kickingfrog Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 Has anybody here used the cordless power drill option for ice augers?
irishfield Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 Other than drilling 1 1/8" holes for salom poles... no !
kickingfrog Posted December 17, 2007 Author Report Posted December 17, 2007 "Other than drilling 1 1/8" holes for salom poles... no !" Not sure if that was meant to make me laugh or not but it did. To clarify, if no joke was intended, I have seen a few fishin' shows use a cordless drill attached to a ice auger (6 inch, but as my wife insists, I'm not a good judge of size). I'm not willing to haul a gas auger out but thought this might be an option. I would have thought that keeping the battery warm would be an issue, not to mention the power needed for multiple holes on think ice.
tonyb Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 Don't bother wasting your time. The only uses I can think of for a cordless drill, would be to drill small holes to use for the spike anchors on those portable huts. Or they have a new attachment for cleaning out the slush from a hole Tony
misfish Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 Bass pro has a gizmo adaptor for 20 bucks. Good for 6 - 8 inch augers.
yellowboat Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 Seen Bob Izumi using one on TV, same show they had the bearcat on.
largemouth Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 I have a 18volt cordless drill and an adaptor for my 6" auger and last season I got approx. 6-8 holes per battery (ice thickness 8"-10"). I bring two batteries and it is a lot lighter and quiter than a gas powered auger, but once the ice gets over 12" i'd prefer a gas auger. The colder the weather the shorter the batteries will last, but definately worth the $20 and now my elbow and arm only hurt from landing the monsters, not drilling
irishfield Posted December 17, 2007 Report Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) "Other than drilling 1 1/8" holes for salom poles... no !" Not sure if that was meant to make me laugh or not but it did. To clarify, if no joke was intended, I have seen a few fishin' shows use a cordless drill attached to a ice auger (6 inch, but as my wife insists, I'm not a good judge of size). I'm not willing to haul a gas auger out but thought this might be an option. I would have thought that keeping the battery warm would be an issue, not to mention the power needed for multiple holes on think ice. Spelling's not my forte -- supposed to be slalom - as in ski race course. Edited December 17, 2007 by irishfield
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