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Great stuff....so from what I've heard I've concluded a couple things:1. Many factors need to be taken not account... temp, ice thickness, battery amp, auger size, etc.2. I should get a bigger battery, more ah ( I can do that with my drill?). 3. If punching more than a few, and thicker ice, either go smaller auger or to my gas...too much stress on drill. 4. Get a better (more expensive) drill, maybe next Black Friday.
DeWalt DCD996 with 5aH battery 8" KDrill 15" of ice 10 degrees F 23 Holes or 345" of ice. I imagine a less aggressive laser bit you should be able to do at least 30 holes or 450" of ice, maybe more.
Milwaukee 4ah - over 40 holes last weekend through 7ish inches of ice and still had half a charge left.I have 3 of these batteries.5" auger
Just a bigger battery??? Im a little concerned that pushing that much juice through the drill and the wires meant for that drill may burn it up? How much torque are the M18 pushing?
The increased Ah isn’t going to change the voltage to your drill, all it means is your battery is able to hold a larger charger for lack of better terminology. So in short, you’re not getting any more power, just a longer run time per battery.
Since our ice here is Missouri is relativy thin at 4-6 inches, I’ve trying to do my exercise with a hand auger instead of my Ion. Right now I am pushing about 3 holes to a beer. When I run out off beer, it is time to stop drilling.
A lot of folks would like to believe that a little difference in hole size doesn't matter much. It matters huge. comparing a 6 inch hole to a 8 inch hole is comparing 9 to 16. Not quite double but close. The area of the hole is what counts not the diameter.
How durable are these drills? Keep it at home if rain is predicted?
With a 6” Nils and 4ah 18v ridgid drill I average around 600-700” of ice on a battery
Model of drill and Amp Hour of your batteries ?