New G2S Problems

[wildcatfan0309]

Anybody having range problems with there g2 collars? Also not holding a charge very long.
Any help would be appreciated. Ran classic 70s forever trouble free not impressed with 1 year old g2s at all.

TRY TO TELL THAT TO A FEW PEOPLE ON HERE
THEY ARE JUNK
I HAD THE PROBLEM ALSO THAT WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TONE IT WOULD SHOCK THEM
THEY SAID IT WASNT IMPOSSABLE BUT TRUST ME IT IS

AND THEY WONT REACH OUT FOR NOTHING
BUT YA HAVE TO KEEP IT QUIET
BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT TRIALS AND STUFF

[ringtail]

i bought a new classic 70 g2 exp last fall and at about 300 yards i have to hit my dogs on 3 to get the shock,,,,,,i also have 2 collars that when you hit the tone by your ear it kinds spits and sputters,,,,,,,not satisfied,,,,,oh yeah and the red lights on my cradles went out after the first week,,,,,, im looking into the sport dog 3200 model,,,

[kgsc68]

I tested my Trashbreaker @ exactly 1/2 mile across an open field and could not get a tone or stimulation signal to any of my 6 receivers. I moved in to .3 miles and it worked. I sent it to Tritronics and when it came back it would not reach 200 yards. I also made sure that I was away from my vehicle and power lines. TT's customer service has been nothing but good to me but they need to admit that they have a problem. My old Trashbreaker Ultra worked great for years so I don't think that their products are junk but the G2's obviously have a bug. I am confident that my system will be repaired but it stinks to have to deal with the problems.

[foxxy]

i dont think mine is getting out that good but i do run by some power lines at times

[Spini Boys]

For those of you wanting to switch to Sportdog I would recomend the 2500 over the 3200, the 2500 only has 1 1/2 mile range but I love mine, I have had no problems with it. I run 3 times a week and have had it for 8 months. Only had to replace a battery in a add-a-collar i bought seperatly. My partner runs a Trash Breaker and he also has had no problems. Good luck

[chris fuson]

i am a dealer of tt thru my store.............tri tronics is located in phoenix arizona (dessert) thats where they are tested at.......in a flat terrain with no obstructions.............this is why in my opinion they dont rech like they should........because who hunts in a dessert.......thats tri tronics fault for false advertisment in my opinion.........i think if they say it reaches 1 mile then it should reach at least 7/10 of a mile with obstruction not 2/10......i think they should not advertise a mile range unless it will reach a mile range...........but i do have to give them credit i have never had any problem with there customer service.........they have been nothing but great to me..........but i think that they should take a 2nd look at there range issues and advertise what they will reach in different terrain not in the flat dessert..........but my dads view is if you have to shock a dog at a mile away then you have bigger problems then tt.......but your situation jimbo is different if you are needing the range for handling.......thats toally different then having to shock for a junk problem.......over all i have not had much problems with mine.(knock on wood) if i had ito do over then i would go with a trashbreaker instead of a classsic 70.......but i agree with eveyone else mine does not get the range it says it does...............ive not tried a different brand but untill the new ones came out i never really heard of the old ones having a range problem.........so maybe in a year or so they can get the range back to par..........im sure if they get enough complaints and enough systems sent back from customers that they will look into it.................just my 3 cents worth............even though i do sell them my overa;lll opinion is if they dont reach what they are supposed to then what good are they to even put on your dogs..........

[Pike Ridge Beagles]

Anybody having range problems with there g2 collars? Also not holding a charge very long.
Any help would be appreciated. Ran classic 70s forever trouble free not impressed with 1 year old g2s at all.

TRY TO TELL THAT TO A FEW PEOPLE ON HERE
THEY ARE JUNK
I HAD THE PROBLEM ALSO THAT WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TONE IT WOULD SHOCK THEM
THEY SAID IT WASNT IMPOSSABLE BUT TRUST ME IT IS

AND THEY WONT REACH OUT FOR NOTHING
BUT YA HAVE TO KEEP IT QUIET
BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT TRIALS AND STUFF

My unit shocked my dogs on tone right before the range problem surfaced. The problem is with the transmitter, not the collars. Probably bought the compnents from the cheapest bidder. They need to take a good look at their supply sources. It only takes one small part to ruin a great design. I still think TT is the best and will figure this all out.

