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what is th best type of augur hand to save money or power for speed?
perchjerker
01-31-2009, 11:22 PM
how about a hand auger that does both save money and has speed?
Nils Master.....
just incredible
blueicecpa
02-01-2009, 10:13 PM
Put that Nil's Auger on an "Ice Gator" 24v , it will fly , like hot knife through butter!I have owned two since last year. The nice thing too is right away the motor can auger 100% torque right away. I can have 8 holes before the Gas gets started , warmed up then makes 1 hole. The NAIFC Team of the Year is sponsored by them, they are called Ice trollers with the amount of holes they do every day.
Checkmate
02-09-2009, 07:39 PM
I own the Nels in 6 inch. I love it. I keep showing others how it will outperform and is less energy consuming to drill holes than inline crank units especially larger holes. About 10 days ago I saw and got to handle a Ice gator 24 Volt unit. The fellow was an ice fisherman next to us and was from Michigan. He just got it. He demostrated it. I have had my eye on one of these puppies and am convinced for me this is the way to go. Far less maintenance as well as ease in operation. IT JUST WORKS! I expect to see more of these DC motor units on the ice in the future. Checkmate
thump55
02-10-2009, 11:05 AM
I own the Nels in 6 inch. I love it. I keep showing others how it will outperform and is less energy consuming to drill holes than inline crank units especially larger holes. About 10 days ago I saw and got to handle a Ice gator 24 Volt unit. The fellow was an ice fisherman next to us and was from Michigan. He just got it. He demostrated it. I have had my eye on one of these puppies and am convinced for me this is the way to go. Far less maintenance as well as ease in operation. IT JUST WORKS! I expect to see more of these DC motor units on the ice in the future. Checkmate
My bet is you will see more of them when the price goes down. I'll stick with gas, but I can see how some folks might like the battery powered ones. I'd be curious to see how long the batteries last before they need replacing...
steiny93
02-10-2009, 04:08 PM
For drilling inside a fish house I picked up an electric strikemaster. I forget the model but its one that doesn't have a battery but has long wires instead.
It rocks, no exhaust and always starts :)
Works so good that my new strikemaster 4 blade has only drilled 4 holes in two years :(