Advice / Help Locator Collars.

[BenjaminCadd 109]

Right i have always worked ferrets without collars i no some will take a pop shot, but i have been lucky never to loose a ferret but latley with there being young nearly all year round in the warren my luck will run out and ill look stupid!

So i am looking to buy a locator and two collars maybe 3, i have heard both sides about weather the old knocker box is best or the new Mk3m, but what would you recomend?

How easy is it to get the old ones repaired?

Are they more simple to use?

I work farm hedgerows mostly so i rarely work any warrens over 40 holes, if that helps or makes one locator better than the other?

Cheers for The help.

Ben.

[charlie nelly1 142]

tbh in my own opinion I fell they both can be as good as each other, and the mk1 can be repaired by mick dadd and afew others, however it may be easier to get the new mk3 to ensure an easy fixing, also the mk1 are fetching a high price at the moment, nearkly as high as the mk3, hope this helps

[jambay5 191]

mk1 all the way mate

[patterdalejoel 669]

if you go for a mk3, go for a new one straght from deben as they will be under warranty and can get repaired by deben, if you buy one second hand and have no warranty they wont touch it, a mk1 can be fixed by plenty of people offering services, mk1

[darbo 4,776]

i do like the mk1 but it was not without its faults ie thumbwheel prone to break/come loose. depth stickers come off. not waterproof.some could complain about the colour grey ie not noticeable when put on the ground .

[jimster68 123]

ive only ever used the mk3 (disco carrot) and ive never missed on a dig ,i find it very accurate and wouldnt be without it ,when i first got it, i got a mate to bury collars put around a bit of plastic pipeing ,and had a practice in the garden .theres some good demo,s on utube on how to use the mk3 .

[The one 8,494]

You can get new collars for a mk1 and they can be serviced every year but spare parts are running out so there on a limited life .

With a mk3 or 3m your going to be getting a newer model and buying new a guarantee

[Ryan_b_09 18]

Mrk 1 easy the best

[muddy210 34]

had both and must say i prefere the mk3 spot on every time did have teething trouble with it at first but once sorted it works a treat mk1 old hat and in a few years will struggle to repair as bitsare non existant from suppliers mick dadd as stated does carry spares ad will do new collars