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Offline teamlund

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10" ion?
« on: Jan 09, 2014, 12:46 PM »
Hey guys, yesterday I bought a new 8" ion.. I drilled 3 holes with it and was blown away. I bought this strictly for drilling inside my perm shack. I was wondering if anyone has put a 10" auger on their ion. I am thinking of making up a coupler that would allow this... If batteries are an issue I am willing to buy another battery to gain more run time with a 10" auger.... thoughts?
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Offline lefty2053

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Re: 10" ion?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 09, 2014, 01:11 PM »
I read the battery will run down fast the bigger the hole with the electrics.
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Re: 10" ion?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 09, 2014, 08:38 PM »
Quote from: lefty2053 on Jan 09, 2014, 01:11 PM
I read the battery will run down fast the bigger the hole with the electrics.

Right that's why I said I was willing to buy and bring along a 2nd battery when fishing. If you can get 40 holes with an 8inch than 30 or at least 20 should be realistic with a 10".. a 2nd battery could keep me up there in the numbers of holes...
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Offline Kevin23

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Re: 10" ion?
« Reply #3 on: Jan 09, 2014, 09:08 PM »
Might not have the torque for a 10" bit. Might blow the motor trying.
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Re: 10" ion?
« Reply #4 on: Jan 10, 2014, 06:39 AM »
Quote from: teamlund on Jan 09, 2014, 08:38 PM
Right that's why I said I was willing to buy and bring along a 2nd battery when fishing. If you can get 40 holes with an 8inch than 30 or at least 20 should be realistic with a 10".. a 2nd battery could keep me up there in the numbers of holes...
Pretty sure someone said it wouldn't even drill one hole with out trouble using a 10".
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Re: 10" ion?
« Reply #5 on: Jan 11, 2014, 10:31 PM »
Something to consider.... maybe a 10" chipper that takes less power/torque to turn would be a better option than a 10" dual blade lazer or equivalent. That way it doesn't smoke your battery as fast but still grants you a 10" hole. Think that with this rig a ION auger would suffice for enough holes for the average user
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Re: 10" ion?
« Reply #6 on: Jan 12, 2014, 03:44 PM »
I recall reading about someone using a 10in auger on an Ion. However, how many holes you could punch im not sure.

To put it into perspective, i know some guy who use a power drill and an 6in auger. They get about 20ish holes on one battery thru a foot of ice.

You would think 10-15 holes would be possible for an 8in auger right?

Wrong, they barely get 1-2 holes with the 8in. The extra juice needed to drill the bigger hole drains the battery.
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