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Bounty Hunter TK4 Tracker IV Metal Detector
Last Updated: December 5, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.4
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Total Reviews
999
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378
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Build Quality
95metal, nails, metal detecting, buried, property
+79%
-21%
" ... I marked the spots because the ground is harder than concrete. ... "
" ... This metal detector is exactly as described . ... "
" ... Simple and solidly built and likely something I will have and use years from now. ... "
" ... Thanks for a great metal detector. ... "
" ... This metal detector is very lightweight, easy to use, and easy to assemble, can't wait to get out and find some treasures! ... "
" ... I look forward to using this metal detector a lot in the immediate future. ... "
" ... My first metal detector. ... "
" ... My son loves his new metal detector! ... "
Ease of Use
72easy, understand, simple, lightweight, easy to assemble
+97%
-3%
" ... It came with all the parts and was easy to assemble. ... That's a good place to start bc the gravel is easy to dig up and replace and there are tons of objects so you can get a feel for it. ... "
" ... Easy to use and just the right size! ... "
" ... Excellent and easy to use ... "
" ... user friendly, a good product and price ... "
" ... It was easy to use and he found lots of things with it. ... "
" ... Easy to use out of the box. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Nothing works great easy to use and understand good product. ... "
Price
62detector, spend, metal detector, worth the money, worth
+89%
-11%
" ... I don't expect top of the line in this price range. ... "
" ... it is easy to use and it is great product for its price. ... "
" ... Not top of the line but it works well for the price. ... "
" ... Best selling and for a reason, best bang for the buck. ... "
" ... Works well, great price. ... "
" ... Saved me a lot of money. ... "
" ... nice for the money. ... "
" ... great price and saved me money because i didnt have to hire a surveyor ... "
For Kids
49loves, grandson, year old son, fun, year old
+92%
-8%
" ... Bought this for my 8 year old son. ... "
" ... My 8 year old son is fascinated with metal detecting videos on YouTube for reasons unknown to me . ... "
" ... Now the kids use it on the beach for fun ... "
" ... My Grandson LOVES THIS ... "
" ... Bought it for a 5 years old son. ... "
" ... Bought two of these for my 12 year old sons - they love them - quality item! ... "
" ... My 7 year old granddaughter can handle it pretty easily. ... "
" ... My son loves this and he is ten. ... "
For Fun
36lot of fun, treasures, treasure, beach, lots of fun
+100%
" ... It is a fun tool to use and I have never gone out without finding something. ... "
" ... This thing is base level and there are other, much better options out there, but for the price this unit is a lot of fun and works great when you get the sensitivity and discrimination figured out. ... Money to fun ratio is a+. ... "
" ... This is a fun must have, especially if you live close to the beach. ... "
" ... I bought this for my 11 year old grandson and he has had so much fun with it! ... "
" ... Hours of fun and treasure hunting! ... "
" ... Super easy to put together and had a lot of fun using it. ... "
" ... This has supplied hours of family fun! ... "
" ... Have had lots of fun with this Detector. ... "
As Gift
31christmas, son, present, husband, birthday
+97%
-3%
" ... I think this is a perfect gift for a 10 year old girl or boy. ... "
" ... gave as a gift ... "
" ... Gift for my treasure hunting son. ... "
" ... I bought this for my 8 year old son as a birthday present. ... My son opened it as a gift and was unsure what he had opened. ... "
" ... If you don't know what to buy someone for a birthday or Christmas, this makes an excellent present. ... "
" ... What a unique, awesome gift! ... "
" ... This gift truly turned out to be the Christmas surprise. ... It was a few days after Christmas when my girlfriends son was able to receive this gift. ... "
" ... Was a gift for my 12 year old boy. ... "
Product Reliability
25found, worked, years, working, stopped working
+64%
-36%
" ... worked fine after finding a hundred cans! ... Served its purpose. ... "
" ... I bought this a couple months ago and I've had some success with it. ... "
" ... We only found junk and trash but we did find it so it works. ... "
" ... Been out twice . ... "
" ... So far the batteries are working well after 4 months of a lot of use. ... "
