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anyone know where to get a clam plate?
Does the drill have to be brushless, for a longer drill life? In the reading I've done it seems that the batteries that have the most power drill the best!
No, that one has compact batteries. To get the bigger batteries you want 2603-22 not 22ct
I believe the correct one is http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M18-FUEL-18-Volt-Lithium-Ion-Brushless-1-2-in-Hammer-Drill-Driver-XC-Battery-Kit-2604-22/203205419 It has the extended high capacity (XC) 4.0AH Batteries cost $299 I looked at them at home Depot and recall seeing 4.0AH Batteries on the outside of the package Specifications.
Says it comes with 3.0 ah batteries , might have to upgrade!
I wanted to give my end of season final review on my Clam ice auger with the Milwaukee Fuel 18v hammer drill and a 8" mora auger.I have been using my setup with the milwaukee drill for well over a month now. I am using a 8" mora auger and have been drilling about a dozen holes each trip through 24-28" of ice on Saginaw bay. I have been out probably about 12-14 times with it. The drill does shut down when it heats up, but not nearly as much as the Ridgid drill. I can get 1-2 holes before it does this, however I am using an 8" auger. When I tested the 6" auger, I drilled 54.5 holes in a row with no shut downs. When it does shut down, I just wait a few secs then continue to drill. I can say this, I am more than satisfied with this setup and will not go back to gas unless this fails me over time. I also rarely ever have to use the second battery, since I can get 12-14 8" holes on one battery. It has been a crazy winter, with insane ice thickness, so I feel under normal ice conditions, this setup will be even better than currently.Good luck to anyone building/using a cordless drill ice auger.
Update: I have been using my clam combo drill adapter and & 7" drill and the Milwaukee 18v fuel cell the last few outings, and I am very pleased so far with the results. This last weekend it was -1 degrees, and we got 27 holes with the first battery and 28 with the second battery. As you can see in the pic, we were drilling down and bottoming out at the plate on all the holes. we did not drill consecutively, we were using a camera and drilling three holes every time we moved, plus hole hopping and our tip up holes. The second battery I did used more frequently just to see how far it would go.I am very pleased with the results. Probably will not used my 10" jiffy much any more, [hee, hee], [to heavy to carry].