Ridgid drill help

[lefty2053]

Wrong speed for sure. Also the Ridgid has a Torque Setting from 0-100. Looks like it is on 70-75. Oh and he is in screw mode. I guess he does put it in drill mode later. But this guy really needs more sleep, he is totally half asleep.

[hardwater diehard]

I also think he may have a drill with a battery connection problem. That can make it cut out also.

My first time out with my refurbished DeWalt 995 ...Clam Plate...8in Kdrill ..my drill shut down after 3 holes(7" ice)
 ...I then noticed the Ubolt knob fasteners were had become loose ..tighten back up ...worked fine ..yesterday ...little thicker ice(10" ice)...had similar issues ..tightened Ubolt again..not as loose as first time ..was good for a hole or two ...then I notice that the battery had some play..after removing the battery and reinstalling it with some more force it was fine ...kicked across this video looking for a remedy.

[lefty2053]

Took out the Drill and fished today. Drilled perfect even opening an old hole although it hung up a little. It never Shut off. I am running it on 60 for torque and #1 setting. 2" a second easily.  Oh I caught  17 Crappie, 1 Trout,1 Perch and 1 Pike. 23.5" Pike. A lot of 9.5- 9.75" Crappie.

[Ice Scratcher]

Took out the Drill and fished today. Drilled perfect even opening an old hole although it hung up a little. It never Shut off. I am running it on 60 for torque and #1 setting. 2" a second easily.  Oh I caught  17 Crappie, 1 Trout,1 Perch and 1 Pike. 23.5" Pike. A lot of 9.5- 9.75" Crappie.

Nice work!

In drill mode, the torque setting makes no difference..

Are you running your set up in drive mode, or drill mode?

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[lefty2053]

There are 3 settings. Hammer, Drive and Drill. Drill mode is what I use. And you are correct the torque adjustment doesn't work except in Drive mode. So I guess I adjusted it for no apparent reason.  I am pretty new to this but I am trying to read the instructions.

[boder]

No problems today with Nils 8” through 5” of ice.  Ran both batteries and left one sit out in the cold for an hour before drilling with it and it still preformed great. 

More testing will have to be done but wife and kids make it difficult. 

[Charman03]

My rigid has been running fine lately. Only had problems on those really cold days with the ice freezing on the auger and perhaps battery getting cold

[walleyeboater]

I bought my Gen 5 drill Jan 5th. The owners manual states the batteries can operate in temps to -4f.
The formula for any brand of drill = high speed/low torque.
The ring around the chuck sets the speed. Mine is on 60.  70-80 is better than 20-30.
Torque switch on top of drill, needs to be on 1.

Hope this helps.

[lefty2053]

Mine ran great again today.

[kpd145]

I have a gen5 brushless with a 2amp battery and run a 6inch nils.

This has happened to me with cold batteries. Like -8 cold.

[boder]

I bought my Gen 5 drill Jan 5th. The owners manual states the batteries can operate in temps to -4f.
The formula for any brand of drill = high speed/low torque.
The ring around the chuck sets the speed. Mine is on 60.  70-80 is better than 20-30.
Torque switch on top of drill, needs to be on 1.

Hope this helps.

Thanks.
Had not heard that about the torque ring before.  Mine was set at 80 today because that’s what I used to drive some screws the night before. Last time I had problems the torque ring was set on 100 and 0. 

[walleyeboater]

Btw, I'm running a 6" Nils on a clam plate.
4 amp hr battery.

[Charman03]

So it's been awhile, how has everyone's rigids been running

[lefty2053]

I have over 350 holes drilled and have no complaints other that the one day I had heavy snow about a foot on top the ice. It shut off a few times but once I figured out to shovel the snow off first it did great. SO yea heavy wet snow will bog it down. Just bring your shovel.

[shermanpup]

I need some help with my brand new drill setup.

I am running a brand new ridgid gen5 brushless compact hammer drill with an 8” Nils attached with kovac ice master. The problem I am having is that the drill keeps cutting out on me when I am drilling. It will drill for a second or two then stop. Wait a little bit press trigger again then drill again only to stop seconds later.  When the drill spins it cuts great. 

I started out with new battery that I kept in my coat pocket till I got to my spot.  The drill was on the auger not protected from the elements. It is 25*f right now.  Drill set up was on drill and 1 as thst got me the best preformace. 

Anybody ever have any issues like this before? Advice? Thanks.

