02-26-2016, 04:13 PM
[quote SkinnyLynnie]Thanks! That's very encouraging! I'm not sure about the details though. Can you give me a little more information? Is "Nils 6" the auger size? Is "Milwaukee 18" your drill? Do you have to rig any sort of cross-bar to prevent the drill from rotating when the blades hit hard ice? Do you have any pictures of the rig? Not having to worry about temperamental two-strokes or mixing fuel sounds great![/quote]
Sure can: Nils is a 6" Drill is a Milwaukee 18 Volt 2604 Lithium XC 4.0 batteries. Comes with sturdy carrying case, extra XC battery and charger and yep it comes with a handle but I don't use it as I have it set on low speed (1) and if the auger blade grabs the setting on the collar I have it at provides a breakaway ratchet if the blade gets stuck. Haven't had it snap my wrists yet plus I don't max out the speed either and you want to use the low setting not high speed.
Entire setup Drill and Auger will run ya bout the same or slightly cheaper than the gas augers. Check ebay for some good deals plus no tax and free shipping that's how we purchased the drill. Well worth it as I don't have the nearly the auger weight including have to mess with the gas or oil and gas mixing and I never have yet to use the second battery...Love it just slight downward pressure and let the Nils do the cutting. Here's pictures of the setup plus Dubob turned me on to Cold Snap auger cover better than the yellow cover that comes with Nils augers.
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Sure can: Nils is a 6" Drill is a Milwaukee 18 Volt 2604 Lithium XC 4.0 batteries. Comes with sturdy carrying case, extra XC battery and charger and yep it comes with a handle but I don't use it as I have it set on low speed (1) and if the auger blade grabs the setting on the collar I have it at provides a breakaway ratchet if the blade gets stuck. Haven't had it snap my wrists yet plus I don't max out the speed either and you want to use the low setting not high speed.
Entire setup Drill and Auger will run ya bout the same or slightly cheaper than the gas augers. Check ebay for some good deals plus no tax and free shipping that's how we purchased the drill. Well worth it as I don't have the nearly the auger weight including have to mess with the gas or oil and gas mixing and I never have yet to use the second battery...Love it just slight downward pressure and let the Nils do the cutting. Here's pictures of the setup plus Dubob turned me on to Cold Snap auger cover better than the yellow cover that comes with Nils augers.
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