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<blockquote data-quote="Slappy" data-source="post: 340418" data-attributes="member: 7608"><p>Wrapping up the 3rd season with a DeWalt 996B turning a 7.5" K-Drill through at least 500 holes/season. It just let me down for the first time, but I attribute that to not paying attention to heat build up while drilling multiple holes through close to 3ft of ice.</p><p></p><p>A plastic centering plate nests with the plastic fan piece fixed to the stator shaft, and these got hot enough to melt and weld themselves together when the drill stopped turning. I was able to break the weld without breaking anything else and get it running again. I was pleasantly surprised to see how good the internals looked after all the use it's seen. Motor and gears all looked like new. Not abused but definitely run hard.</p><p></p><p>I was curious how long the drill would last so thought I would share for one data point. I will keep using this one but also picked up a 999 for a backup.</p><p></p><p>Keeping batteries comfortable on the ice is key to getting all the available power. Keep the batteries in a cooler and add a hand warmer to keep them from getting cold. Keep the battery in an inside coat pocket or the cooler when not using. Switch batteries if drilling many holes in a row to avoid overheating the batteries.</p><p></p><p>Remove the K-Drill and hit the drill chuck with some WD-40 and spin all the way in and out once or twice a season to keep the chuck from binding.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]51900[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]51901[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]51902[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slappy, post: 340418, member: 7608"] Wrapping up the 3rd season with a DeWalt 996B turning a 7.5" K-Drill through at least 500 holes/season. It just let me down for the first time, but I attribute that to not paying attention to heat build up while drilling multiple holes through close to 3ft of ice. A plastic centering plate nests with the plastic fan piece fixed to the stator shaft, and these got hot enough to melt and weld themselves together when the drill stopped turning. I was able to break the weld without breaking anything else and get it running again. I was pleasantly surprised to see how good the internals looked after all the use it's seen. Motor and gears all looked like new. Not abused but definitely run hard. I was curious how long the drill would last so thought I would share for one data point. I will keep using this one but also picked up a 999 for a backup. Keeping batteries comfortable on the ice is key to getting all the available power. Keep the batteries in a cooler and add a hand warmer to keep them from getting cold. Keep the battery in an inside coat pocket or the cooler when not using. Switch batteries if drilling many holes in a row to avoid overheating the batteries. Remove the K-Drill and hit the drill chuck with some WD-40 and spin all the way in and out once or twice a season to keep the chuck from binding. [ATTACH=CONFIG]51900._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]51901._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]51902._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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