Eskimo HC40

[BrookieSlayer99]

Anyone thinking about getting one of these? They are a little heavy, at 34lbs and it seems a little under powered at only 40cc. I might want to grab one saying that they are $399.99 for the 8''. Any thoughts?

[nhdeadhead]

Havn't checked them out in person yet but I think it's hard to stray from Jiffy right now when it comes to propane.
You can get the pro 4 or the pro 4 lite for $399 as well right now. They're on their 3rd or 4th generation if you include the lite. All the quirks have pretty much been worked out and they are solid machines.

The eskimo's look promising but it's not going to get any real reviews until its been used and abused for a while.

[nhtroutfreak]

Just picked up the 10" HC40 yesterday.  I looked at the Jiffys also, but the construction looks a lot better than Jiffy.  More metal and less plastic, but the HC40 is lighter (2lbs less than the Pro 4).    We shall see how it performs and holds up to the abuse I typically put an auger through.

[BrookieSlayer99]

I am a diehard eskimo fan so either way I'm getting the HC40 

[Danhrph]

It's on my Xmas wish list.  Where did you see it for $399? 

[BrookieSlayer99]

It's on my Xmas wish list.  Where did you see it for $399?

I saw it on amazon but I guess it was a black Friday deal? Anyhow they took it off and now its $420-$450.