Author Topic: Please welcome a new sponsor Jiffy Ice Drills (Read 4663 times)

Iceshanty · « **on:** Sep 08, 2010, 07:45 AM »

Please welcome a new sponsor to the Iceshanty, Jiffy Ice Drills.

Jiffy Ice Drills
U.S. Engineered Ultimate Performance

Brief History of Feldmann Engineering & Mfg. Co. Inc.

Feldmann Engineering & Mfg. Co. Inc. started in 1947 in a cheese factory building near Plymouth, Wisconsin, by Marvin H. Feldmann as a proprietorship. The business was incorporated in 1968.

Products produced during the course of its existence included the running gear of farm wagons, farm bale elevators, rotary garden tiller, and snowmobiles. The originated, developed and sold all terrain vehicle, known as the Terra Tiger, an all terrain cycle followed. A power ice drill was developed in 1951 and continues today as a principal product for the company. The company has become the world leader in the manufacture and sale of its Jiffy Ice Drills. Other products include lawn aerators, which is rapidly gaining in popularity due to the general awareness of the environmental benefit and beauty of healthy turf, plus a portable fencing and shrub and tree planting auger.

Other products built during the course of the company's history included transmission for the home washing machine, transmission for the soft serve ice cream machines, along with go-carts, hydraulic tiller gear cases, and hand ice drills.

One early product was an automatic twine typing attachment for the Case hay baler. This attachment was sold to the Case Company in Racine, Wisconsin. The Case Company sold 113,000 of these attachments for the farmer in the first two years. This twin attachment was the fore-runner of the automatic hay and straw balers currently in production.

Feldmann Engineering & Mfg. Co. Inc. continues in business as a small family owned business.

The Power Ice Drill Idea

The conception of a power ice drill, for ice fishing, began in 1948 with a fellow Plymouth Wisconsin Fire Department member of Marvin Feldmann's, who loved to ice fish and could often outsmart the fish by getting his limit. This avid ice fisherman was a truck driver and delivered and picked up product from Lauson Engine Company in New Holstein, WI. (Lauson Company was later named Tecumseh Power Products and continues to manufacture quality two-cycle and four-cycle engines for many products, including Jiffy Ice Drills.)

He had purchased an engine from Lauson Engine Company and endeavored to build a rig to cut through the lake ice with power. His efforts met with failure. As he knew Marvin Feldmann has started his small business and had good mechanical ability. He discussed his efforts and needed to build a powered ice cutting machine. Marvin agreed to give it a try. It did not end with a single effort as Marvin gave it many tries before he succeeded to develop a product that could cut through the ice, with engine power, in a reasonable fashion. Thus, the Jiffy Power Ice Drill came into being.

Improvements were made over the past 50 years for the Jiffy Ice Drill. These included a lighter weight unit, improved ice cutting technology, and improvements in safe use and ease of handling. Good quality for satisfactory service and long life has continued over these many years to be a prime requisite of the product. Winter fishing enthusiasts throughout the world recognize and enjoy its use as the best ice drill product in the marketplace, thus causing Jiffy to be the number ONE selling product.

http://www.jiffyonice.com

-Scott

james · « **Reply #1 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 08:32 AM »

To the good folks at Feldmann Engineering & Mfg, welcome to the shanty.

HIMO · « **Reply #2 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 08:52 AM »

From a fellow Wisconsinite,Welcome to the best icefishing website in the world. I hope your stay with us is long and prosperous.

HIMO
Wisconsin Iceshanty Moderator

Bean · « **Reply #3 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 09:08 AM »

Welcome to Iceshanty. Glad to see you sponsor the site.

krayfish · « **Reply #4 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 11:41 AM »

Welcome,glad to see another great sponser...and MADE IN THE U.S.A!!!

holehawg · « **Reply #5 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 11:48 AM »

aaah my drills on here now...congrats and thank you....

Hoosier · « **Reply #6 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 07:31 PM »

Thanks Jiffy, for stepping up and sponsoring IceShanty.com.The best Ice Fishing community on the internet.The advantages will be greater than you could have imagined..

boblee · « **Reply #7 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 07:52 PM »

bout time! love jiffy products and their customer service

wiskeyfish · « **Reply #8 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 08:06 PM »

WELCOME!

surflizard · « **Reply #9 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 08:17 PM »

Welcome and thanks for becoming a sponser !

NH Trout Fisherman · « **Reply #10 on:** Sep 08, 2010, 08:18 PM »

I've had my Jiffy 30 for 10 years now...Still Runs Like New

Welcome to the Ice Shanty

Byron/PA · « **Reply #11 on:** Sep 09, 2010, 06:31 PM »

Yup, good to have you on-board and see the ongoing commitment to the ice fishers.

pikeking · « **Reply #12 on:** Sep 09, 2010, 10:46 PM »

Thanks JIFFY!!! Glad to see you helping out the best Ice Fishing site in the WORLD!!!

wyo700 · « **Reply #13 on:** Sep 12, 2010, 01:51 PM »

wife bought me a stx pro 2 for christmas last year, its my first auger. i dont know why i would ever go with anything else. its awesome. thanks jiffy.

Raquettedacker · « **Reply #14 on:** Sep 12, 2010, 03:55 PM »

Welcome to the site and thank you for your sponsorship.. And I have a Jiffy..

topher7694 · « **Reply #15 on:** Sep 12, 2010, 09:57 PM »

Being a proud owner of a Jiffy ice Drill, I would like to say thank you for your sponsorship of this wonderful site !

esox13 · « **Reply #16 on:** Sep 21, 2010, 10:21 PM »

From a life long Jiffy customer - Welcome and thank you!

webster · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 12, 2010, 06:52 PM »

Bought our first Jiffy Ice auger last season a 10 love it so far

lippy · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 13, 2010, 02:29 AM »

welcome aboard Jiffy and thanks I have had my Jiffy for over 30 years great auger. Thanks again

petrgill · « **Reply #19 on:** Oct 15, 2010, 04:48 PM »

Use a 10+ year old Jiffy and runs great. Funny thing is I was looking for a Jiffy decal a little while ago to put on the sled we just built. Haven't found one yet though may get the hat at some point. Welcome aboard.

icefisher-45 · « **Reply #20 on:** Oct 15, 2010, 05:00 PM »

Welcome and thank you for being a sponsor.

ICE KID · « **Reply #21 on:** Oct 22, 2010, 08:37 PM »

uh-oh, now I have a reason to go out and buy a jiffy, and I already have a SM

$:-\$

Yopy · « **Reply #22 on:** Oct 22, 2010, 09:51 PM »

welcome

iceman260 · « **Reply #23 on:** Nov 13, 2010, 07:18 PM »

Welcome to the shanty, my jiffy is 30 years old still runs fine.

fishsmith · « **Reply #24 on:** Nov 21, 2010, 02:24 PM »

welcome to Iceshanty I've had a sd60i for a while now,starts easy has never let me down.

brace · « **Reply #25 on:** Nov 21, 2010, 02:33 PM »

Welcome Jiffy!! Love your augers.

geothefisher · « **Reply #26 on:** Nov 21, 2010, 06:19 PM »

Welcome aboard!

tjl1982 · « **Reply #27 on:** Nov 28, 2010, 07:50 PM »

Welcome!! I own a model 77 great drill its never failed me!!!

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