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Ice Fishing Tips -Check your local regulations! => Equipment => Topic started by: walleymcjigger on Jan 12, 2022, 11:13 AM
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Interested in getting the Ryobi 40v ice auger. Has anybody used this yet? Pros cons?
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This is the first I am hearing about it ..my concern is the height of the auger..looks to have Flat/Mora blades would not be my first choice but nice to have options
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40-Volt-HP-Ice-Auger-with-8-in-Bit-and-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-RY40712VNM/318428403?mtc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-B-D28I-028_033_CHORE-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-B-D28I-028_033_CHORE-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP-71700000047860582-58700007491582131-92700067402247128&gclid=e2c689cea95a1b625195e81183d949a6&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=e2c689cea95a1b625195e81183d949a6#overlay
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I don't like the single blade either but curious if my Eskimo quantum will fit it. I already have an extra battery and.my gas powered needs some work. Would rather spend the money on a new battery powered one
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I don't like the single blade either but curious if my Eskimo quantum will fit it. I already have an extra battery and.my gas powered needs some work. Would rather spend the money on a new battery powered one
The Ryobi looks to have dual flat blades ..which I like ..and would probably work just fine ..there are better tried and true options ..in the same price range . You would need an adapter I guess to add your auger drill unit as it is probably 22mm ...my guess is the Ryobi is 18mm output shaft . Eskimo makes an adapter for just that purpose.
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It's so stubby! I would just go for the 40V Strikemaster.
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DUAL BLADES
(https://i.postimg.cc/qNLhQS2Q/RIA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNLhQS2Q)
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Thanks diehard. I didn't look at picture close enough. I think I'm going to pull the trigger and get it since I have an extra battery already. Also can't start my season until I can get a hole in ice.
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What did you already have the 40V battery for?
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Thanks diehard. I didn't look at picture close enough. I think I'm going to pull the trigger and get it since I have an extra battery already. Also can't start my season until I can get a hole in ice.
Good luck with the purchase..Be sure and do a review . I would think the Clam Auger Extesion may work to get height. HD has them as well lil pricey ..but I bet they would price match in the chat or at the store ..one stop shopping .
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Clam-16-in-Ice-Auger-Extension-9561/314664919
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I got a mower with a 6ah battery this fall
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DUAL BLADES
(https://i.postimg.cc/qNLhQS2Q/RIA.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/qNLhQS2Q)
Looks like eskimo quantum power blades too, bet ardisam made the bit
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Let's hope they are the same blades since I just spent 35$ on new ones
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Looks like eskimo quantum power blades too, bet ardisam made the bit
That's the same bit that's been on every cheap Chinese gas auger I've ever seen.
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This is the first I am hearing about it ..my concern is the height of the auger..looks to have Flat/Mora blades would not be my first choice but nice to have options
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RYOBI-40-Volt-HP-Ice-Auger-with-8-in-Bit-and-4-0-Ah-Battery-and-Charger-RY40712VNM/318428403?mtc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-B-D28I-028_033_CHORE-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP&cm_mmc=Shopping-B-F_D28I-B-D28I-028_033_CHORE-MULTI-NA-Feed-PLA-NA-NA-BASE_SHP-71700000047860582-58700007491582131-92700067402247128&gclid=e2c689cea95a1b625195e81183d949a6&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=e2c689cea95a1b625195e81183d949a6#overlay
Really? I use lasers and I am considering going to a "flat" blade. Those things grab at the bottom like no tomorrow. Cut like hell...but damn!!! :o I can give up a little speed to save my wrists. Part of the problem might be because I sometimes do it one-handed if I'm hole hopping. Maybe I should use the handle on the drill more often. ;)
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Forgot the the comma ..I really like Mora/shaver/flat
This is the first I am hearing about it ..my concern is the height of the auger..looks to have Flat/Mora blades, would not be my first choice but nice to have options
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Really? I use lasers and I am considering going to a "flat" blade. Those things grab at the bottom like no tomorrow. Cut like hell...but damn!!! :o I can give up a little speed to save my wrists. Part of the problem might be because I sometimes do it one-handed if I'm hole hopping. Maybe I should use the handle on the drill more often. ;)
If you drill one handed you wont like flat blades unless you have a power point. If you are not holding it straight and putting slight downward pressure, they tend to walk across smooth ice... right into your foot if you arent careful
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If you drill one handed you wont like flat blades unless you have a power point. If you are not holding it straight and putting slight downward pressure, they tend to walk across smooth ice... right into your foot if you arent careful
Good to know. Guess I'll stick to the lasers...and use 2 hands a little more often. ;)
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Got it on order. I will be the test pilot on this one
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53.98 ft lbs of torque
x 12 = 648 inches of torque...hmmmmmmmmmmmm .
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53.98 ft lbs of torque
x 12 = 648 inches of torque...hmmmmmmmmmmmm .
Gear reduction I would imagine, looks like a gearbox between the power head and the bit. Their 18v earth auger is interesting as well, but might be geared down so low it would be really slow.
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This video looks painful ..hope the OPs new purchase is a lot smother drilling
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12 holes, on 40v rig? That sounds awful for the price. 😬 That bit looks really short, too.
I'm using an el cheapo undersized Skil 20v on a 7" hand auger and I can do like 20-30 holes through 10-ish" of ice on a 4ah battery.
Looks like a steer clear product, imho.
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12 holes, on 40v rig? That sounds awful for the price. 😬 That bit looks really short, too.
I'm using an el cheapo undersized Skil 20v on a 7" hand auger and I can do like 20-30 holes through 10-ish" of ice on a 4ah battery.
Looks like a steer clear product, imho.
They're using the earth auger bit.... might be a big difference if they used the ice bit..
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I'm also 5'8" on a good day so not too worried about hieght and have a 6 ah battery as well already. As of now I can't drill 1 hole so can't be worse than that
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12 holes, on 40v rig? That sounds awful for the price. 😬 That bit looks really short, too.
I'm using an el cheapo undersized Skil 20v on a 7" hand auger and I can do like 20-30 holes through 10-ish" of ice on a 4ah battery.
Looks like a steer clear product, imho.
Thats not the ice auger. I'm surprised it drilled one, let alone 12.
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Thanks for posting this. Im already invested in multiple 18 and 40 volt Ryobi batteries & tools. So it may make cheaper entry for me. Got to ck. the total weight. Hopefully much lighter than my gas Barracuda 10”. Put my shoulder out last week lifting the sled and auger as one unit into the truck bed.
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12 holes, on 40v rig? That sounds awful for the price. 😬 That bit looks really short, too.
I'm using an el cheapo undersized Skil 20v on a 7" hand auger and I can do like 20-30 holes through 10-ish" of ice on a 4ah battery.
Looks like a steer clear product, imho.
X 2. Earth augers RPM's are much lower than ice augers. Putting an ice bit on it, what do you gain from any other electric? Sure as heck don't want to use the dirt auger on ice, believe me.
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Just weighed my old Eskimo Barracuda. Royobi auger is the same weight. No upside there.
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Yes one of the cons of this unit. It not very light weight but comparable to gas auger