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Was reading about this and it says you have to remove the chuck from the drill to do this. Not a good idea in my opinion. Was really thinking about it until I saw that.
i like this idea. as i pull my sled all over. and for 3 yrs now have been using the swede-bore 8" ( bad idea should got the 6") and my fishing buddies use the newer 8" two handed ones. GREAT.i have tried to use a drill but is is hard as the torque Moves the drill. i am very excited to try (buy this to have two hands on for better control.the question i have is more on the drill used. i read a lot of 18v will work great. but not all 18v are the same (please correct me if i am wrong) is there a minimum torque rated for it? i have 3 18v drills 2 inexpensive black&Decker. a rigid ( seems to not hold a charge)but KIJIJI i am sure has a used drill.
thank you!so what i keep hearing any 18v will do really is not perfectly true. so why should we buy this? a drill needed to work properly is $200 cdn (basic dewalt) over $200 for . plus conversion with or without auger blade.we can get a gas auger for $350 approx.i was really liking this idea. but now i have to buy a $200 plus dill. and the kit for 150$ usd. this is looking like a big pill to sallow.or a good one for weight reduction for guys like me who pull their sleds everywhere.
Me, I would by a good quality Cordless drill and use it on the ice, I have owned a Jiffy and was happy to sell it... Weighed to much, did not like to start, did not like the noise, the stink, the gas, the mixing of fuel, OH, did I say the weight... Also to have something that you spend a bunch of money on that sits there unused most of the year, just bugs me... As to a Cordless drill, I use it great deal all four seasons... Investing the money in a Cordless drill that even if I never went ice fishing again, I would be happy to own, would not bother me...
Cali 009,you are right about the cost if you have to buy everything from scratch, the price is close to that of a gas auger. but here is the thing to remember, most people already have some type of hand auger and most would have a name brand drill at home too. now you need to look at the pros of this (even if you bought everything). first off it will be light in weight(14 LBS with the tested drill) which is nice when pulling your gear out by hand. second it will shine come early and late ice. third no need to carry gas with. fourth and probably the best reason (even if you have to buy a different drill) is at the end of the ice season you can take it off the conversion plate and put the drill chuck back on the drill and have a nice drill to use for what ever you need it for. I don't know if you know this or not but with the Clam Conversion plate the chuck has to be removed from the drill and a adapter that comes with the plate replaces the chuck. also when the testing was done on this they found the greatest number of holes came from using a 6" bit and a battery with a rating of 3.0 Ah or more. based on the testing a 6" bit will give you about 40 holes, a 7inch would give you about 30 holes, & a 8 inch would give you about 20 holes. testing was done on I believe 16" of ice up on Mille Lacs lake in Minnesota. thicker ice will reduce the number of holes per battery but once the ice gets that thick a gas auger is better then anyways.
I also like the design of this adaptor but I wonder how practical this is. If you already own the auger bit and perhaps even a good enough drill this can only be used early and maybe late in the season. With that being said you still would need to have a gas auger for thicker ice during midwinter and probably into late ice. I usually pull a hand sled early and late season, but as soon as conditions warrant I ride an ATV with an auger mount. Most people try to limit the weight they drag with a hand pulled sled and is this set up with perhaps 2-3 extra batteries going to be any lighter than a gas auger.
I haven't had much experience with gas augers so this may be a stupid question but is there augers that work better for fuel or electric augers? I bought a laser 8" hand auger last year with new blades for 35 bucks , basically because it was a little much for the guy who sold it and was planning on putting my 20v craftsman bolt on series to the test I bought a nimrod shaft for it and put together it spins great and is balanced great the only thing that I'm nervous about is if my chuck loosens enough that when I break through the auger and nimrod go for a swim any ideas on keeping that from happening
I want one of these for the sno bear. Anyone know where u can get one in Canada or would anyone be willing to ship one up for me?