what ferret finder to buy

[dj.chapman 0]

Hi there all. i have just started up ferreting again and have not done it since i was a kid when i use to use a harness and a nylon cord. i am now saving up to buy a ferret finder as i refuse to use that method ever again. my question is.................

do i buy a brand new mk3 or a second hand mk1. i have a good few months to save but i am one of those people that want everything right now.

can anyone that has had both please tell me the pro's and con's of both please so i can make an informed decision. thank you for your time

[stubby 175]

if you could afford it, would you rather buy a brand new car, with warrenty, or a secondhand rust bucket with no chance of repair

thats my opinion, the mk1 was and is a good unit, but getting hold of a good non used unit, is like finding rocking horse poo, much better to get a mk3 that you will have a warrenty on, click the link at the bottom of my reply, to watch debens u tube clips on how to use the mk3 correctly, you wont be dissapointed

[dj.chapman 0]

thats great help. thank you. a brand new mk3 it is then best i put a few more pennies an the pot

[The one 8,483]

Im running the mk1s and i like them ive got 8 boxes and 14 collars and was going to run them into the ground before i was forced to change over .But now i plan to buy a mk3 box them in a few months a mk3m box and 4 collars .And i reckon i could sell all my mk1 stuff on ebay and cover my costs .

[dj.chapman 0]

yeah i looked on ebay, everything on there is going for silly prices, thats why i have now gone with the option of a new mk3. got £100 saved in 2 weeks, everything i dont use is for sale and every penny goes in the pot. will soon have it and then can play with it for a few months and get use to how it all works. i'll get the girlfriend to hide it in the garden somewhere and i'll find it. he he she will be useful for once.

[stealthy1 3,964]

Wait until the weather warms up and the undergrowth on your patch looks like the rain forest, then check the price of a MK3m.

[dpb82uk 138]

do alot of yas use locaters and wood you recamend them iv never thorght of useing them till the other day i took me brothers hobs out to a new spot iv founed on me doorstep thats litterd with rabb holes its like water ship down i didnt av enth nets boltted 3 all out un-neted holes ad to wayt 1 and a half hour til the littel f****r poped its head out about 15 or so meters away i just corght it bfour it cud go back down i might get 1 meself i see how the locaters can put your mined at rest

[stoaty1 35]

I found the Mark 3 took a little getting used to and the noise it produces annoys the hell out of me but you can turn it off and only use it on the final pin pointing stage. Both units are great but getting spares for the Mark 1 is not an option.

[Brimmer 220]

I've seen the mk3 in action, and all the talk of creeping around setting nets quietly not making a sound is kicked in the balls by the hell- screeching sound it throws out!

The mk 1 is dead and i wonder what the muppets at deben are thinking about changing a tested model, one day, the men holding the patent will see sense and allow the rebirth of something that didn't need changing!

Edited April 24, 2009 by Brimmer

[andy s410c 61]

I've seen the mk3 in action, and all the talk of creeping around setting nets quietly not making a sound is kicked in the balls by the hell- screeching sound it throws out!

The mk 1 is dead and i wonder what the muppets at deben are thinking about changing a tested model, one day, the men holding the patent will see sense and allow the rebirth of something that didn't need changing!

I agree with you B the noise is a pain but time & tide wait for no man....nowt wrong with the MK1 but it's just the way it is.You buy a new mobile a week later it's out of date!!!It's took Deben over 25 yrs(ish) to come to the MK3 +(M) so personally i think they've done what's best for the customer in years to come...now stop being a tightwad & get that MK3m bought