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I bought a Nils 6" a few years ago. Used it for two seasons and sold it last year to buy a K drill. Didn't like how sensitive the drill heads are on the Nils. Cut great at first but I could tell it needed to be sharpened by year two. What a pain having to send it away and the replacement heads aren't cheap. I was always worried about the auger getting banged around in my sled. Very happy with the K drill so far...
Im not sure what you mean replace the heads? Cant you just replace the blades? These cant be sharpened anywhere? Where can I get spare blades?
Had me Nils 12 years or so, sharpened it only once about 4 years ago and it is still sharp as all get out!
I agree with bart...I’ve had my Nils for several years as well with no issues. Still as sharp as it was new.Most all auger problems can be attributed to “operator error” to include things like drilling dirty ice, banging the auger down on the ice, not replacing the cover after drilling a hole, poor transporting etc. Sure the extra head is expensive, and sending it out for service is inconvenient, but so is an auger that you need to constantly sharpen or replace the blades on because it doesn’t cut well. I definitely recommend a Nils over many of the less expensive, more popular augers out there. Ski