Eskimo under 14 pounds with their new model. Very tempting. Thought my Ion at 22 or 23 pounds was light.
What auger do you have or want these days?
Ice Fishing
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Strikemaster 40v 8 inch auger bought on sale review. 10 inches good ice and about 40 holes yesterday upnorth in 40 degree weather. Cut holes very nicely without effort. My kids could easily use this. Ran most of the battery out, and quit using as it would catch before going through bottom ice, darn near ripping my arm off. A little disappointed in number of holes before battery died in such nice weather. I was expecting to do 60 holes minimum, per advertising of 100 holes. I used the gas jiffy for 20 more holes, and loved the raw power. My concern is battery life in very cold weather. Second battery would be mandatory, especially with 2 feet+ ice. Reverse function is definitely needed as it wouldn't pull up at times. Overall, nice auger with good cutting power and less weight.
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Quite the discount on the Strikemaster 40v right now, not the lite version though. If the E40 starts being discounted that much I might pull the trigger and keep the kdrill as a backup. It's small enough I can keep it under my backseat just in case. I need absolutely nothing for ice fishing, and already have backups for all my equipment, but you just can't pass up deals when they come up!
Quite the discount on the Strikemaster 40v right now, not the lite version though. If the E40 starts being discounted that much I might pull the trigger and keep the kdrill as a backup. It's small enough I can keep it under my backseat just in case. I need absolutely nothing for ice fishing, and already have backups for all my equipment, but you just can't pass up deals when they come up!
Gman I could not agree more about the e40 I finally got to use it also for the first time on some good ice and I can say I will probably never use my gas anger again. This anger cuts so smooth and plenty of power and it never got hung up like my gas augers where you lift it cause the auger stops or shakes to break through the last inch of ice. I said I would never give up on my gas auger and go electric.
Finally had a chance to deflower the 8" Eskimo 40V Composite. This thing is an ice-chewing monster. Drilled 20-25 holes through 10 inches of very solid ice and it never skipped a beat. Easy to reverse it and motor the shavings back down the hole. Never came remotely close to sticking the blades as it cut through the bottom of the ice. Best auger that I have ever used, bar none.
Had the same problem from time to time Or most of the time with my jiffy rogue the thing is that the 2 springs that you are pushing the battery against are way to heavy duty you have to push the battery down really hard to the point you think somethings gonna break and it will lock i have also removed the springs which gave the opposite affect getting the battery out was a PIA which is why after 2 years It was a PIA to Remove and replace while fishing to keep the battery warm when not in use . So I bought the eskimo E40 and I would definitely recommend it so I just use the the rogue as a backup . If you still can't get the battery to lock in call jiffy which is now owned by ardisam. Also it's kinda embarrassing when your out and others are watching you wrestling with the battery to get it to lock.
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