Ion auger, what a piece of sh!t!

[riverview]

this year on dvl dirt and sand blew on the ice in some places and it sucks on auger blades. 2 sets of strikemaster blades on my 24 volt, put my kdrill bit on and have gone through 3 sets of those, did you guys know there are 7.5 inch, 8 inch and 8.5 inch kdrill blades. I think i may have cooked my 24 v strikemaster as it is amping out and stopping almost constantly.

 

[wslayer]

this year on dvl dirt and sand blew on the ice in some places and it sucks on auger blades. 2 sets of strikemaster blades on my 24 volt, put my kdrill bit on and have gone through 3 sets of those, did you guys know there are 7.5 inch, 8 inch and 8.5 inch kdrill blades. I think i may have cooked my 24 v strikemaster as it is amping out and stopping almost constantly.

Batteries aren't cold? My Ion does that when they get cold.

 

[measure-it]

Drill, Baby, Drill!!

 

[riverview]

Batteries aren't cold? My Ion does that when they get cold.

no i have the original 5th year and one i bought a year ago, pretty sure the motor is going out. this used to happen once in a while now it 20 times a hole. dont think ive let any smoke out of it yet.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

this year on dvl dirt and sand blew on the ice in some places and it sucks on auger blades. 2 sets of strikemaster blades on my 24 volt, put my kdrill bit on and have gone through 3 sets of those, did you guys know there are 7.5 inch, 8 inch and 8.5 inch kdrill blades. I think i may have cooked my 24 v strikemaster as it is amping out and stopping almost constantly.

Yes, they now have the 3 different sized bits hence 3 different sized blade kits

 

[Davey Crockett]

I wonder if there Is a noticeable difference between 7.5 and 8.5 holes ? I'm leaning towards a Milwaukee with a k drill since I already have 4 batteries.

 

[johnr]

I wonder if there Is a noticeable difference between 7.5 and 8.5 holes ? I'm leaning towards a Milwaukee with a k drill since I already have 4 batteries.

I picked up a 7.5 this winter at Runnings they had them $100 off. I haven't drilled a hole with it yet, but it is noticeably smaller than my SM 10"

I hear they rip through the ice, but likely wont use it this winter, as I only have one trip planned, and my buddy has all the gear including the sno bear.

 

[tikkalover]

Ha ha, you know what they say about a small hole..........it makes your wiener feel bigger.

 

[wslayer]

I have the 8.5" , sure makes the 8" hole from the Ion look small.

 

[CatDaddy]

I wonder if there Is a noticeable difference between 7.5 and 8.5 holes ? I'm leaning towards a Milwaukee with a k drill since I already have 4 batteries.

Do you have a brushless Milwaukee? Makes a difference in burning out the drill....

 

[Davey Crockett]

Do you have a brushless Milwaukee? Makes a difference in burning out the drill....

I don't have a drill but I have an impact and a blower, they both came with 2 batteries.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

this year on dvl dirt and sand blew on the ice in some places and it sucks on auger blades. 2 sets of strikemaster blades on my 24 volt, put my kdrill bit on and have gone through 3 sets of those, did you guys know there are 7.5 inch, 8 inch and 8.5 inch kdrill blades. I think i may have cooked my 24 v strikemaster as it is amping out and stopping almost constantly.

6”, 7.5” and 8.5”. No 8”

 

[Davey Crockett]

Acme Electric has the 8.5'' K drill with Chipper blades for $153 .78 delivered to the door.

After ordering I noticed that milwaukee makes 8 AH and 9 AH batteries, do the 5's work ok ?

 

[TakItEz]

Acme Electric has the 8.5'' K drill with Chipper blades for $153 .78 delivered to the door.

After ordering I noticed that milwaukee makes 8 AH and 9 AH batteries, do the 5's work ok ?

If you are drilling multiple holes you are going to want the bigger batteries when the ice get thicker. The new milwaukee Forge batteries are great.

 

[riverview]

6”, 7.5” and 8.5”. No 8”

really

 

[johnr]

really

I just purchased a 7.5, have no idea if they consider it an 8 or if there is actually one made 1/2 inch bigger?
Seems an odd thing to do.

 

[AR-15]

Have had a Ion since Scheels started selling them, one set of blades, I hit a tree
and a battery

 

[risingsun]

really

I am not sure, but I believe when they first came out with the " so called 8" they were only 7.5. Some made a stink about it. Then they changed and went bigger. Just what I remember, but I got CRS so who knows?