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So now I'm a little nervous...all this talk about burned up drills. I have read the "reviews" here on just about all of them except the one I just bought...Bosch...600in .lbs, 4.0ah. Anyone have/tried this brand? Sorry to be a thread stealer
I'd have to look at the recomendations on 600in/lbs.....you can probably run a 6,5,or 4in and be ok. With only 600in/lbs an 8in would burn it up.......and I don't think I would try a 7in either.
after trying several drills and augers i came to a conclusion that a good ratio for drill inch pounds to auger bits size is 100 inch pounds per inch of auger provided you have a high capacity battery and sharp blades with no added down pressure and maintain angle of bit.
What about the clam plate and a cordless drill?? Or even just a cordless drill ?? Attached to auger?? Have not seen much about the ion x yet?? I know the ion has a lot of mixed reviews about it .. for one the Ion is a brace bit style auger with chipper blades.. not ment for cutting holes fast as say a curved blade style auger like a nils or laser.. if looking at a 8 inch avoid the laser auger. .. but it all depends on price on a good drill like the millwaukee m18 fuel model 2704-20 with 1200 inch pounds of torque... or even the dewalt dcd996 with 835 uwo.. or even the ridgid r86116 with 700 inch pounds and life time warranty.. life time warranty on ridgid even on batteries and charger if bought as kit.. all these will push a nils auger in a 8 inch no problem .. but if looking at a 10 inch that leaves the bigger companies like eskimo and strike master.. also look at the weight and battery charging.. like how long charging takes and compared to smaller ion batteries I know my ridgid take about 1 hour to charge a 2 amp battery.. and compare that of the ion to a millwaukee fuel and a nils set up?? I think you will like the cordless drill and auger better my self then say the ion x it's self?? But maybe that's just me
I think its funny how a guy asks for advice on a certain item and the entire thread gets changed to what works best on a cordless drill. That's not what the guy asked people. He knows what he wants and now just wamts input on those few items. Not my drill is better then your drill. So on with it. I have an ion x. Love it. Really nice for those days of big thick ice and not a lot of walking. Battery does really well in all conditions just don't be a dummy and leave it out in the elements. My augers tend to stay in my shack with me. Prefer the clam plate if I'm out on a search mission for fish. I'm the type of guy if I dont see or mark fish in the first 5 minutes I move till I get on the fish. Have no complaints of any of the setups out. They all do what they are supppse to. I have an entire fleet of augers. From 4in to 11in. Gas to electric. All depends on the day and what I'm out to do and fish for.
I do like the idea of extra USb ports though Steve. Always handy.