" ... Ok we have had this for 7 months now and have loved every minute of it. ... "
" ... Saved a life. ... "
" ... Worked as expected ... "
Water Resistance
21found, water proof, water, sand, found lots
+90%
-10%
" ... Took it to a fresh water river and hit up some sandbars. ... Cool performed great submerges, had awsome depth on wet sand. ... "
" ... I found a lot of things at the beach. ... "
" ... This will definitely be a good gadget to take to the beach next summer. ... "
" ... Very light as well, for those long hunts on the beach. ... "
" ... Two years later and my wife still uses it at the beach ... "
" ... I use it a lot by river banks in a few inches of water and the bottom part definitely is water proof, as expected. ... "
" ... We went to the beach and we found lots of nail (yeah, what a lame beach.) ... "
" ... We bought this for our grandson and son-in-law to use at the beach. ... "
Delivery
16box, delivery, shipping, prompt, packaged
+88%
-13%
" ... Came as expected. ... "
" ... preformed as expected, I was happy with the quality, price was reasonable although not a "super" deal, delivery was as stated, and I would purchase from the seller again. ... "
" ... Product was delivered less than 24hrs after placing my order with free next day shipping from Prime. ... "
" ... Arrived quickly and packaged well. ... "
" ... I gave it 4 stars because it did not arrive in original packaging, but in a brown box instead. ... "
" ... The product was in awesome condition and arrived as advertised!! ... "
" ... Arrived in good condition. ... "
" ... works fine, arrived a day early. ... "
Capacity
15yard, property, house, backyard, used
+100%
" ... I had beaten and shaken a shopvac filter in the front yard of my sister’s house while house-sitting . ... "
" ... Found lots of treasures in our backyard. ... "
" ... Just using it around the house it seems to work well. ... "
" ... Used it to find a Property line in a Rural area. ... "
" ... Used this to find my property corners, successfully. ... "
" ... I received it today and took it into the back yard of our 1928 home. ... "
" ... Bought this for my Dad because he always wanted to borrow one from somebody to take to the old family farm and look for buried treasures. ... "
" ... Did the job, found our property survey posts! ... "
Battery Life
15battery, hours, 9v, new batteries, battery life
+73%
-27%
" ... You will need two nine-volt batteries for operation. ... Since I just received this, I do not know the longevity of the battery life at this time. ... "
" ... Pop the batteries in, turn it on, and start using. ... "
" ... -Battery is still working after many hours of use ... "
" ... Put a couple 9 volt batteries in it and it's ready to go . ... "
" ... Comes without the two 9 volt batteries needed to operate, but it works well. ... "
" ... Searched for a half hour. ... "
" ... So far the batteries are working well after 4 months of a lot of use. ... "
" ... Lift weight and long battery life ... "
Marketplace
14advertised, works, purchase, fast, described
+71%
-29%
" ... Works just as advertised . ... "
" ... Just as described ... "
" ... Wait until they have a sale got mine on here for $64. ... "
" ... Number and website is for A home manufacturer. ... "
" ... Product was delivered less than 24hrs after placing my order with free next day shipping from Prime. ... "
" ... $8-9 dollars I'm out now that could've been used to purchase something else on Amazon . ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Good price fast shipping ... "
Setup
13easy, instructions, simple, setup, read the instructions
+92%
-8%
" ... it was very easy to put together and set up . ... "
" ... Follow the instructions and you will find cool stuff. ... "
" ... It came with all the parts and was easy to assemble. ... "
" ... The instructions are very clear and simple to operate. ... "
" ... Fast shipping, great packaging, easy to assemble. ... "
" ... Easy to figure out by reading directions & super simple to put together. ... "
" ... Not only was is easy to setup and use, but it was also accurate. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble. ... "
Comfort
13arm, dig, adjusted, adjustable, use
+69%
-31%
" ... Beaches are best because sand is softer to dig. ... "
" ... Picks up the smallest pieces. ... "
" ... Easy to use, works well identify objects, lightweight and comfortable to hold. ... "
" ... But I have bought a separate hand held pin pointer for when I can't see or feel the arrow and have to dig. ... "
" ... It's easy to get familiar with the settings and it feels good in the hand. ... "
" ... And is very light and comfortable. ... "
