Husqvarna Ice Augers

[Bob Schroden]

I am trying to locate a retailer that stocks these ice augers.

Anyone know of a dealer in Central Minnesota?

[CJH]

I think you are going to have to contact Hq about that. I didn't find them listed on their US HSOforum. I am sure you can order one through them though. (I think they sell them in Canada)

[Ed Carlson]

Contact the local dealer for the HQ's in your area...or HQ world distributing and they can hook you up with a regional connection close to you.

FAR...cheaper to buy one in the USA by the way!!!

[trapperdirk]

They must be cheaper anywhere else than here in Canada because they sure are are pricey here at $800 plus .

I've seen them and Stihl augers usually in equipment rental places or where they sell whippersnippers,chainsaws and the like . Nice auger that I have seen run but not worth those kind of bones or as slick as a Nils .

Weird handle configuration that is only on one side if I recall right . They are very quiet .

TD

[Bob Schroden]

Contact the local dealer for the HQ's in your area...or HQ world distributing and they can hook you up with a regional connection close to you.

FAR...cheaper to buy one in the USA by the way!!!

After a few calls, I found out that these have not been in production for 3-5 years now.

They are also not available in the US, only in Canada.

They are priced at about $800 in Canada.

Ed, I am curious where did you find one to buy?

[Ed Carlson]

I used them up North, friends have them. I checked today and I'm also looking to track them down here in the USA. I may have found a dealer in Grand Forks, he was checking on them today and was going to call me back with the info. I'll keep you posted on what they say.

[ryan johnson]

oh there in production all right..they came out with a new design last year..with a few improvements..best auger i've ever owned..light as a feather..you can start the thing and lay it on the ground..it'll keep going till it runs out of gas..this is a picture of me beside the older model..

[fishwater]

Ryan, thanks for clarifying that they still are in production. I was just told over the weekend that they are distributed by Normark in Canada and still being made.

[Ed Carlson]

I found that all the dealers in the US say..."We can not sell the ice auger in the USA...due to "US Distribution Restrictions".

Somebody make an agreement to keep that HK Ice auger package off the US market? Hummmm?

But...They can sell the power head, minus the lower auger as it is not the "ice auger package" that way. The lower auger assembly is the Swedish built "Lazer" auger, so that tips you off to the output shaft size, and what will fit with the proper rotation.

[Eric_Kruger]

ed, whats the cost for just the head?

[Ed Carlson]

About $750 to $800, the same range really. Just as well get them both.

The lower cutting unit is the same system as a StrikeMaster Lazer. I think this is why they "agreed" not to sell them in the USA. So you need to buy them in Canada to find one.

I tried again this winter to get a US distributor to sell just the power head, but even though they listed them it turned out to be a no go deal. They finally told me to go find one across the border. So I didn't have any luck stateside so far finding one.

[Northlander]

Just buy a Nils.

[Gus]

Great unit or not, if the auger is this hard to locate how about parts should you need them? Just something to think about I guess.

[CJH]

Just out of curiosity, what is the bennefit of these over any of the other brands. Is that price really justifiable over the good products we already have available?

[skippie]

check out the fin-nor by rapala

[LightningBG]

[mysnopro]

My son in law is a dealer for huskvarna. I will have him check it out!