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I am using the Octane with a clam plate and 8" kdrill, I was able to get 52 holes in 8" to 10" of ice. It did not cut out until I had two lights on the battery. really started to notice it more as the battery got lower. I am running the drill in drill mode and the lower speed setting.
They give lifetime warranty. Business stand point:override/cutting out is protection for drill/ company, hence lifetime warranty? If drill breaks, get it replaced for free. (Is that no extra fees?or flat out free)Dewalt gives a year... you burn it out, your buying another. I have some dewalts too, first rigid for me.
Well said 3300. I was thinking of a tactful was of addressing this. Ive had several people (25 or so) message me about the Octane. Both through here, FB and YouTube. 75% have been with the K-Drill, 25% strikemaster/eskimo shaver blade style augers. Once my Nils starts cutting it melts through the ice. Seems like the KDrill folks aren't as smooth. I wish I had someone close by who had the KDrill, id love to see how it ran on my Octane. Ive heard nothing about good things with the Octane/Nils crowd. Not to offend anyone, but think the Octane excels with the Nils.
10 pages? Who's winning? Josh I like your setup but have always been a nils fan. Speaking of...if anyone needs to rehome a Tanaka power head. PM me!
Reasons I went with the Ridgid over the Milwaukee or Dewalt. In order of importance. 1.) Lifetime Warranty on drill and battery. 2.) Had the 9ah battery vs 2 5ah like the Milwaukee's and Dewalts. 3.) Was cheaper. 4.) Had 1300 in/lbs of torque. 5.) I liked the slightly bigger profile knowing i was going to use it as an auger power head.
First the Octane wouldn't work with a Clam plate and now the Octane lovers say it wont work with the K-drill??? Heres a idea... Maybe the Octane is a diy home owners unit built toward the LSA. My opinion is to buy the best and cry once!!!
What ever!!! You can buy the best and still be disappointed! What a bunch of crap!
I'm not really talking about Milwaukee.... im talking about the Octanes disappointing performance. Its a cheap drill and thats exactly what your buying. If you buy the cheap drill and match it with a Nils it seems to do good. But any drill seems to accel with a nils....
I ran my Octane with the newer clam plate with the clam extension and an 8" lazer. I drilled 30+ holes through 8" of ice. Left the drill and battery outside in the cold. Drill attached to the plate just fine. I did put a spacer so the light didn't turn on. Drill never cut out or got hung up on the bottom. Drill didn't have a noticable wobble while cutting. Auger didn't walk at all. Had plenty of battery left. My only complaint is that it cuts too fast and throws water everywhere. Overall I'm very impressed with the unit.
I'm not brand bias. Only interested because I bought the octane. Something seems not right? i used a 8 inch lazer yesterday each hole about a 12 inch ice. I drilled over 20 holes and have 3/4 battery left and left out on ice. Now for some reason right when I started first hole just in beginning it cut out. Never did it again? Have 1/2-3/4 free movement in chuck. Like someone Maybe spinning a auger something is happening and not intended to do that lol Have dewalt products too. What's price point comparison between the two?I'll keep using see what happens. Next If I get a chance I'll drill bunch holes in a row
same thing I started out with chuck rock solid with no movement .now I can turn mine pretty far right or left.run it till it breaks.lifetime warranty anyways.i drilled about 75 holes so far and mine has cutout 5 times.so random too.sometimes first thing in the morning without even cutting a hole,sometimes after 8 holes,other times wont do it at all.the play in the chuck is not good I don't think.lol
Maybe RIDGID stands for...RidgidIsnt aDrillGood forIceDrilling
I'm gonna tell you right now I have no horse in this race. Strictly doing it for a subject on my YouTube channel and to help out fellow ice fisherman. I can assure you with 100% certainty that the battery was fully charged and I was in the correct mode. The first day segment didn't record for some reason. I do have the audio I can play for you though. LOL The same exact thing happened on both days. 24 or 25th hole and it cut out. What I can tell you is that I noticed the cutting out was happening with some sort of variation. First I would question why it didn't cut out during the first 25 holes? Next I would question when it did cut out, why more frequently after it happened the first time. It's obvious its related to a weaker battery and or heat issue. Again, no horse in this race and no inherent bias. I'll be doing more tests this week.
OK, I think it's clear you're the guy that did the video. Question - did you download the BlueTooth app for the battery, and connect to it? I saw a blue flash in the video where you were showing the change level, so it makes me think you did. If so, can you go look at the app and see if you had the battery alerts enabled? Because if you did, you could go back and look at WHY IT WAS CUTTING OUT ON YOU. The three options appear to be Deep Discharge, Over Temperature Protection, or Over Load Protection.
I really don't see any reason to do this kind of test. It is wear and tear on any unit and if you use one drill first there is a possibility the blade of the auger is slightly duller for the next drill. If you do this test again start with the Ridgid this time. Just to be fair. When is anyone ever going to go out and drill 20 plus holes in the same area on a regular basis? Don't get me wrong I have drilled over 30 holes before but there was some walking involved between groups of holes which would let any drill have time to cool down. I drilled over 30 holes many times last year using my older GEN5X Ridgid and the 7" Nero. Right at the end of the year I did get the drill to shut off but I think it was either the blades got dual or I was going in at an angle. My Shaft on my Nero extension was bent somewhere along the line. Not sure if it was bent from the start or one of those trips out. I replaced it with the Clam Extension and connected to the Kovac Ice Master both my Nero and Eskimo Silvertip spin true. Not so much when it was hooked to the clam plate which has been returned. And by the way when I say my Auger shut off I mean for a few seconds only.
I think you are really splitting hairs if you think dulling between holes with this chipper blade is going to bias the results. I’ve probably got 1000 holes on the current blade and have only seen it dull slightly from new. Also MANY people go out and drill more than 20 holes at a time. It’s more common than you think. Not everyone fishes the same way and while it may be a pointless test for you, others have found it useful.