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Question.Is the bit head the standard Mora/Lazer setup? If I don't end up liking the drill rig that I'm still waiting on (🙄) I am giving serious consideration to picking up one of these 24v in 6" and just slapping my 7" Lazer bit on it, if it's the same shaft diameter. From the battery life you guys have described, I could probably run an entire season on a single charge. Ice around here rarely exceeds 8", and I literally can't remember the last time I drilled more than 6 holes in a day. Most days it's 1 or 2.
Strikemaster advises not to run a heavier steel bit in it. 6 or 8” lite flite only or it will void the warranty.
I have to wonder if these ratings are like fuel mileage, where they can make the conditions perfect to get the most holes during the test and then say "up to so many inches of ice". Maybe they tested it on 16" block ice in a warehouse that was 70 degrees, with a battery just off the charger in the office room, all holes started with the bit on the ice so no wasted spinning, and a time break between each hole for the auger motor and battery to settle/cool. Theres something that happened if everyone is getting 70% of the listed performance. Or maybe they did get that performance with the initial run of test batteries, then they bulk purchased the run and the company making them (presumably in china) cheapened out on something.
Well I know there's a huge difference in how much gas I use based on air temp and how hard the ice is. Late ice, warm weather I can get a lot more inches of ice per tank of gas than mid winter, cold weather... I'm sure eclectic augers are the same. They would be silly not to do marketing testing during prime conditions, just like your fuel mileage analogy.
I bought the 40 volt this year and so far I love it. Was out all day in 20 degree weather last weekend on 6 inches of ice. Drilled about 50 holes. I purposely left the battery out in the cold all day to see how much the battery would drain. At the end of the day when I pressed the batter power button it still lit up all 4 lights! I've been very impressed with it so far. I can't wait to test it in sub zero weather.
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Pretty cool mod! definitely a lot of cheaper than a SM battery. Is the Greenwork a 4ah or 5ah?
While I didn't count holes last weekend I would guess I got alot more than 540". Needed near zero down pressure. Still not sold on the electric idea but with stimulus money burning a hole in my pocket it was the most reasonable addition to my gear
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