Anyone use a Dewalt 985 with a 8" K-Drill or 8" Mora ?

[hardwater diehard]

I have a DeWalt 985 ..along with 8" K-drill and a Gen 1 Clam Plate ..was wondering if any member has had direct experience with this set up ? My go to set up is a Milwaukee 2704/Clam Plate 4.0..and 8" K-Drill ..But I have the Clam Plate 1.0 and the Drill w/4ah batteries . My initial thoughts is may be a tad under powered ...I have run a 6" SM Lazer on the DeWalt/Clam Plate  w/o any worries . Just curious .

[hardwater diehard]

Maybe a Frankenunicorn build.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I have a DeWalt 985 ..along with 8" K-drill and a Gen 1 Clam Plate ..was wondering if any member has had direct experience with this set up ? My go to set up is a Milwaukee 2704/Clam Plate 4.0..and 8" K-Drill ..But I have the Clam Plate 1.0 and the Drill w/4ah batteries . My initial thoughts is may be a tad under powered ...I have run a 6" SM Lazer on the DeWalt/Clam Plate  w/o any worries . Just curious .

What's the dewalt in/lbs?

[3300]

will be approximately 540 inch pounds. would be bad with the 8 inch bit.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

will be approximately 540 inch pounds. would be bad with the 8 inch bit.

Looks like a 6in might even give it issue.

[xiaolu]

DeWalt 985? I believe you need 991 or 996.

[hardwater diehard]

Looks like a 6in might even give it issue.

Worked quite well on my plate a 6" lazer in 12 inches of ice ..

DeWalt 985? I believe you need 991 or 996.

Anybody know if the 991 or the 996 will fit the Gen 1 Clam Plate?

[Finnt]

Worked quite well on my plate a 6" lazer in 12 inches of ice ..

Anybody know if the 991 or the 996 will fit the Gen 1 Clam Plate?

The 996 will fit just fine but the auxiliary handle works better than any other drill out there you can position it in any angle that fits you comfortably  dont need the clam plate with the 996. Go to store that has one on display to look at and handle it just like picking out a gun it needs to feel comfortable in both hands and get batteries that are at least 5amh  it will run all of the new auger bits made for drills. I run a 7in lazer hand auger bit that cost me 81.00dollars and flies thru the ice. I sold a jiffy 3hp stx stealth 2 stroker after I bought the 996 and lazer auger. I will never go back to a gasser auger.