7outof10 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 dose any one have the nils hand auger and how do you like it i am thinking of geting on just to reopen hoels in my perm next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Bjorgen Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Just bought one a week ago and used it last weekend.Was using a 6" Mora so the difference is very noticeable. Got the 4.5 Nils and can get through 2 feet of ice with very little effort.Don't like power augers even though it's very easy to see the value in one. Honestly though, after this weekend it doesn't seem like hand drilling 20 holes with a Nils would be any more physically strenuous than lugging, pull starting, and drilling with any of the power brands.I watched several people struggling to start theirs then wrestle them through the ice. Didn't seem much easier than what I was doing. Different strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic_minnow Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 LOL! was that me you saw?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdr Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I have a 6" and love it. The only other hand auger I have owned is an 8" lazer. Even though it isn't fair comparing two different sized augers, the nils is much easier & faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7outof10 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 i have been looking at the 8" hand nils aguer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonkapat Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Never tried reopening holes with mine yet. That is whats has destroyed my hand augers of the past. Never found a good one that will hold up to that. I have used the nils 8" hand auger quite a bit and is a great hand auger. Hit slushy lakes with it recently and was still ok. If your not going to get the powerhead best bet would be to stick with a 6" model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northlander Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I have a 8" and its awesome. It cuts easier and faster than my Strikemaster Lazer hand auger and that was fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfish1991 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 tonkapat...just destroyed my hand auger by trying to reopen a hole...SM laser..wat a shame..it was brand new too..wonder if the big C will still take it back??? or if SM would do replacement parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7outof10 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 so what you guys are saying is hand auger are not good for reopening ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Your better off just drilling a new hole with just about any auger.. When holes freeze the freeze kinda weird, more from the outside in than from the top down.Nills are the bomb though once you get the feeling of the offset handles. So your using both hands to spin the auger not just the one like many other hand augers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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