Anyone else having issues with their 8" Eskimo Pistol bit auger? Paired it up with a new drill that exceeded the min requirements for torque and all excited to give it a first time run yesterday. Major disappointment to say the least! Would not cut for crap! Fully charged battery - brand new Milwaukee drill and it was a disaster. Tried no, light and hard down pressure. This thing would barely grab the ice if at all. When it did, it would quit cutting a few inches in. The holes I was able to drill completely through in 7-8 inches of ice took forever. Asked my buddy to give it a try - same result. Contacted Eskimo to get this resolved. Just wondering if anyone else has had similar issue? Tight lines.
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Eskimo Pistol Bit Wont' cut ice
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2/8/21 @ 3:53 PM
2/5/21 @ 11:31 AM
If they were aware of the issue, why wouldn't they have replaced the blades instead of throwing in an extra set and broadcasting the fact that they screwed up? That's an odd business tactic. The defective augers would already be at the distributors, so I doubt anyone actually gets 2 sets of blades. They are keeping this issue pretty hush, hush. Nothing better than opening up a brand new product, planning to use it on the ice, only to end up not even being able to fish!
2/5/21 @ 11:25 AM
Oldfred, Eskimo had a batch of bad blades. Once the realized this, they started tossing in an extra set of blades in the box. If you didn't get a set, shoot me a text on my cell 612-269-9352, I can get you in touch with the person to get you a new set of blades.
2/3/21 @ 7:12 AM
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1/25/21 @ 9:47 AM
Sir Waldo, glad your problem has been fixed.I have the exact same set up as you do.
I bought the hammer drill version as well, only because the internals of the drill are beefier in that configuration.
I drilled 15 holes on Friday in 7"-8" of ice and my battery still showed a full charge of 4 bars...
Love the set up !
1/25/21 @ 9:29 AM
1/21/21 @ 3:08 PM
1/19/21 @ 9:37 PM
Update: Installed the new blades Eskimo sent me and BAAM! This thing now cuts through ice like a hot knife through butter! Sweet mother of pearls. If interested, I paired it with a Milwaukee Fuel M18 model 2804-20 drill. This is the hammer drill model which is not necessary. The 2803-20 is the non-hammer model and will work just as good but could not find locally. If you are interested in the kit that comes with two batteries and the charger it is model 2803-22. I drilled 17 holes through 7 inches of ice and had 75% battery life remaining (XC5.0AH battery). Run it on speed 1. Total weight (auger/drill) 12 pounds. Tight lines.
1/16/21 @ 11:30 PM
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