12-10-2021, 12:10 AM
(12-09-2021, 02:21 PM)SkunkedAgain Wrote: After smoking my DeWalt I got a real drill, Milwaukee Fuel M-18 1/2" hammer drill Model 2804, it turns a Nils 8" easy, but I'm currently using a 8" laser drill (not as easy to turn, but a lot cheaper and does the job).... They also like the Milwaukee Mud mixer or the Rigid drill... If you get a DeWalt, better go for their best, highest torque drill, all those that go on sale are great for home projects but they don't have the torque to stand up to drilling lots of ice holes in my experience... I like my DeWalt tools, but they just don't have enough torque for this job... Later J
I really think it has to do with the augur you use, I've been using a DeWalt for four year now. This Winter will be the start of it's 5th year but I use a 6" nils. Ira on the other hand has been using an 8" nils and has gone through two of the Home Depot brand name drill motors, I think they are called Rigid or something like that. That extra 2" Dia augur really puts a big strain on your drill motor and I have never caught a fish that needed a 8" hole to get it on top of the ice, now if I fished the Gorge, maybe the bigger size makes sense.