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that's why some of us buy ridgid tools. they are the only company that have lifetime warranty on tools, parts including batteries and labor. i wear my auger bit and blades. no worry ever of wearing a ridgid tool out.
From the rigid warranty. "While normal wear & tear is not considered a "defect" and is not covered by the RIDGID Lifetime Warranty, it is our goal to get your tool back in service a soon as possible."If you buy a lot of tools from your dealer they might go the extra mile for you but if your an average joe there is not such thing as lifetime warranty. Also remember that lifetime means the lifetime of the tool not your lifetime which companies all have different times described as lifetime.https://www.ridgid.com/us/en/full-lifetime-warranty
Shaver blades go to hell quick here so no ion for me. You don't like the hour or so of maintence a year to get rid of most all your problems but weight and buying gas. I don't like blades going dull, another thing to charge, not being able to fix/buy parts myself. It sounds like they will actually ship out parts but I can't just go down to the hardware store and buy a part if I break an ion. Batteries being back compatible is going to be the issue with seeing ions still on the ice in 20 years. Currently they've managed to keep them back compatible but they stand to make a lot of money by upgrading and phasing batteries out. I don't see this happening with drill batteries as quickly although I don't see drills lasting 20 years unless rigid keeps up their warranty.
Maybe someone will try to turn a jiffy chipper bit with that new rigid drill and a clam plate and ill have to buy electric next year
i like to get new stuff every few years anyhow. Will be bigger and better upgrades at that point. Besides, the actual milwaukee drill 2704 can be had for $120 or less bare tool. If that last me 3 years, I'm good as I will then be excited for the next latest and greatest. Just me but I can't be satisfied with anything for 20 plus years, except my wife hopefully
The first auger I ever bought was a Jiffy Model 30 8in. It had the 3hp head, started pretty good all the time, and with the chipper blade cut ice pretty good. With the hand sharpening stone, a guy never had to really send blades off. Just sharpen it yourself. I finally sold it last year though. I just wasn't using it anymore. My Milwaukee/clam plate/6in lazer/8in nils/10in mora was just so much better. With a 9ah battery I never ran out of juice. Sure the Jiffy worked and was a good auger, but there was just way to many positives to switching. Can't say I regret or am unhappy at all. To each is there own with an auger. I just find myself drilling and moving more with a light weight auger that doesn't weigh much.
Ok so back to the original question. Does anyone have any idea on longevity 5+ years 10+ years 20+ years? Anyone have a drill that is older than 10 years that is still going?
I think hes talking battery powered hand drills??.no my drills dont make it 10 years..however my 1970 jiffy 1 armed bandit purrs and cuts great still.lol
Jiffy turns opposite so your drill would be in reverse
There was one or 2 models that cut clockwise.ive got a jiffy bit that i run on a old michigander ice auger that turns clockwise and it works.
Don't sell your gas auger! I love my M-18 and k-drill, but last winter by the end of Feb we had almost 30" of ice. I pulled out the old jiffy just so not to have that much wear and tear on the electric drill. Imo you still need both.
A big thing that will limit the longevity of anything battery powered is the availability of replacement batteries. I have an older Bosch cordless drill that they don't make batteries for anymore.
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