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It's interesting, the question isn't as much about the Mud Mixer as it is about the durability of the auger he wants to drive with it. Years ago, Strikemaster had a 8" synthetic auger (Strikelite). Its came on their first 4-stroke Strikemaster. 1 year in they discontinued the synthetic auger.I called and was told many ice-fishermen drilled a hole almost through and left the auger in for a nice vertical storage. We all know those holes always leak water and many of the augers froze in. The big guys just grabbed the auger and pulled it out, wrecking flites.Strikemaster told registered owners to destroy the synthetic auger and they would send a steel auger for the cost of shipping. If someone out there needs/wants the synthetic auger, blades, or power-point, $50 + shipping cost.
My worry would be shredding the flights and the aluminum shaft on the KD with a drill motor with too much torque.
Depends on what drill you have. There isn't a Quik-Lok for every model.
Just buy a short quick lock extension and tighten in your chuck real good. Just leave it in for the season. Problem here is when you let off the trigger the electronic brake shows up and the INSTANT STOP loosens the chuck and our beloved synthetic auger takes a dive for the bottom.Tightening REAL GOOD is not good enough. Get rid of the chuck and thread the driver on with a L.H. screw to hold everything on.
The kdrill requires the separate attachment sold that you can add it to a gas power head. T
Are you actually talking about the attachment for the Clam Plate? The K-Drill website doesn't have an attachment for putting the auger on a gas powerhead that I can see. Just this one for the Clam Plate: https://kdrillauger.americommerce.com/adapter-for-clam-drill-plateHaving a hell of a time getting this whole setup going. Bought a mud mixer a few weeks ago, then ordered the wrong Quik Loc chuck, got the one that is for a threaded shaft not double d. Now I am having trouble figuring out how to make an adapter. Should have just stuck with my Fuel drill, this is becoming a nightmare.
Can't you just get by using the OEM chuck?
Are you actually talking about the attachment for the Clam Plate? The K-Drill website doesn't have an attachment for putting the auger on a gas powerhead that I can see. Just this one for the Clam Plate: https://kdrillauger.americommerce.com/adapter-for-clam-drill-plate
Are you actually talking about the attachment for the Clam Plate? The K-Drill website doesn't have an attachment for putting the auger on a gas powerhead that I can see.
Not sure but are the k drill shafts aluminum ?? If so carefull you don't twist the k drill shaft in to a pretzel with the mud mixer I know aluminum is not as hard as steel but it is lighter so be carefull...
Drilled well over 600 holes in the last 2 years in ice up to 30".No pretzels yet and doubt there will be! Will someone be able to, you bet no doubt in my mind!!!!!!
Don't dought its going to work .. but just suggesting caution. With the bigger mud mixers DC motors are know to out torque ac motors and these are DC motors we use in our drills.. we all know what torque does to lug on a wheel you over torque them.. they break!! under torque them they fall off "as in don't work" .you got to have that happy medium.. just like guys that build race cars torque kills with wheel hop it Will grenade or explode a trans.. or a rear end very easily.. once the vht on the track get the tires to stick and all that torqure some things going to give and break..
Couldn't agree with you more on the caution.The mud mixer doesn't have a dc motor, it's a brushless motor (3 phase ac for lack of better words)."IF" you over work the mud mixer it will shut down.
You plugging your in to a genarator? If it has a battery it's dc motor.. dc to ac inverters are to big to install in the mud mixer body so it has to be dc.. just a heads up.. just cause its carbon brush brush less don't mean it's ac.. three phase an single phase shaded pole motor etc.. can be brushless same with a few type of dc motors ... if you need more info on motors and controls feel free to take the same motors and controls classes I took in college.. 10 to 15 yrs ago..