A simple lithium hand drill combination is pretty cost effective. When start to get into the larger drill combinations such as jiffy its starts to get pretty costly. Their 42v 6a lithium battery runs upwards of $190. I don't know how many holes drilling threw 12" of ice and up with an 8' auger will give you but if doesn't give you the needed holes, you can sure buy a lot of gas and propane for that money. That’s the only reason I mentioned Jiffy, they should stick to what they do best.
Jiffy not new to the electric game, limited success in my opinion. Quite a few years ago I bought the jiffy pro 11 Lectric. It ran on an external 12v battery using a 10' extension cord . I also added another 10' extension cord so it gave me some extra range on the ATV and Truck. Needless to say I was totally disappointed, being left handed the throttle assembly was very awkward to use and worst yet the gear ratio was so low it took forever to drill an 8" hole. That experiment only lasted 2yrs before I moved on. Even with their lithium battery models Jiffy is competing in a very competitive market. Best to stick with what they do best in propane and gas… JMO
Jiffy might be a day late and a dollar short but better late than never to jump on the lithium auger bandwagon. Jiffy E-6 Lithium ion auger
The built in USB port is a nice touch though.
Here are a couple threads that discuss the different drill options for augers. Unless I missed something, kdrill hasn't released any new equipment this year which is what this thread is about.
Not a big fan of underwater cameras but here's a couple new ones from marcum this year. Marcum cameras
Has marcum always used a sony camera or is that new?
Chubsucker made all of those numbers up, 5# is just over half a gallon of milk. I'd like to see someone drill a hole by hand only pushing with 5# of torque. 750# of torque is recommended, by no means what is required. Your efforts to talk the kdrill down are pointless. Everyone has come to the same conclusion that just about any drill/auger set up is decent and worthwhile, just comes down to preference.
Talked with a guy at scheels who said there's a new auger designed for drills similar to the kdrill and nils coming out this year. For the life of me I can't remember what company he said. Gives me a reason to stop back I guess.
“It doesn't matter, it's just a hole”
Are you referring to arguing about augers or high school girlfriends.
Ridgid, Ryobi, and Makita all make a 750# drill so it’s not just DeWalt and Milwaukee. Pretty sure a few others are making them that big as well.
My understanding is that the benefit of a KDrill is that it can reopen old holes better due to it having a chipper blade.
Also, on the torque needed to turn an auger, my 750# drill grunts more when paired with a Lazer bit than it does when it’s paired with a mora style bit. Both bits being the same size. The Lazer has more aggressive blades than the flat blades on a mora but regardless of that, if your blades aren’t sharp it doesn’t matter what kind you have.
I saw jiffy is going to have a lithium auger this year. I've used a strikemaster lithium and it is hands down the way to go. Way better than the old gas/oil mix 2 strokes and hands down better than propane. I've used them all and electric. Is the future. No gas to leak and instant power.
I'm a fan of the innovative fishing tip-down. Mainly because I don't need another pole and it is super compact. They definitely aren't perfect and the reel is useless but they work for me. $30 at scheels, haven't seen them anywhere else. Tip-down
I switched from tip ups to the iFish pros last year so that I can reel the fish by hand. Wish there was a way to insulate them like those frabill thermals, I accidentally left one of the frabills out overnight last year in SD with temp in the -20's and there was only half an inch of ice in the hole.
Can't help ya out as far as crimping, interested to see the input from others though as i've thought about doing that as well.
