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Yeah, keep telling yourself that. Below is a direct quote from the K-Drill website:K-Drill StaffOctober 24, 2018"Milwaukee Mud Mixer was tried by several members of our field test staff with similar results by all. Final Results: The heavier Milwaukee Mud Mixer did not have a high enough current load or temp setting to work with the 8 inch K-Drill and would continuously shut down after 2-3 holes. The standard 2703-20 drill far out-performed the Mud Mixer in all of our testing. Until Milwaukee makes some changes to the control circuit in the the Mud Mixer I would be certain it could be returned for a standard 2703-20 or 2803-20 hand drill."Why do people get their panties in a bunch when someone else has a problem with a product that they like?
You keep saying some auger manufacturers need to change their input shaft size. The Quik-Lok chuck (#42-66-0055) which comes on the 7/16" Hex Super-Hawg (Milwaukee service parts list bulletin no. 54-10-2730 fig.91 p/n 42-66-0055) accepts all 7/16 Hex shafts and also accepts all 3-flat shafts made to the 3-flat specifications. Milwaukee has a whole family of 3-flat drills and tools that slide right in, K-Drill and Eskimo Pistol input shafts (no adapters needed) (by accident or on purpose) will go right in to the 42-66-0055 Quik-Lok chuck.Be it by accident or on purpose (remove the 3 jaw chuck) and the 42-66-0055 Quik-Lok goes right on the Mud Mixer.
Anyway back to the MudMixer, I had asked one of the fellows having a problem if the speed dial was at max? Could that be a problem? Yes it might be, the KDrill at least is recommended to run at 500-750 RPM. The MudMixer is 550 RPM but if your only running it at say 300 RPM you maybe overheating the motor......wow?
They must send us (back-east) different 42-66-0055 QuikLok chucks. Picture shows the Eskimo Pistol drive going into the 42-66-0055.Milwaukee also makes a whole family of tools (with the 3-Flat drive end) that go right into the 42-66-0055. A picture of one of the 3-Flat bits in the 42-66-0055. Go to Home Depot web-site and search Milwaukee 48-20-8854 and you'll see one of many tools with 3-Flat secure grip. There are many tools with the 3-Flat secure grip that are intended for the 42-66-0055 Quik Lok chuck.
The one question I would have with these “speciality” drills is that if you plan on using them strictly for an auger, why not just get a dedicated unit like the Strikemaster. The main reason I chose a drill is that I can work double duty during the off season.
The drill (mud mixer) is only part of it I already had 3 Milwaukee battery’s in hand for other tools. Beyond that the mud mixer works just fine has a heavy duty drill.
I had my mud mixer cut out on me today with my 8" K-Drill. I am using a 12 AMP/HR battery with it that was fully charged and has ran my Milwaukee chainsaw hundreds of times. Conditions were probably too extreme with 28" of ice but i kept bringing the cuttings up like you're supposed to. The weather is COLD COLD. -25C plus the wind so I doubt it was overheating. I love the idea of it. I bought the mud mixer as a dual duty ice auger in the winter and gate hole driller in the summer(custom fencer). I'm a little reluctant to head out to the middle of nowhere to do a fence now with this unit. I'll try it close to home on my own farm a lot of times before I can trust it for work.I guess I'll head in to Bass Pro tomorrow and see if the have any Strikemaster Honda Lite's left over that are on sale.Joe