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Best auger for wheelhouse


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What is the best auger for a wheelhouse?

I am really looking at the Clamplate with a 8 inch auger .

I won't be drilling more than 8 holes . And I don't want a big mess in the house either.

Help! smile

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I like my jiffy pro 4 propane. Very little emissions in the wheel house and can also use with the portable.

Matt

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Any electric will do.

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buddy really likes his jiffy propane auger. cuts quick and little to no fumes, i was always worried about propane becuase of it getting cold out with my portable, for for a perm, a pretty slick machine. always starts too!!

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I also have the same question. I was looking into the strikemaster big volt mainly because I wanted to stay with electric and have a 10 inch hole. Anybody have any reviews with the big volt 10 inch auger? My next option I would go with is the jiffy propane.

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I have used my old Jiffy md 30 8 inch for 15 yrs and 2 yrs ago went to Syn oil. And have not looked back. Runs clean with no fumes and starts great.

I drill 8 holes in mine every time out and leave my house up when I drill my holes. There is no mess in the house and when I lower to the ice it seals real good.

But I take my house home every time I leave the lake

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New ION with reverse and 10in drill unit. smile

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I bought the ION two years ago because of the house. I like it. It drills fast but does not throw as much snow as my gas. No mess and it can drill many more holes than I need. It is also better for opening up holes. I wanted the 3 inch because of my grandchild. She only hit the hole 4 times last year. The only thing I learned was when near opening the hole to slow a little so it did not get stuck. The reverse model would solve this. I like the no mess. Even with amsoil their was still stink in the house.

Posted

What is the best auger for a wheelhouse?

I am really looking at the Clamplate with a 8 inch auger .

I won't be drilling more than 8 holes . And I don't want a big mess in the house either.

Help! smile

If you go the clam plate route you'll want the milwaukee 18 fuel brushless hammer drill with 750lbs of tourque

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That Millwaukee drill has 750 inch pounds torque. Convert to ft lbs and its only 62.5. If you can make it work, the 18volt dewalt high torque impact has 300 foot pounds.

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That Millwaukee drill has 750 inch pounds torque. Convert to ft lbs and its only 62.5. If you can make it work, the 18volt dewalt high torque impact has 300 foot pounds.

An impact is different then a drill. Can an impact be put onto the clam plate?

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I have the jiffy 10 inch propane. Rally like it hut eventuall gona get the SM bigvolt. Gota freind that has one and lovesnit.

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I have the jiffy 10 inch propane. Rally like it hut eventuall gona get the SM bigvolt. Gota freind that has one and lovesnit.

Was at cabelas this weekend looking for the big volt. I was told that SM discontinued the auger. You can still get them in other big stores and online.

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Yes the impact is different. Not sure if it would work or not. Probably have to make some kind of adapter to fit. Then again it would probably start "impacting" as soon as your auger started to cut. May be too loud and not spin fast enough.

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I also have the same question. I was looking into the strikemaster big volt mainly because I wanted to stay with electric and have a 10 inch hole. Anybody have any reviews with the big volt 10 inch auger? My next option I would go with is the jiffy propane.

Last year I bought a Big Volt for my Ice Cabin. Because the battery is sealed under the couch I bought a Ranger style trolling motor plug and 2 female ends. Cut the battery cables off and mounted the trolling motor plug onto the auger cables. I mounted the female into the panel and wired it in. I used the other female to connect the cut off battery cables so I can use it outside with a battery if needed. Last year this was the only option available if one wanted a 10" hole in an electric. Works great and has a ton of power yet the new Ion is pretty interesting. The big volt is pretty fool proof but has limitations if you need to drill holes outside. I see a like new Big Volt on hsolist for around $225, that's a pretty good deal.

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