Ice Master adapter ruined my auger

[zimmerDN]

Anyone here uses the IceMaster drill adapter for their Nils auger?  I used mine for a season and it ruined my auger. 

Reason you ask... it wobbles like hell!  Where the adapter fits over the nils auger shaft is a loose fit.  Therefore when the auger turns, every little bit of play between the adapter and the shaft gets amplified by the length and the weight of the cutter head.

I tried shimming the adapter but the design of the adapter has an inherent fault that only a design change can fix.  Icemaster don't have control on how each Nils is produced especially when it comes to paint thickness.  Nils doesn't have to quality issue due to variance in shaft sizes because the mating handle on the auger was designed such that consistency on the shaft size is not required.

Am I right in my assumption?  I am buying a new head for the auger and putting the handle back on.

I hope someone come up with a new design so I can continue to use my drill next season.

[Mainedog]

Tanaka.

[esox_magnum]

Tanaka.

 Agree....

[zimmerDN]

Agree....

So when you have a problem your Ford/GM/Ford/Honda/Toyota/Hyundai.  Do you immediately go buy a Royce Royce/Bentley/Aston Martin/ Mercedes/Ferrari?

Common guys I am asking if anyone has the same problem with their drill adapter on the Nils and if anyone else makes a better adapter.  Please tell me Tanaka sells just the drill adapter.

I don't want to spend $500 for a new head and if I do I will just get the IceGator anyway.

[Mainedog]

So when you have a problem your Ford/GM/Ford/Honda/Toyota/Hyundai.  Do you immediately go buy a Royce Royce/Bentley/Aston Martin/ Mercedes/Ferrari?

Common guys I am asking if anyone has the same problem with their drill adapter on the Nils and if anyone else makes a better adapter.  Please tell me Tanaka sells just the drill adapter.

I don't want to spend $500 for a new head and if I do I will just get the IceGator anyway.

I had the Attacker/Nils setup.  Nice fast drill but and heavy.  Sold the Gator.  Own the Tanaka now.
No, I just drive a Chevy and a Ford Ranger these days.

[esox_magnum]

I got mine when I got the auger, way cheaper that way, 8" bit and motor with tax under $550. Most guys I know who have gotten adaptors were not right and had them made by a local machine shop or had access to a lathe and redid their own.

[walleyeboater]

I have the icemaster adapter on my 6" Nils, even tho I don't need it. I bought it while I was waiting for my Nils to arrive, thinking it couldn't be that much easier than the Mora I had. Mora has been sold. That being said I have cut a grand total of 21 holes w/ it, all in one trip. Did it mess up your auger after you toook the adapter off? Or is it still attached?

[Kevin23]

Pretty sure there is a warning on most augers to not use them with drills.