. U.S.A. -I have used the Eldorado alot in the three or so years I've owned one. In my experience, the stock 9x8 coil doesn't pinpoint well enough, so I use the 7" all the time. I never need the all metal pinpoint, as it does great in disc mode by "X-ing"
the target. It is not the deepest machine I own, but with the GB and a great discriminator, I rate it up with much more costly units. It loves dimes, and once I practiced with it alot, I could easily determine whether to dig or not. I mostly coin shoot with it, and it's hot on silver aswell as gold jewelry. I like the three piece pole, as I can carry it in a back pack to the woods, and it is very light in the hand when swinging all day. That is another reason I like the 7" coil.
It has a fast retune speed, so the all metal pinpoint is a bit tricky. The ground balance is easy to do, and in my area I have few troubles getting it to balance.It picks out targets well among trash as long as I don't move the coil too fast. I run it wide open on the sensitivity dial most of the time. At some sites I can't though, so I back it off just a bit until it quiets down.
For the money, you get a great warranty, and great tone responce. The disc knob is well marked, and accurate on most targets. The trash items I have most trouble with when hunting old homesteads is large iron, mason jar lids, etc.Screw caps will sound off louder than coins unless the coin is very shallow, but by lifting the coil a few inches off the ground I can tell if the target is too big to be a coin, then I won't dig it.
It works great for "clad hunting" in parks, where I want to move fast to dig the most targets I can in a short time.
An example: I get a good hit, set the unit straight down and touch my vibra-probe on the turf, if shallow, I quickly recover it. If deep I cut a small "U" and probe it again, and it is in my pouch quickly, and I lift the detector straight up, cover the hole and swing away, no arm strap to feed my wrist through.
The adjustable threshold is a good feature too, as I can raise or lower the volume as needed, so shallow signals aren't too loud, or raise it some, to enhance deep signals.
One 9v battery lasts me several days out detecting, and the battery test switch is helpfull too. Hope my experiences with the Eldorado can help someone. I have some nice finds so far with mine, and will use it a long time yet!
I have just about paid for mine just with clad, let alone the gold I found at the lake this summer, and the 1923 quarter in (AU-50) I dug this year too.Happy Hunting.....Paul
Dec 28, 2004
53 Yes
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