" ... : and later in the day, noticed a sterling silver & turquoise (with great sentimental value) pinkie ring was gone off my hand ! ... "
" ... They really liked them because they were light and could be adjusted for arm length. ... "
Weight
12light, light weight easy, excellent, use, relatively
+100%
" ... Its light weight, easy to put together and use. ... "
" ... Excellent lite weight. ... "
" ... light weight love. ... "
" ... -Very light weight and adjustable ... "
" ... It is relatively light weight, 3 settings - 1) for picking up Anything and Everything 2) One for coins etc. ... "
" ... Is light weight . ... "
" ... Now that I've had this thing long enough to almost pay for itself I have to say I am impressed with this light weight, easy to use and powerful metal detector. ... "
" ... I was quite surprised on how light weight it was. ... "
Size
12easy to use, taken, heavy, easy, apart
+92%
-8%
" ... Easy to use and just the right size! ... "
" ... Very light and works very well. ... "
" ... Lighter than the older model. ... "
" ... It fit into the larger suitcase once taken apart(very easy to do). ... "
" ... Easy to put together and take apart for storing in the bag. ... "
" ... I haven't taken it out much but it is super easy to use and lightweight. ... "
" ... This can be compact if you need. ... "
" ... It is easy to use, lightweight. ... "
For Travel
10trip, vacation, trips, walked, trail
+90%
-10%
" ... We bought for our son to use on vacation in Florida. ... "
" ... My 9 year old son took this camping last week. ... "
" ... Need to practice some but works great -- Many trips to beach with grandkids -- plant some costume jewelry and odds and ends - they really get off on finding treasures. ... "
" ... Worked great for the beach almost paid for it the first day ... "
" ... I looked for hours on the playground, and I walked the hiking trail at least three times with no luck. ... The day after receiving the meter, I walked the hiking trail. ... "
" ... We used this metal detector to find a platinum wedding ring that we lost on the beach on vacation. ... "
" ... I bought this for my upcoming Gettysburg trip so I really havent put it to the test yet. ... "
" ... We bought this for our grandson and son-in-law to use at the beach. ... "
Controls
10sensitivity, settings, metal, tone, toggle
+70%
-30%
" ... There is a switch for three modes of operation (all metal, full discriminate, and tone discriminate). ... "
" ... The controls are simple enough to get you started but it does take some time to get things fine-tuned (still working on it myself). ... "
" ... The sensitivity dial makes fine tuning simple as well. ... "
" ... Nice unit, controls are quite sensitive. ... "
" ... The settings are a little hard to get used to at first, but one youtube how-to and some practice and it was fine. ... "
" ... 2 - Set the toggle switch on the right to center (all metal) so that you can learn how to use it. ... "
" ... No problems with controls. ... "
Accuracy
10found, readings, pretty, use, setup
+80%
-20%
" ... We are beginners, but have found it to be quite accurate! ... "
" ... I have found it to be very accurate and reliable. ... "
" ... It's pretty accurate and for the most part I've found some pretty cool relics. ... "
" ... -Found metal at least 18" below the surface in sand so it seems accurate ... "
" ... Not only was is easy to setup and use, but it was also accurate. ... "
" ... Lightweight and accurate ... "
Returns
10returning, return, replacement, shipped, ring
-100%
" ... Quickly sent in for replacement . ... Replacement DIDN'T WORK EITHER!! ... "
" ... I really should have returned it. ... "
" ... Did not work returned it. ... "
" ... I am returning it to AMAZON. ... "
" ... This is a total piece of Junk and it is taking for ever to get my refund. ... "
" ... Returned them and I have a Garrett AT max on the way. ... "
" ... I slid it back into the box and shipped it back. ... "
" ... Didn’t work had to return ... "
Fit
9nut, metal detector, grass, feeder, easy
+67%
-33%
" ... It fit into the larger suitcase once taken apart(very easy to do). ... "
" ... It fit together easily. ... "
" ... Easy to put together and take apart for storing in the bag. ... "
" ... Very happy, have not found any treasure yet, just nails and pop tabs. ... "
" ... Nice metal detector, Lightweight, handle extends to fit your size, can easily set the angle of the coil, and the set up is easy and fast. ... "
Cleaning
8nails, buried, debris, treasure, brush
+50%
-50%
" ... My husband lost a knife outside that got buried in the dirt. ... "
