Pages: [1] 2 |   Go Down

Author Topic: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?  (Read 2310 times)

Offline buddahcjcc

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 31
What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« on: Dec 14, 2018, 01:59 PM »
So Ive heard you van use a cordless drill to power an augur to make it easier, but what are the requirements to do this? IE what kind of drill do you need to do this?
Logged

Offline 52isntbigenough

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,578
  • Red Drum aren't Trout
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #1 on: Dec 14, 2018, 02:02 PM »
Oh, you'll get plenty of Arguing about cordless drills.
Logged

Offline tbern

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,277
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #2 on: Dec 14, 2018, 02:04 PM »
Make sure it's a brushless model , with at least 700 in lb of torque would be nice and also battery(s) with a 5 ah rating would be good. Do you have any other battery power tools  already?
Logged

Offline eriksat1

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 4,552
  • N.W. Wisconsin Goat
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #3 on: Dec 14, 2018, 02:04 PM »
A brushless drill with nothing less than 1200 inch pounds of torque and a min. 5 ah lithium-ion battery.  A 1/2 " Milwaukee M-18 fuel is a good starting point.
Logged

Offline hardwater diehard

  • Iceshanty Militia
  • Team IceshantyInsanity
  • *
  • Posts: 12,494
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #4 on: Dec 14, 2018, 02:05 PM »
Quote from: 52isntbigenough on Dec 14, 2018, 02:02 PM
Oh, you'll get plenty of Arguing about cordless drills.

 :thumbsup:


 Brushless 700 in/lbs or better w 4 ah batteries or better..Use the IceShanty search function
Logged
Give a man a fish he eats for a day .Teach a man to ice fish he has an obsession for a lifetime

Offline Jkoht

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 147
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #5 on: Dec 14, 2018, 02:07 PM »
I thought the Hornets were hibernating this time of year lol.
Logged

Offline perch chacer

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,694
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #6 on: Dec 14, 2018, 02:45 PM »
What works good for me is a Clam auger drill plate and the lower section of my Strikemaster 6" or 7" hand auger.  I power it with a 20 volt DeWalt drill and carry an extra 2 amp battery in my gear. 
Logged

Offline stinkyfingers

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,521
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #7 on: Dec 14, 2018, 03:18 PM »
If you ask 10 guys on this Forum you'll get 13 different answers and they're probably all correct.
Logged
We're born, we live for a while, and then we die.  Sounds like a good reason to go ice fishing.
                                                               Stinky

Offline lefty2053

  • Team IceShantyholic
  • ***
  • Posts: 7,969
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #8 on: Dec 14, 2018, 03:35 PM »
My 2 cents worth. I have a 700 Inch Pound Ridgid and it works great on my 7" Mini Nero auger. Just got back from fishing again today. What a beautiful day it was.
Logged
<===Lefty===

Offline PIKE FISHERMAN

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 2,949
  • Precision Angling on YouTube. Maine based fishing!
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #9 on: Dec 14, 2018, 03:37 PM »
Basic requirements.
Min torque of 750 in/lb
5 ah battery.
I have the new Rigid Octane 1300 in/lb w 9ah battery. Rigid has a promo deal right now, but the 9ah battery with charger for $200, and get the drill free. Hard to beat. Lifetime warranty. The Milwaukee fuel 1200 is also popular. Here’s a review video I did on my Rigid.

https://youtu.be/NvGE4XBc   
Logged
Precision Angling on YouTube. Maine based Bass, Pike, Fly fishing, Ice fishing, Brook fishing and Trolling. Feel free to follow along as I move through the Maine fishing seasons!!
My Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA9o9knJAVeEkur3dDAMnA?view_as=subscriber

Offline 52isntbigenough

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,578
  • Red Drum aren't Trout
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #10 on: Dec 14, 2018, 04:04 PM »
Quote from: PIKE FISHERMAN on Dec 14, 2018, 03:37 PM
Basic requirements.
Min torque of 750 in/lb
5 ah battery.
I have the new Rigid Octane 1300 in/lb w 9ah battery. Rigid has a promo deal right now, but the 9ah battery with charger for $200, and get the drill free. Hard to beat. Lifetime warranty. The Milwaukee fuel 1200 is also popular. Here’s a review video I did on my Rigid.

https://youtu.be/NvGE4XBc   

*Brushless
Logged

Offline PIKE FISHERMAN

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 2,949
  • Precision Angling on YouTube. Maine based fishing!
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #11 on: Dec 14, 2018, 04:05 PM »
Logged
Precision Angling on YouTube. Maine based Bass, Pike, Fly fishing, Ice fishing, Brook fishing and Trolling. Feel free to follow along as I move through the Maine fishing seasons!!
My Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoA9o9knJAVeEkur3dDAMnA?view_as=subscriber

Offline SirCranksalot

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,652
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #12 on: Dec 14, 2018, 04:14 PM »
I have a Ridgid tool too!!
Logged
Keep yer stick on the ice!

