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Wondering if there are suggested set ups for a battery drill and auger combo that works best for hole drilling?  We are getting tired of the gas powered units.

 

Thanks in advance.

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Milwaukee Fuel M18 Hammer drill with 5AH battery - that will turn most drill augers. (you don't use the hammer setting) Have used a few different ones but the KDrill is nice - 7.5" unit is closer to 8" and cuts through junk ice and clear ice no problem - can also cut overlapping holes with it.

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Eskimo 8” with center point. You would be surprised how much bigger an 8” hole is compared to 7.5”. Dewalt big drill with side handle and 5ah battery. this has worked well for me for a bunch of years and wont go back to gas. 
 

I had dewalt batteries before so i stuck with dewalt. 
 

 

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I also use a M18 but I have a 12AH battery that came with my sawzall. I run it on a clam

plate with a old 7” lazer power auger bit. I have been using this for 10 years with zero issues.

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My buddies and I all run the Milwaukee M18 on a Clam plate; I used to run a Nils off it (and a couple guys still do), but they dull so easily if you hit dirty ice or windblown sand, and you have to send the heads out to be sharpened. Several of us now run the HT Nero off the Clam plate - with an added advantage, given we rarely need to drill through over a foot of ice, of being able to run it using only the bottom section, which makes it much shorter than a conventional auger.

 

You can also shove the handle into your sled in case your battery dies. The Nero rips through ice like a champion. And extra blades are relatively cheap. Here's a youtube video of the Nero with a drill adapter (not the Clam drill plate, but less expensive option). 

 

 

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Thanks guys, I ended up picking up the Eskimo 8” since I already have a drill that should work.  Appreciate the advice.

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