Summerizing you ice auger...........

[Hoodoo]

Anyone do anything to their auger for storage before you use it again in 9 mo.  I was thinking of some gas stablizer, can yoiu fog them like outboards?

[_FLAG_]

I bought my Jiffy 6 years ago and I never do anything to it. Hang it up all summer long and pull it out in December and fire her up Only had to change the plug once.

[Fishalot]

I bought my Jiffy 6 years ago and I never do anything to it. Hang it up all summer long and pull it out in December and fire her up Only had to change the plug once.

My newest Jiffy is over fifteen years old, and all I do is hang it on the wall for the summer. This year I took it down and started it right up with three pulls. I went fishing with it that day with the old gas. It's probably not the best way to care for it.

[icecruiser]

I used to not summerize them, had one get gummed up once.  It actually was my newer auguer, my 20 year old I think I could do nothing to and it would run great.

Now I just empty the gas as much as I can, put a little bit of  "seafoam" in the left over gas, and run it until it is empty, 

I use the seafoam in all my trucks too,  the augers really smoke when burning it out but run cleaner and better in the winter after doing it. also run amsoil 2 cycle synthetic oil. 

John

[gamefisher]

I actually just fill mine pretty full, put some Stabil in it, run it 5 minutes, hang it on the wall.  Like many others made the switch to Amsoil at 80-1 for auger, chainsaw, weedwacker, etc.  Stuff has never run better, nice having just one mixed can.

[Loves To Fish]

I actually just fill mine pretty full, put some Stabil in it, run it 5 minutes, hang it on the wall.

That's exactly what I do every year. Coming on to my 18th or 19th year with my jiffy 10'' and I never have any problems starting it back up in December.

[Bailbuster]

Put a little paint on the auger,layer of grease on the blade and stabil in the tank.BB

[chillywillie]

I drain the gas and then start it and run it till it's out.  Then it goes in the shed.

[Mainehazmt]

1. Sell your gas auger! to a sucker!  2. Buy an Icegator!  remove batteries  a little armor all over the Icegator  (keep it nice and shiny!) Done!   

[jrelaxin]

1. Sell your gas auger! to a sucker!  2. Buy an Icegator!  remove batteries  a little armor all over the Icegator  (keep it nice and shiny!) Done!   

How does that work for those that will be using it all summer long.................

[pegasus]

I put some Sta-bil in what is left for gas and run it dry. Hang it up for the nine months.

[bee]

Put a Prop on the Icegator hang it on the transom and hold on.

[mud_n_fun]

Put a Prop on the Icegator hang it on the transom and hold on.

Suppose you use your old gas auger for post holes...

[Mainehazmt]

all I got is a canoe so that wouldnt work for me  besides then ya would have to buy stickers and registration  with the price of the sled registration going up  and now this damn smoking in the car deal   gonna need the $ to pay the fines  what a screwy state

[pegasus]

Hey John, they've got to make the state run some how. The governor and the tree huggers have run most of the business out of Maine. We are the only income for the state, so stop picking on our great leaders. They are doing what they can for themselves. Save the Right Whale, no smoking in a boat.

[Big-Jake]

1. Sell your gas auger! to a sucker!  2. Buy an Icegator!  remove batteries  a little armor all over the Icegator  (keep it nice and shiny!) Done!   

I get that but how do you keep your ice suit so white and clean   

Jake

[TinyTim]

Hey John, they've got to make the state run some how. The governor and the tree huggers have run most of the business out of Maine. We are the only income for the state, so stop picking on our great leaders. They are doing what they can for themselves. Save the Right Whale, no smoking in a boat.

Thats the problem, they could care less about us..lol

[nofishin]

with the new fuel they are using at the gas pumps you need to put stabil in the tank at the least.  you should almost always run stabil in them anyway.  ethenol is ruining engines every day.  when it sits it creates a varnish.  the residue is what will kill the engine.  stabil is what you need

[mainedukblaster]

I actually just fill mine pretty full, put some Stabil in it, run it 5 minutes, hang it on the wall.  Like many others made the switch to Amsoil at 80-1 for auger, chainsaw, weedwacker, etc.  Stuff has never run better, nice having just one mixed can.

I have a Jiffy 30, I run mine the same way ( I too use AMsoil sabre, @ 80-1) but when I make up my mix I add sat-bil to it then so I constantly run stabil in the fuel..  then I just hang the auger.  I will be lubing up the throttle rod and all the springs etc when I put it up..