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Been looking a tthe IONs. I have an IceGator now and I'm looking to shave some weight. Never regretted going from gas to battery. Never a mess and the smell of gas and exhaust on ya all day. I can justify the cost (whatever it is) for an electric auger no matter what it is. I use a 6" Finbore Micro hand auger until it starts bothering my shoulders then it's the 8" Nils on the Gator; usually at about 10-12" of ice.
I would recomend getting the litium 29v pack for your gator. That will cut your gator to 17lbs. Also will give you twice. The capacity, and 50 more rpms or so..if you have a gator, you will be very displeased with a ion. the cost is 250.00 shipped..i have never been able to kill my gator..never!!
I have the Ice Gator with the li-ion bat. and its a power house. And it has been in the coldest weather all day and still performs perfectly. Dont have to carry a extra battery or keep it warm in my pocket. I have used the Gator next to the ion and the ion owner was ready to switch after comparing. As far as cordless drills go...Keep them and there extra batteries in the tool box where they belong. I think if they were so great every power auger manufacturer out there would have one claiming it to be the best. But I dont see any out there... Jmo
How's the Ice Gator on weight? And do you buy the powerhead and use your current auger shaft & blades?
You got it. IG sells only the powerhead. Get the Lithium Ion head. The weight, with the lithium battery pack, is 22.5 lbs. I use a Nils 8" auger and it is another 8 lbs. So 30.5 lbs. total. IG provides an adaptor for the auger of your choice with the powerhead.It's one heck of a unit and I have never run the battery down in a day of fishing.From what I've read on here, it outperforms the ION hands down. I guess I'm sticking with the 30 lbs. of auger. If my back gives out, I'll have bring my wife
HAHAH Desperate times call for desperate measures. I just checked out a couple youtube videos and the Gator powerhead appears to just chew past the Ion...What is the overall battery life like/charge time? Looks like a way bigger powerpack. Ion quotes 40 holes in 24" of ice while IG quotes 60 holes through 28"