Guest whitser Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 alright comrades, i bought the new deben mk 3 earlier today. i had it in the garden testing it out and found it great to use. i know theres a big difference when its on a terrier underground but i was still impressed. has any one used this system for any length of time and is there anything i should look out for? im itching to use it for real come winter. Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 From the little i have used one, i found the noise of the locator box very annoying..... the collar too is far too flimsy IMHO......if i were spending near-on £200 i would expect a decent strength collar...after all, if the collar strap fails, the rest of the product is flawed...... Quote Link to post
Guest whitser Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 From the little i have used one, i found the noise of the locator box very annoying..... the collar too is far too flimsy IMHO......if i were spending near-on £200 i would expect a decent strength collar...after all, if the collar strap fails, the rest of the product is flawed...... i did find the noise a bit headwrecking but it was also easy to hear a change in the frequency. only work in the field will test the system properly i suppose. Quote Link to post
madhunter 16 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 i have one and find them ok Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 Basically a good system but the collar does need strenthening like Darcy said .Takes a bit of getting used to after the old grey boxes.The noise is piercing and may betray a dig in the wrong place :ph34r: .The bright colour is a bonus though and once use to it there is rarely the wandering about trying to get over a mark as the directional arrows and pip-pip lead you to the dog .We have found they lie a bit when directly over a dog,but not too much.They also work with the old collars if necessary. Quote Link to post
Guest Dunna Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 I used one for the whole of last season. Found it very useful and it's not that hard to get used to but like Mr Darcy said the collar is on the weak side Quote Link to post
mouse 282 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 foxdropper you say about arrows.bought a mk 3 fron arthur carter .it does not have direction arrows on it.just search and locate.paid 145 for it.have they sent me wrong one or [bANNED TEXT].16 feet on search and 8 feet on locate ,is that right Quote Link to post
twelsh 348 Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 no mate the new deben mk3 dont have arrows on it it just has got 16 ft upand 8ft switch down on one side and the other switch on the other side is to turn on and off i find them good mate never put me wrong yet good look with it Quote Link to post
Guest james b Posted July 8, 2006 Report Share Posted July 8, 2006 foxdropper you say about arrows.bought a mk 3 fron arthur carter .it does not have direction arrows on it.just search and locate.paid 145 for it.have they sent me wrong one or [bANNED TEXT].16 feet on search and 8 feet on locate ,is that right The mk3 has changed 3 times since they came out the latest one has a pinpoint knob on it for easier location i will stick with the mk1 far more reliable and as JD says the collars are not very good quality and for the expected use they should be loss the collar underground and we have BIG problems Quote Link to post
mouse 282 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 do you think it would be possible to fit it on a different collar.does look flimsy Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 The way i look at it is why buy deben poorly made shite when you can pay an extra £100 and get the best locator system on the market from Bellman and Flint......just what is your dog worth?.... Quote Link to post
Guest Top Chalker Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 I have a mark 3 , never been dug to , still in box , will swap it for old typ of box and collar as long as it is in good condition, Quote Link to post
blando 0 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 I have a mark 3 , never been dug to , still in box , will swap it for old typ of box and collar as long as it is in good condition, would you sell it? if you would how much? Quote Link to post
Guest Top Chalker Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Yes i will sell it , but would rather swap it , if no one wants to swap it i will sell it Quote Link to post
busterbuster1969 313 Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Bellman and Flint Had mine for over a whole season, the collar is so tough you could tow a truck with it, ... very usefull above ground for terriers working cover with potential eaths in them, and even better below ground Batteries last for months and you can locate more than one terrier at a time What more could you ask for .... Quote Link to post
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