Chris, the old units worked as advertised in my opinion. My older unit has never gave me a problem and it is going on 4 years old. Basically, the same collars, different transmitter...EXP.
Although, it kind of sounds like Jimbo is having battery problems.

[ringtail]

but dont you think its a bunch of crap that we gave good money for these units and we are having problems with it and they want you to send it in with a 150 and they will work on it,,,i dont know about you guys but i have a 6 dog unit with around a grand wrapped up in it and it is worth crap if it isnt working the way it should,,,and when you have cradles that the lights keep going out on them how do you know when they are charged,,,,,,im sure any tri tronic dealer has heard of the circut board blowing in the cradles but will any of them tell you,,

[wildcatfan0309]

Anybody having range problems with there g2 collars? Also not holding a charge very long.
Any help would be appreciated. Ran classic 70s forever trouble free not impressed with 1 year old g2s at all.

TRY TO TELL THAT TO A FEW PEOPLE ON HERE
THEY ARE JUNK
I HAD THE PROBLEM ALSO THAT WHEN I WOULD TRY TO TONE IT WOULD SHOCK THEM
THEY SAID IT WASNT IMPOSSABLE BUT TRUST ME IT IS

AND THEY WONT REACH OUT FOR NOTHING
BUT YA HAVE TO KEEP IT QUIET
BECAUSE THEY SUPPORT TRIALS AND STUFF

My unit shocked my dogs on tone right before the range problem surfaced. The problem is with the transmitter, not the collars. Probably bought the compnents from the cheapest bidder. They need to take a good look at their supply sources. It only takes one small part to ruin a great design. I still think TT is the best and will figure this all out.

Chris, the old units worked as advertised in my opinion. My older unit has never gave me a problem and it is going on 4 years old. Basically, the same collars, different transmitter...EXP.
Although, it kind of sounds like Jimbo is having battery problems.

i bought it directly from tt
and it was the transmitter
what aggrevates me is that they know about the problems
and when you call they act like your the first person to ever call about a problem with tt equiptment

[chris fuson]

ive been selling them for a little while, ive not sold them for a real long time maybe a year or so..........but i have not had 1 brought back yet for any problems........but what poeple dont know is that a dealer is nothing.....if you buy one tomarrow from me and bring it back the next day all i can do is send it back to tt.........i cant work on it or anything.........so honestly you are better off dealing with tt yourself that way you get it straight from there mouth and not thru another person.........ive not sold hundreds of them or anythign but i have sold a few and own 2 different ones myself an older one and a new exp....ive not had any charging trouble or anything like that out of mine or any that i have sold that i know of.........but i do agree that its more with the transmitter and not the collars and also agree that they should fix the problem......if it says a mile it should get a mile or really darn close to it...............also the farther a dog is from you then the more power its gonna take to get your dog.........example- if your dog is 25 yards then 1 should do fine to get there attention, but if your dog is 400 yards then you are going to have to crank it up because of the distance bettween the collar and transmitter......they way that i was told by tri tronics how there range worked is that it is supposed to reach for a mile but you have to have it up on 6.....tt told me that for every number represents 1.5/10 of a mile. they also said that numbered varied stronger in flat and weaker with mountains/obstructions.....i still agree that tt is in the wrong for advertising a mile if it will not reach a mile........i know from experince that my unit will not get them at a mile around these mountains.........but i figured that when i got it.........overall i still think they are the best...........they may have some problems that they need to work on.......but from being in retail i will almost guarentee that if they get enough sent back/ enough customers comlaining they will fix the problem.......the reason why that i am saying this is because if they get enough systems sent back that are still under warrenty and they have to pay for them to be fixed thereself then they will eventually get them fixed right because they will start to loos more money then they are making...........i honestly have to agree with pike ridge and think that they have toomk the chippest bid on parts and that is where there problem is.....................i know that everyone is going to think that i am defending tt but im not.............i have the same complant as most poeple with the range issue.....but i only became a dealer because we have a buisness licsense and tax id number, so it was dumb for us to order them and pay retail price when we could get the whole system with 6 collars and save about 150 dollars on the whole deal..........so to be honest with you i dont care if i sell another one, i just became a dealer because it just made sense.....so i am not here advertising for them because i could care less what everyone chooses to use..........but i would almost bet you that in about a year and a half that as long as they have not came out with a new 70 that they will be improved with performance...........as long as they dont do away with them and start a new version of the classic 70 that if you go buy a new one in a year and half that these problems will more than likly be fixed.........like i said before if they get enough of them sent back and enough complaints they will end up havinfg to improve them..........the market will dictate if they have to fix the problems or not, and from the issues i have seen that poeple is having with tt on this board i will bet that the free market will end up causing tt to improve on there product........also i just found something else out a day ago..........on the new exp models the bottom of the transmitter screws off, they told me that you are supposed to unscrew this each time you charge it and make sure there isnt anything in there like dust or grit or anything, also they said to clean the prongs and the metal strips that transmit the charge to the collar each time you charge them, dont know if this really helps them or if that is just another excuse from them to say that its not working right because you didnt do that...........the only issue that i have is that there range is off...........if tt says it will reach a mile then it should reach a mile whether that be on level 1 or level 6 it should reach what they say it will reach.......................also i dont know if in the info provided with the system tells you how far each number will reach or not, but tt plainly told me that the further away then the higher the number you need to put it on.........they told me that it would not reach a mile on 1 or 2 for sure and they said 9 times out of 10 that you would have to have it on 5 or 6 to get a good shock at a mile..............so it doesnt matter they need to take there product back and either make it reach a mile or change the advertising range to what it reall reaches.

