01-31-2010, 09:45 PM
I took the Gator out to my pond and started drilling. The ice is 11" thick with about 2" slush on top and another 6" of snow on top of that. I was able to drill 25 holes before the batteries died. This was drilling hole after hole with no break. I am thinking you can get a few more with breaks in between. I could probably get a few more, but I did use the reverse to push the slush back down the holes. I know they have different batteries they sell. The more expensive ones are suppose to double the holes and not be affected by temperature, but to me, they are not worth the extra $$$$. I think the upgraded batteries are what they used to rate the number of holes that this auger can drill. There is also a cable you can order and plug into your 4-wheeler/truck and run the Gator on 12 volts. I am thinking of just making a cable to plug into the 4 wheeler that I can use to charge the batteries. It would be very simple since the Gator sits on my front rack and the power outlet on the 4 wheeler is right there. I would just have to put a switch inline to switch between the 2 batteries since the Gator is a 24 volt system.
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