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Rick G

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Over the last couple ice seasons I have tried and tried to get my girlfriend, Andrea to use the auger. She is deathly afraid of the loud noise and power that comes with it. You see, Andrea is just 105 lbs soaking wet. She gets thrown around pretty good with the gas powered auger, so she just dosen't use it :-(  

This week we tried to remedy this. We purchased the K- drill by Vexilar and the Milwaukee Fuel brushless drill. I have to say, I'm very impressed sofar. Andrea was very comfortable using this system, she must have punched 80 holes over two lakes. This system is light weight and very fast for being a cordless drill based system. I think we found a winner here :-)

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You her and her drill can come up and drill holes for me and Jasmin anytime lol. Rick, I might get one of those next month let me know how it holds up. I'm switching to electric and I don't know which route to go. Ion, Strikemaster lithium, drill plate, or Nils.  The choices are getting bigger every year. 

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we will have K and C side by side Monday and do a little comparing for fun. maybe fish a little too. ;)

both are pretty neat thats for sure. 

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I love not having gas any more and you can buzz through the ice. Also for me using the gas auger caused so much vibration it cause extreme pain in my left arm. The drill plate does not and this allows me to cut more holes. I love it. I would like to find my old lazer 7 inch hand auger for when I got fishing for bigger fish, but I still have my gas auger I guess. 

2 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

we will have K and C side by side Monday and do a little comparing for fun. maybe fish a little too. ;)

both are pretty neat thats for sure. 

Fishing in da rain and ice storm let me know where

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My wife loves the K drill too. I will never go back to a gas auger. I save space in the car no spilled gas or oil and the K drill runs any time I need it. plus I lose 15 # compared to the gas auger to lug around on the ice.

Rick G how many holes have you got so far out of on battery? I drill quite a few but have yet killed a battery yet. Just wondering.

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Was on mille lacs Friday hole hopping on the mud.  Drilling through 13" min, we punched about 30 holes on 1 battery.

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8 hours ago, mrpike1973 said:

 

Rick G how many holes have you got so far out of on battery? I drill quite a few but have yet killed a battery yet. Just wondering.

I am getting roughly 80 holes through 10 inches of ice. Brand new 5ah battery

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I saw one in action yesterday. Sweet drill! The 6" sailed through 15" of ice very fast!

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I'm still addicted to my Pro4 but am thinking of checking these things out. Are there any issues in extreme cold or thick ice with these drills? Do you guys pack extra batteries/chargers? I like to drill a lot of holes when I go so I'm just wondering about power and longevity of these things.

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I carry 4 batteries and a charger for my Dewalt so far I have not needed the 3rd battery and I make the area look like Swiss cheese this includes last winter.

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22 hours ago, Rick G said:

I am getting roughly 80 holes through 10 inches of ice. Brand new 5ah battery

Wow, that is impressive. Is that with the 8" or the 6"?

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On 1/2/2017 at 8:14 AM, Rick G said:

I am getting roughly 80 holes through 10 inches of ice. Brand new 5ah battery

 

I drilled one with it yesturday. really nice. 

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On 1/1/2017 at 8:42 AM, eyeguy 54 said:

we will have K and C side by side Monday and do a little comparing for fun. maybe fish a little too. ;)

both are pretty neat thats for sure. 

 

Soooooo who owns bragging rights? 

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54 minutes ago, Jim Uran said:

 

Soooooo who owns bragging rights? 

 

 

not sure, I started first and got done first.  thats as far as it went... LOL  

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Milwaukee now has a 9 ah battery if folks are feeling the needs for more capacity.  I guess I'd probably only go that route if I was also using a cordless circle saw or saws all though.

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I was really impressed with that Vexilar K-Drill. It pounded holes fast and left them surprisingly free of slush. Thanks for letting me try it. 

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