" ... Also looked dirty and took a look a little harder and the small overhang on top of the screen was spotted up from being wet. ... Knobs were crusty/dirty. ... "
" ... I bought this to find metal stakes buried about 1" under dirt. ... "
Overall performance
7simple, recovery, price, good, fast
+100%
" ... Does the job and quite nice to have ... "
" ... Simple operation and does the job ... "
" ... Good for the price and does its job. ... "
" ... You'll get frustrated fast. ... "
" ... Recovery speed is amazing. ... "
" ... Does a great job. ... "
Cables
7wires, thin, metal, found, buried
+14%
-86%
" ... I attempted to use this to find buried steel tracer cable, and metal pipe, not a chance. ... "
" ... One stopped working not long after purchase, probably an internal wire. ... "
" ... The way it is designed now, the batteries and wires are jammed in with no support underneath. ... "
" ... The plug in for the headphones had copper corrosion growing out of it. ... "
" ... It had no cord to connect the head unit to the detector, It was missing a battery connector, and was a cheap plastic. ... "
Design
7silver, found, tone, ring, look
+86%
-14%
" ... Look for meteorites ... "
" ... I found a ton of nails, my spade quite a few times, a sterling silver ring, and 3 coins. ... "
" ... Found a few modern coins. ... "
" ... Able to sift through the cheap metals with using the tone feature to find the gold. ... "
" ... I found GOLD. ... "
User Manual
5read, users, use, tone, thought
+100%
" ... Works great, and the user manual is short and easy to read. ... "
" ... Honestly, I thought it was gone forever, but after searching for only two hours (on the recommended jewelry settings in the manual), I found my pendant under a pile of leaves and twigs. ... "
" ... Easy to esamble, very good users manual, easy to use, very sensitive. ... "
" ... Manual nice pretty hopeful if you wanna have an idea of what is in the ground the manual says depending on the tones you hear like high tone low broken tone and no response. ... "
For Running
5well, use, run
+80%
-20%
" ... I use headphones which helps very nicely. ... "
" ... First run was in a hay field. ... "
" ... I did buy headphones for this, and they work well. ... "
" ... Picked this up for about $70 along with the $11 bounty hunter headphones. ... "
Headphones
5use, size, headphone jack, headphone, earbuds
+60%
-40%
" ... I use headphones which helps very nicely. ... "
" ... It has a plug for a headphone set. ... "
" ... Love the fact that you don't need headphones. ... "
Product As Described
5works, described
+80%
-20%
" ... Works just as advertised . ... "
" ... Product is just as described. ... "
" ... Just as described ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
Features
4light, modes, mode
+100%
" ... Really like how light it is. ... "
" ... Works well very light ... "
" ... I use it on the discriminate mode, works great! ... "
" ... -If you are a first timer i'd recommend the following settings: ... "
Storage
4bottle, batteries, metal, larger, items
+75%
-25%
" ... Easy to put together and take apart for storing in the bag. ... "
" ... Works very well, found most if the beer bottle tops that the tourists hid in the sand. ... "
" ... She borrowed it and located the ring in one of the bags buy dumping the bags and running this over the pile :) ... "
Sound Quality
3types, beeps, volume, sounds, moving
+67%
-33%
" ... I don’t notice a big difference in the sound differences in types of metal, but I dig up everything that beeps anyway so that’s not important to me. ... "
" ... Before you use it, make sure you test it with different types of metal so you will know what it sounds like. ... "
Band
3ground, detector, band, adjustable
+33%
-67%
" ... No arm strap ... "
" ... I pulled the detector out and could see that it had been together before, paint worn off the adjustable part that goes to the ground piece. ... "
Defective Delivery
3box, opened, defective, arrived
+33%
-67%
" ... Two of the five packages were opened. ... "
" ... I ordered from Amazon WH and saved a few bucks for a repackage item, box was damage. ... "
Drying
3sand, work
+67%
-33%
" ... Works great in dry & semi-wet sand. ... "
" ... Not sure how it would work in mineralized or dry soil, but for the money, it's not a big risk to take. ... "
Call quality
3hear, hard, really, noise, moving
+100%
" ... Really liked the head phone hookup am really hard of hearing and this feature is great for us old people. ... "
" ... Would definitely recommend the headphones, they make it very easy to hear. ... "
" ... I guess hearing impaired ppl can use it. ... "
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Specifications
Body
Size: 36 meters