[DIXIEDOG]

i bought it directly from tt
and it was the transmitter
what aggrevates me is that they know about the problems
and when you call they act like your the first person to ever call about a problem with tt equiptment

What do you expect TT to say, ya we know everybody is calling us and saying that our product is crap, send it back to us and we'll cut the range in half and return it to you Of course they are not going to bash their own product. I guess I've just been lucky, I bought a 3 dog Thrashbreaker G2 and never had any problems with the unit, although I did one of the loops that holds the receiver on the collar break off when one of my hounds was out hunting. I upgraded to the Thrashbreaker EXP when I started hunting with a bigger pack and it works excellent also. TT has an excellent reputation and I'm sure they'll make it right. I don't sell TT or make any money from TT heck they don't even give me a discount but I can tell you my next training collar will be TT hands down they make a great product, they may be having a few quality problems with the 70's right now but they will fix them just keep working with them.

[chris fuson]

i agree totally that they will make it right.............or they will loose a ton of money.........also i say they are the best on the market hands down.........also when i get my next one it will be a tt........but it want be a classic 70 it will be a trashbreaker........but i still think they will make it right and they are the best thats out.........if they dont make it right or fix it then dont buy there product...........if enough poeple do that then that will get there attention real quick...........

[wildhare2]

Just to throw my two cents in, We've bought 3 Dogtra Shock collars sets and love them. Never have had any problems with any of the 3. 2-4 dog systems and 1 3 dog system. They hit very hard, in fact we've been told not to hit on any higher than 6. I've watched a dog run a deer and let them get out 1/2 mile or better and then hammered it. The dog started doing back flips and screaming like he'd been shot. I've never understood why they put that darn tone thing on a shock collar anyway. If I have to hit tone, then they are getting shocked. We've also bought 2-2 dog pup trainers from them and they hit hard enough to run them on the big dogs. They also have a buzz feature for pups instead of immediately shocking a puppy. The collar vibrates and then if that don't work you can shock them. Hell I think we got 1/2 mile on those little collars. If I were you guys I would give dogtra a shot. What can it hurt?

[Joeyman]

Ok last night I got one collar out and had my brother press the tone button for me. I got in my car and drove all the way down our street. I don't know how far it actually was because I'm not good at judging where 200 yards is. But I can tell you that it was a distance that I would never let my dogs get away from me. So it was a good distance. I didn't have no problems at all. I heard the tone. I didn't have him shock just use the tone. I even turned and went another half block down another street and still had no problems hearing the tone. That was thru houses and trees. AND I haven't charged mine in about a month.

Now watch come hunting season they won't work.

[DIXIEDOG]

Ok last night I got one collar out and had my brother press the tone button for me. I got in my car and drove all the way down our street. I don't know how far it actually was because I'm not good at judging where 200 yards is. But I can tell you that it was a distance that I would never let my dogs get away from me. So it was a good distance. I didn't have no problems at all. I heard the tone. I didn't have him shock just use the tone. I even turned and went another half block down another street and still had no problems hearing the tone. That was thru houses and trees. AND I haven't charged mine in about a month.

Now watch come hunting season they won't work.

Come on now be a sport, unless you try the shocker you'll never know it works correctly I suggest using no more than 5 to start 6 is a little much for a beginner