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I bought a 10 in CPO Jiffy Ice Drill/only from Jiffyonice.com for $80 and I added $20 of other products to make it over $100; so I got free freight. You have to look under support to find them. Jiggy does not sell new motors only CPO. Thanks Feldman.
DEWALT FLEXVOLT ADVANTAGE 20V MAX Hammer Drill, Cordless, 1/2-Inch, Tool Only (DCD999B) Amazon has this under the used section but they are brand new for$80. Great drill for use with an auger extra long handle included.
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I had that auger drill unit(bottom half) ..its a great drill unit..sounds like you have it paired with an inferior drill. Wrong drill and battery will equal poor performance. As for the snap rings skip on down to a local parts store and pick them up.These are the drills that most IS member useDewalt DCD991Dewalt DCD996Dewalt DCD997Dewalt DCD998 must use 6ah or better Flexvolt battery to achieve the higher advertised torque Dewalt DCD999 must use 6ah or better Flexvolt battery to achieve the higher advertised torque Milwaukee 2804-20Milwaukee 2803-20Spec for the proper drill18V or Higher Brushless Drill5 Amp Hour or Higher Battery1/2” Chuck TypeSide Stabilizer / HandleMinimum Torque Rating of 84 Nm / 750 in. lbs/800 UWODRILL SETTING ....DRILL MODE.. Speed Setting 1 NO HAMMEER MODE !!! yes, i picked up the 991 today and a 4ah battery. should do the job however it got so warm theres no ice left lol. -James
Reed's has the Eskimo 8" pistol bit auger for $159.99. https://www.reedssports.com/ice-fishing/eskimo-pistol-bit-35
Reeds charges $26 for shipping...so I would contact Scheels for a Price Match ...free ship @ $50 from Scheels .
Reed's showed $18.95 for shipping to my house. Scheel's adds $10 due to the package size, so Scheel's is cheaper with a price match. Thanks!
Clam Auger Conversion Kit w/ Gear Box - 15501 $109https://www.thornebros.com/collections/sale/products/clam-auger-conversion-kit-w-gear-box-15501
This is pretty confusing! Clam makes 2 different Clam Plates. One is just the regular plate and the other has the reduction gearbox. Clam also sells the reduction gearbox separately that bolts directly to the regular Clam Plate. I can't tell if this sale is for both the clam Plate and the gearbox or just for the gear box for those who already have a plate.There is probably a discussion here somewhere about the Clam Plates and which one you need depending upon which drill and auger you want to use. My setup is perfect. I use a 7.25" Strike master hand auger Laser for the auger bit and it is attached to a regular Clam Plate with no reduction gearbox and the drill is the Milwaukee 2803 with 1200 In/Lb of torque. I have no need for the reduction gearbox at all but I going to a much larger auger, 8-10 inch might require the gearbox. I suspect those who use drills with less torque might benefit by having the gear box. I just can't say because all my pals who have the clam/drill setup have either 6" or 7.25" auger bits and they all work great with the Milwaukee drills but 2 of them started out with the regular Clam Plate, same augers but they both fried their Ryobi drills pretty quickly and bought Milwaukee 2803 or 2804 drills as replacements and have no issues at all.
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