Offline buddahcjcc

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 31
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #13 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:10 PM »
Quote from: tbern on Dec 14, 2018, 02:04 PM
Make sure it's a brushless model , with at least 700 in lb of torque would be nice and also battery(s) with a 5 ah rating would be good. Do you have any other battery power tools  already?
a Dremel lol
Logged

Offline tbern

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,277
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #14 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:19 PM »
Quote from: buddahcjcc on Dec 14, 2018, 05:10 PM
a Dremel lol
.   Might be a hair underpowered, lol!
Logged

Offline Light liner

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,857
  • Rather be judged by 12 then carried by 6.
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #15 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:43 PM »
4ah batteries work fine,never had a problem.
Logged
Champlain
Memphremagog

Offline WolfPack1

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 277
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #16 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:50 PM »
Quote from: hardwater diehard on Dec 14, 2018, 02:05 PM
:thumbsup:


 Brushless 700 in/lbs or better w 4 ah batteries or better..Use the IceShanty search function

X2. There are tons of threads on this very topic. The search function is a very handy tool!
Logged

Offline Charman03

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 455
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #17 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:53 PM »
Quote from: Light liner on Dec 14, 2018, 05:43 PM
4ah batteries work fine,never had a problem.

Same here. I have the rigid brushless I got for $130 last year with the impact drill and 2 4ah batteries.

I originally paid more for just the drill and 2 2ah batteries but they were giving me problems with cutting out etc so I returned them within the return period and grabbed the other deal they were running.

I haven’t had a problem with the 4ah. Additionally a buddy of mine was having problems with his drill(diff brand) on 2ah batteries. He bought a 4ah and his problems disappeared
Logged

Offline xDex

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 16
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #18 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:53 PM »
Milwaukee 18 5ah for me. Cut holes all day with it.
Logged

Offline Flint

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 412
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #19 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:56 PM »
800 foot lbs torque, something like a hellcat V8 would work.
Logged

Offline Shack man Shoney

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,009
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #20 on: Dec 14, 2018, 05:57 PM »
Hang on!!! Let me get some popcorn.
Logged

Offline Ramp 23

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 298
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #21 on: Dec 15, 2018, 08:12 AM »
Milwaukee fuel 18v . No comparison over the long haul. Our business uses hundreds of tools & manufacturers are always giving deals & trials when your spending 20 grand a shot . Nothing is close in all types of weather & day in day out abuse . Get a Milwaukee .
Logged

Offline todalake

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 171
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #22 on: Dec 15, 2018, 08:22 AM »
Quote from: Shack man Shoney on Dec 14, 2018, 05:57 PM
Hang on!!! Let me get some popcorn.

Get a big bowl!
Logged
Clam Base Camp Thermal
Clam Legend Thermal
Nils 6" Lazer 5" & 7"
Ridgid 1300#
Clam Plate/extension

Offline Gunflint

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 2,810
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #23 on: Dec 15, 2018, 08:22 AM »
If price no object, get the Milwaukee Fuel Super Hawg. It will drive a 10 inch auger all day.

It was designed to drive a 6 inch wood bit through large pieces of wood all day on a set of batteries.

It is THE beast of ice fishing drills.

Logged
Veritas Odium Parit

Offline icecube

  • Team IceShanty Regular
  • ***
  • Posts: 487
  • Ice Fishing Rulez!
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #24 on: Dec 15, 2018, 09:05 AM »
  Shack man Shoney,  What is the best popping corn for this discussion?   ;D
Logged

Offline lefty2053

  • Team IceShantyholic
  • ***
  • Posts: 7,969
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #25 on: Dec 15, 2018, 09:25 AM »
Quote from: icecube on Dec 15, 2018, 09:05 AM
  Shack man Shoney,  What is the best popping corn for this discussion?   ;D
https://www.orville.com/
Logged
<===Lefty===

Offline Mancaveburnett

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 612
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #26 on: Dec 15, 2018, 09:27 AM »

Milwaukee fuel, clam plate, and a mora. Drill baby drill as Sara Palin would say
Logged

Offline Shack man Shoney

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,009
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #27 on: Dec 15, 2018, 09:30 AM »
I try to get a larger kernel variety that is not to salty.... there is going to be plenty of salty replies... Its kinda like watching a boxing match really... punch then counter punch.... kinda still waiting for the guys that try to win by spouting paragraph after paragraph of nonsense from whichever BIG BOX store they work at.... To Quote the great  Howard Cosell... "It... is... tru-ly a spec-ta-cle to be-hold".... LOL!!!
Logged

Offline lspower

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 71
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #28 on: Dec 15, 2018, 01:24 PM »
dewalt
Logged
Catch and release into bacon grease

Offline 3300

  • Team IceShantyholic
  • ***
  • Posts: 7,631
  • Michigan Moderator.Not affiliated with MarCum Tech
Re: What kind of cordless drill for auguring?
« Reply #29 on: Dec 15, 2018, 01:48 PM »
so now that you know the minimum requirements for some augers you'll need to buy one.
the best deal is on right now until end of the year. you get the drill for free if you buy the battery/charger kit. there is no better deal on drills. sounds like you have an auger. you'll need an adapter next to adapt the auger to the drill. i have been using the kovac icemaster 2 for that. works very well.
here's a link to get you started on the drill.
https://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=362605.0
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 |   Go Up
 


Iceshanty | MyFishFinder | MyHuntingForum
Contact | Disclaimer | Privacypolicy | Sponsor
© 1996- Iceshanty.com
All Rights Reserved.