Electric Power Augers

[fishingonly2002]

Has anybody here ever used electric power augers? jiffy has some electric ones that hook up to a 12 volt battery for a couple hundred.

anybody have any comments on it? I have never owned any power auger and I'm completely retarted when it comes to power tools of any type. please help

~Neal

[winchester 88]

  Neal,
 I've never used one myself but last year several guys here were using 1/2 h.p. battery powered drills that had an attachment for an auger and they claim that they can get 30-35 holes  on one charge. They seemed to work very well and are sure a lot lighter to haul that my gas powered auger.

 Winchester 88

[pegasus]

I got tired hauling the generator after a while and those dam snowmobiles kept running over the extension cords. On E-bay, you can buy an adapter for a cordless drill that swings a counter balance. The old Makita cordless drill with the long batteries could be replaced with dowels that had conductors on the ends and hooked to a twelve volt battery. They use this kind of rig in boatyards and they can drill for a long time before recharging.

[Skipper]

Allot of guys around here use the "Jiffy Lectric" ice auger to open the holes inside their permanent houses. No smoke, no stink, no noise make these augers perfect for this purpose. The only downside is having to drag a battery around if none is available. These augers work great, and they are priced about the same as their lighter gas powered models.

[Byron/PA]

I have never used one myself. Only because we are limited to foot travel on the ice here in PA, and the weight of a battery kills the main reason for owning one.
But I will say that I have only heard good things about them...........

[bonkfan14]

my 4-wheeler has a 12 volt recepticle on it so you can plug it in and use it all day long... i dont have an elec auger but am looking at it pretty hard though for this winter... zeke

[Higgy]

my 4-wheeler has a 12 volt recepticle on it so you can plug it in and use it all day long... i dont have an elec auger but am looking at it pretty hard though for this winter... zeke

Before you do, you should be careful of how much amperage your auger will draw versus how many amps your ATV will produce. Many motorcycles and ATVs do not have alternators equipped to handle a large amp draw for things such as auxilliary lighting, or electric vests or heated handgrips. Also, the battery in your ATV is not suited for a huge current discharge. If you draw it down too much, you will dramatically shorten the life of it (the battery).

[PIKEGUY]

Before you do, you should be careful of how much amperage your auger will draw versus how many amps your ATV will produce. Many motorcycles and ATVs do not have alternators equipped to handle a large amp draw for things such as auxilliary lighting, or electric vests or heated handgrips. Also, the battery in your ATV is not suited for a huge current discharge. If you draw it down too much, you will dramatically shorten the life of it (the battery).

Good point Higgy. I used a 1,000,000 CP Spotlight last winter on my atv and the battery didn't last as long as I thought it should have.

[hali-man]

I used a rechargeable auger last year a few times. I don't remember the brand, but I liked it a lot! I really can't stand gas ones.

[fishingking]

Not even the Nils that cuts through 10" of ice in 2.5 secs         i think thats its rate

[archbishop]

I used a rechargeable auger last year a few times. I don't remember the brand, but I liked it a lot! I really can't stand gas ones.

and that puppy broke open alot of holes without going dead

[winchester 88]

Google "Ice auger portable drill adapters" and see how you can adapt your battery powered drill motors to use with your auger.

 Guys at one of our lakes used these last winter and they worked great.

 Winchester 88

[archbishop]

Google "Ice auger portable drill adapters" and see how you can adapt your battery powered drill motors to use with your auger.

 Guys at one of our lakes used these last winter and they worked great.

 Winchester 88

also they are great on lakes where no gas engines are allowed, not many DEC officers mess with you when you have a gas auger because most people assume no gas engines refers to no gas motors on boats, but if they wanted to be arses they could nail you for a gas auger

[shrub]

Before you do, you should be careful of how much amperage your auger will draw versus how many amps your ATV will produce. Many motorcycles and ATVs do not have alternators equipped to handle a large amp draw for things such as auxilliary lighting, or electric vests or heated handgrips. Also, the battery in your ATV is not suited for a huge current discharge. If you draw it down too much, you will dramatically shorten the life of it (the battery).

it might not even power it at all. my buddie bought an adapter so he could plug his corded skil saw into his polaris sportsmen. and it didnt even power it. i'd find somebody who has tried it before i bought one and counted on doing that.