I had the same problem and found out that I had the settings wrong. Put the switch on #1 and drill mode selected ,crank the torque to its max (past 100 ). Make sure to clear the hole of snow while drilling . This worked for me. If it is set to #2 there are safety features that will stop the drill and then you have to remove and reinstall the battery . The 2AH batteries are fine for 6" of ice or even more , just don't put a lot of down force on it . A 4AH battery allows you to drill more holes it really doesn't make the drill more powerful .All this is info I got from my regional Rigid service dealer.I am using a 6" auger ,I am sure the 8" puts a bigger strain on the drill.

[Laker 11]

My Ridgid just started doing the same as the first poster. Batteries are charged and warm, I think the battery is loose were it slides in.  Jiggle the battery or take it back out and it drills again. I haven't had time to try a strap or cord. I hope I can manage this!!

[lefty2053]

You don't have to remove the battery just let up on the trigger and then go again. It is in the manual that if the battery gets hot it shuts down and releasing the trigger resets it. I don't mean let up on it I mean release it completely.

[3300]

My Ridgid just started doing the same as the first poster. Batteries are charged and warm, I think the battery is loose were it slides in.  Jiggle the battery or take it back out and it drills again. I haven't had time to try a strap or cord. I hope I can manage this!!

so it had been working fine and now it is not?
if so it is under warranty for three years and lifetime if you filled out the lsa.

right now there is a lot of water on lakes and that puts a bigger load on augers. try lifting so it isn't biting as much wet ice and see how it does. if it still is acting up, then i would take it to an authorized small service center.
dull blades make it worse.

[schie03]

I ended up returning my rigid last week thanks to the Home Depot 90 day return policy.  A few buddies of mine all have the fuel and seem to out drill me.  You can definitely tell the difference in power.  The batteries for the Milwaukee are lasting a lot longer too, granted the Milwaukee came with 2 5amp ones instead of 4 amp, and it ended up being cheaper since it was on sale for $250 just no free tool.  Worth the return in my book. 

[Game Hog]

Two decent seasons now of fishing/drilling twice a day still going strong. Nils blade could use a touch up but that can wait until ice out.

[Rather-B-Fishin]

Solution...Ridgid Octane Brushless with 9amphr

[SLAYERFISH]

Thanks for the fast responses guys.  I am out on the lake with it now. 

The drill is a 4ah and it is rated for 700lbs torque. Only two bars left on battery now but I will try some of the things you guys suggested. 

I will add that once the drill cuts out a few seconds goes by before it will drill again and that time seems intermittent. Also there is a little slop in the ice master connection.

700 in/lb is not enough to turn an 8".

[luv2fish2]

I have a 2604 Milwaukee ( 750 in lbs) i run a 8" kdrill and haven't had a problem in 3 years with 4ah batteries but this year i got 12ah woo hoo

[PikeKing23]

700 in/lb is not enough to turn an 8".

This is not true.  I have been running the gen x5 with an 8" Mora for 3 years with no problems at all.  Before that, I used a ridgid 556(?) in/lbs with the same auger for 5 years with no problem.  All of these drills have plenty of torque.
 Sharp blades and large batteries are what matters.  I just picked up 2 9ah batteries for my gen x5 and it works awesome!  I will be buying the 1300 octane next year for my 10" shaver and have no doubt that the drill will turn it just fine.  I already use the 556 for my 6" mora and the gen x5 for my 8".  Next year I will have all 3 sizes with their own drills. 

[slipperybob]

So one thing I'm curious as to why we don't use an impact driver?  It's seems that they have like 2,000 inches/lb of torque.  Are they too slow?

[Rather-B-Fishin]

Seriously look at the new ridged octane...1300lbs and one heck of a deal if you buy it from HD online...basically get the drill for free if you buy a charger and a new 9 amphr battery= no brainer!
I have heard that the impact driver would not allow the blades to cut well and would destroy a clam plate...this is not my opinion or experience, just from what I have heard

[smitty]

Seriously look at the new ridged octane...1300lbs and one heck of a deal if you buy it from HD online...basically get the drill for free if you buy a charger and a new 9 amphr battery= no brainer!
I have heard that the impact driver would not allow the blades to cut well and would destroy a clam plate...this is not my opinion or experience, just from what I have heard

Just ordered "free drill" with purchase of 9amphr battery and charger... great deal

Thanks smitty

[Agronomist_at_IA]

So one thing I'm curious as to why we don't use an impact driver?  It's seems that they have like 2,000 inches/lb of torque.  Are they too slow?

Having ice auger blades you need a nice steady drilling for the blades to cut. If you started having the "impact" mode occuring with the blades smashing against the ice to cut it would damage the edge pretty quick. Which would dull them and cause them not to cut. You'd also risk possible damage to the blade mounts/cutting head getting bent or out of wack due to the impacting. Same reason nobody runs the drill in hammer mode.