18 volt cordless auger

[walleye protector]

 ?just wondering if any of you fellows out there have ever tried useing a 18 volt cordless drill on your flightings to drill holes and how did it work out.I have heard about this but just dont se them having enough power for a 8 in auger.

[silvah]

A lot of the guys who do this are in the states and have much thinner ice.

I can not see it lasting more than a couple holes at 3-4 feet of ice like we get around here.

Might be nice for early ice though?

[fishinwilly4g63]

Makita Li-ion 18V and a 6 inch eskimo auger I can drill 12 holes in 8 inches of ice before she sounds like the battery is winding down, no idea what an 8 inch auger would do.

[Layne]

Dont do it unless you hate your drill, 6 inch hand augers cut like nothing and are a better choice for first ice.  At 3 feet of ice you dont stand a chance.

[dachmation]

A lot of the guys who do this are in the states and have much thinner ice.

I can not see it lasting more than a couple holes at 3-4 feet of ice like we get around here.

Might be nice for early ice though?

Hey guys, I have an 8" lazer and an 18 volt Ryobi drill. I get about 3-4 holes thru 12-18" of ice here in Michigan.
Just got a 5" lazer to try with it. Hopefully that will give me 10-12 holes .

[fishinwilly4g63]

I like lotsa holes, but hate fumes in the quickfish, so I pop my holes with the gas powered outside while buddy sets up the tent and drills holes with the makita, keeps all the sweet two-stroke perfume outside the shelter.

[spoxick]

I like lotsa holes, but hate fumes in the quickfish, so I pop my holes with the gas powered outside while buddy sets up the tent and drills holes with the makita, keeps all the sweet two-stroke perfume outside the shelter.

ipone makes a 2 stroke strawberry scented oil for sleds i use on my auger ... its the only way my wife doesnt shoot me when i come home ..

[fishinwilly4g63]

And my wife likes the smell, women...

[poorfisherman]

I have an 18 volt mikita lithium/ion drill.  It did not like drilling with my 8" but worked fine with a 6".

[OldSailor]

I like lotsa holes, but hate fumes in the quickfish, so I pop my holes with the gas powered outside while buddy sets up the tent and drills holes with the makita, keeps all the sweet two-stroke perfume outside the shelter.

A propane auger, although expensive, eliminates that "sweet two-stroke perfume" and the smell of gas in your vehicle, plus the hassle of mixing gas/oil, and can be used in the shack. Weight?? That's what you have a buddy for!!!