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How about the batteries? They hold up all day and do u have to keep them warm
I wanted a Ion. I wanted a 10" bit as that is what my z71 has. I was't going to buy a ion then drop another $170 on a 10" bit. I also watched youtube videos with the 10" bit and they were pretty slow drilling the ice. I decided to go with a 8" Kdrill last year. Got the Milwaukee M18 fuel hammer drill to go along with it. This thing rips through the ice. Was out on 26-28" of ice each 5ah battery lasted about a dozen holes. Most of my ice fishing is done on 18" or less so they are fine. They have 9ah batteries now @ home depot for $200 with charger & 2 batteries. Drill is about $100 more. Pretty sure that will be my ice fishing purchase this year to have the extra capacity.
Was impressed with the Ion last year, my buddy has one. Anyone buy those trophy strikes n what ya think which one in your guys opinions?
I've owned an Ion now for 4 years, works great. I really don't understand the drill speed argument? What is it like 30 seconds slower per hole? Is that really a deal breaker? How? Show up 5 minutes earlier to fish and you've made up the hole speed difference for the entire day...The only other "complaint" I've heard is that you need to keep the battery warm, a $5 soft lunch box fixes this....There's nothing better on the ice than pulling upto your spot and instantly drilling a hole, no priming, no multiple pulls, no warm up, just pull the trigger...
Had Zero issues with my X and it's NOWHERE near 30 seconds slower per hole:)
Some bits needed to replace because they had the wrong paint. My solution was to call them, talk to them, have a great conversation where they were amazingly helpful and agreed to and did send out a new part, fish while I waited for said part to arive, receive and attach new part, put old part back in the box the new part came in and send it back to Ion on their dime. No pride here, just an owner of a tool that had a minor issue that was beyond easy to resolve.
Just curious , since my brother and I both have an Ion, I was thinking of selling mine and getting a drill set up. I saw several last year on the ice but it seemed like they had to bear down hard to get the hole drilled. Is this normal? What would the cost be for a good drill, extra battery, clam plate and oy K-drill auger bit?