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motley man

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Go with nils or new strikemaster. These are proven and reliable augers. I personally own a strikemaster.Had it since 2005 no issues with tecumseh engine. Good all around unit. I drill lots of holes as you plan to do. If you have some extra money to invest the nils would be the ultimate drill to get.You can sharpen the blades through Surface Tension on this site!!

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I've had my Lazer Mag Express since 1998, still runs like a champ starts on 2 pulls, and really shaves through that ice. I must add that once I started using Amsoil Sabre this auger really turned into a whole new machine. I used to have a 10", but a couple years ago I swapped that out for a 9". This auger gets a ton of use and the only thing to go wrong so far was the throttle cable finally wore a big enough groove that the throttle piece broke a couple weeks ago. Waited for 2 days for the new part and had it installed in 5 minutes so I can't complain I guess.

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yes they have.. they also have many videos on how to fix the problem.. The grease in the recoil was tighting up and getting stuck. some good old WD 40 does the trick but i havent had a problem with mine all winter so i think they have them fixed

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im voting again jiffy 8" stx pro had it for two years and love it 2-1 strikemaster holes anyday 1 hole warms it up 2-100 holes its on running like a swiss watch and you dont have to hump and molest the thing to drill a hole like i see some strikenovice owners doin like there suckin on the muffler? i hold mine with my finger tips do the right thing and get yourself a jiffy they dont need customer service and jiffy has sent me a jiffy wardobe, power head cover, and extension, bumper stickers, and hats free just cause i called and asked so...? do what you want

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Fredd Community Regular

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I have a '97 2hp lazer that got its first tune up this year and its second set of blades. I run regular fuel with Strike's oil. Not cold blooded in the least (starts 3rd pull). I grabbed my buddy's Jiff 3hp the other day and was shocked at the weight. I will drill near 1000 holes this season with my workhorse.

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Nordern Community Regular

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I volunteered to drill holes for the Centerville Lions ice fishing contest this last weekend. A local company (D-Rock?) donated augers for us to use. We were given brand new StikeMasters with the new Solo engine. I personally drilled over 200 holes and that Solo engine never missed a beat. I would recommend this auger to anyone.

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Steve Foss Grand Master

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I used a Strikemaster XL3000 Lazer 10-inch for over 10 years, and it cut like a hot knife through butter. Then I used a Jiffy Legend Lighting 2-hp 8-inch chipper blade and souped it up a bit and it cut like a hot knife through butter. Now I use an IceGator with a Nils 8-inch drill and it cuts like a hot knife through butter.

If I was in the market for a gas auger and needed to do lots of hole drilling and hole hopping, I'd opt for the 8-inch Nils. While I've never owned one, I've cut with them a lot, and the combination of light weight, quality of construction and drilling speed are top notch. I just wish they'd redesign the blade cover. What an embarrassment it is.

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....I just wish they'd redesign the blade cover. What an embarrassment it is.

Have they changed the blade covers recently? The reason I ask is I have read a lot of complaints about it, but haven't had any troubles with it. It's just a matter of putting it on correctly each time and I've only found 1 correct way to do it. It actually stays on better when on the front of my snowmobile than a Jiffy cover did.

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