Already said it in the Ridgid thread, but great follow-up review DTro!!!
That definitely more closely resembles real-world usage IMO. Thanks for going the extra mile and dedicating yourself for 4 days to get this done!
My Ridgid is going strong! After cutting over 30 holes in 7-8" of ice Saturday, and about 10-12 today, I now have about 85 holes under my belt (20 in 5", the remainder in 7-8"), and my drill says it has 60% capacity remaining.
Very impressive.
I actually felt sorry for the guy that showed up on Saturday with an old 8" Jiffy, and took ~1:30 to cut holes... (Yeah, really. A minute and 30 seconds. After his 3rd of 6 holes, we started timing him.
)