01-08-2014, 08:49 PM
A 6 to 8 inch hand auger will suit you fine, Ive alway used 8 inch augers now have gone to 6. There a huge difference in amount of effort in punching holes from a 6 to 10 even 8.
Im one who moves allot and will punch atleast 10 to 12 holes throughout the day with a 6 incher its a breeze. Id reserve a 10 incher if you going to buy a power auger
Also I do have apprehentions on using a power drill. A few years back I bought a power drill adapter off of eBay stuck it on a Makita 18v corless drill and a 8 inch Strikemaster Mora Auger and it burned out my drill
Reason being is when drilling a hole the edges will catch on the ice especially if you drill in at a angle you see this even when using a power gas auger youll see the power auger jump or pop up then this happens with a eletric drill there just not enough power to force it through the edges
Any how if your looking for a great Hand Auger get a Nils the head design is one piece and chops through the ice like a hot knife through butter.
If the Nils is too expensive then Strike Master that has the dome shaped top handle that you hold horizontally not the handlebar grip one that you hold vertically.
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Im one who moves allot and will punch atleast 10 to 12 holes throughout the day with a 6 incher its a breeze. Id reserve a 10 incher if you going to buy a power auger
Also I do have apprehentions on using a power drill. A few years back I bought a power drill adapter off of eBay stuck it on a Makita 18v corless drill and a 8 inch Strikemaster Mora Auger and it burned out my drill
Reason being is when drilling a hole the edges will catch on the ice especially if you drill in at a angle you see this even when using a power gas auger youll see the power auger jump or pop up then this happens with a eletric drill there just not enough power to force it through the edges
Any how if your looking for a great Hand Auger get a Nils the head design is one piece and chops through the ice like a hot knife through butter.
If the Nils is too expensive then Strike Master that has the dome shaped top handle that you hold horizontally not the handlebar grip one that you hold vertically.
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