Idaho Al83226 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I saw a SD 2000 for sale in a small engine repair/prospecting shop in Montana for $1000. JP said if he had to go back to swinging a 2000 it would make him want to quit prospecting.....He could find gold with it where others have gone with their GPX and find what most would miss,I think JP could find gold with a witching stick........but still the better the equipment the better chance if finding the good stuff........Idaho Alps any who want to know the where a bouts of that SD let me know< I have the guys card with address and phone # Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted March 29, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hey Idaho Al, A $1000 for an original SD2000 might be steep now. The SD2000 was a great PI detector back in the day, found many pounds of gold with mine. That being said, there are far better choices in my opinion that would allow you to have a warranty and much newer technology. Don't get me wrong, the SD2000 is nice, but better if the price was around $500-$800. Keep in mind, you can't repair them, so if something goes wrong, for the most part it will become a "coat rack!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Al83226 Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Thanks Rob, I get it..............it was the first one I have seen in a long time.............Idaho Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlesnake Jim Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hey Idaho Al, A $1000 for an original SD2000 might be steep now. The SD2000 was a great PI detector back in the day, found many pounds of gold with mine. That being said, there are far better choices in my opinion that would allow you to have a warranty and much newer technology. Don't get me wrong, the SD2000 is nice, but better if the price was around $500-$800. Keep in mind, you can't repair them, so if something goes wrong, for the most part it will become a "coat rack!"Rob,Peter at detector mods can repair them.http://www.detectormods.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted March 29, 2014 Admin Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hey Rattlesnake Jim, Thanks for adding that info. Great to hear Peter can repair them if someone would purchase it. I know some of the mods can really increase performance on the SD's, seen them in person, but never had one done myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I once had a modded 2000. Was heaps better than the non modded. That was back in the 2000 days that is. The original guy who came up with it was from Western Australia. Bit of useless trivial info that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Well, the upgrade to my 2200 is 1,200.00 USD ...just not worth it to me. I could sell mine, add the 1,200 and buy a used 3500 or save up for a GPX4000.If money was no object , I would send off for the upgrade. Thats how much confidence I have in my machine.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkirkll Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Ismael may be able to mod one too.... he is still in bizness...He is in WA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Think the guys name, if I remember right, way back then was Garbut or something like that. I remember speaking to him and telling him how awesome my 2000 was after the mod. More sensitivity as well as more depth. I don't believe there has been a mod for any other detector like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlesnake Jim Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I have an SD2000 that is the last one modified by "FINDERS", before they closed the doors. It seems to work well.Congress dude, I had forgotten about Ismael. He does a good mod. to the SD2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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