So I finally got my undecided self to pull the trigger on a new auger this year, read a million reviews on ever auger available it seems haha. After much consideration i was narrowed down to two auger setups, tanaka/nils/mora, or the strikemaster honda, weight was my biggest issue, wanted something light and user friendly. I can honestly say Im not fond of the loud stinking two stroke motors but i know many of them are very proven. Ended up choosing the honda lite due to no mixing gas, weight was reasonable and the honda motors have a good name. Out of the box im happy with the construction overall, my only gripe is the throttle linkage seems chincy to me, maybe its not an issue at all though. Got the auger assembled, put oil in, filled with gas, hit the primer about 8 times to get the fuel goin through and gave the rope a tug..... Thought i was gonna rip the rope out!!! Had noooo idea it would start that easy!!!! Idles like a dream, seems to have plenty of snort, and feels very user friendly (besides the primer location). Left it in the garage and started it one of the cold mornings recently, 4 primer pumps, one light tug on the rope and it purred like a kitten, now cant wait to get out and poke some holes for the real performance test!!!!
