New locator suggestions

[WiscElectrician]

Hello all,

Just looking for a few recommendations, and figured this was the right community to ask. I just received approval to purchase a new locator, primarily for marking our exterior lines. Does anybody have any suggestions for a solid locator... obviously looking over the internet a bunch pop up during searches but I'm definitely no specialist in underground locating.

Here is a locator I found that looks good to me, problem is I don't know the company. Nor do I recognize most of the companies that pop up doing searches.

http://www.tracerelectronicsllc.com/tracer/tracer/page128/vLoc5000.php - This one doesn't give me a price, so that may be a deterant

http://www.tracerelectronicsllc.com/tracer/tracer/page16/vLocPro2.php - This one seems similar, same company and definitely in my price range.

Thanks

 

[Cow]

This guy seems to like his Amprobe:

http://www.electriciantalk.com/f2/underground-lighting-circuit-issue-72990/

 

[tom baker]

WE use Schonstedt XT PC - do a lot of locating for traffic signals and street lighting. We had a 3M DynaTel but like the Schonstedt better.
Do you have a 811 locate service? ask them what they use?