Cordless drill for ice auger

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My 20 something year old eskimo gas auger is getting hard to start and run. Looking to see what cordless drill you guys are using for those that went electric. Went to Pineview got 1 nice crappie and a bunch of dinks. If you cant drill holes hard to move around.

Do you already have some batteries compatible with a drill? I got the Ryobi P252 for that reason. I just looked up the price now and they are places selling them for $65. All the electric attachments have a lot more power and not just length of use with bigger batteries. I have some 5-6 amp hour batteries. Using one of those it cuts through ice like butter. This effect is most noticeable with my tire pump. With a 1.5 amp hour battery it is so slow to get my tires to 30 psi or above even with a fully charged battery. The larger batteries gets there at least 10 times faster. Never tried a 1.5 amp hour battery on ice because I'm sure the performance would likewise suffer. You don't need to spend a lot of money on this to get good performance.

I have a ryobi drill. I have 2 18v 3ah batteries. If the ryobi is working well that is a definite consideration. Thanks