Fastest ice auger ?

[LeRoy_Metz]

what is the fastest ice auger? if you were going to line them up side by side what auger would cut a hole the fastest?

[deathmatch782]

Nils or Strikemaster Solo i say

[tsande00]

Size of the auger would change cutting speed too.

(A 6" Nils is going to beat out an 8" SM Lazer Pro, and vice versa)

[gopher_nation]

Jiffy would win that contest...

[Northlander]

Nils all the way. I have seen them all cut and havent seen one as fast as my Nils. Get the blades sharpened by Surface Tension and hang on!

[LeRoy_Metz]

Northlander,where can a guy pick up a Nills auger?

[LeRoy_Metz]

Does anyone have a Husqvarna and how do they rate? Thanks

[McGurk]

I drilled 3 holes to his 2 with my 5 year old "modded" SM 8" LazerMag compared to a brand new 3 hp 8" Jiffy STX. Just sayin'.

Never cut with a Nils, but they sound like nice setup.

[Northlander]

I know Marine General had some but this time of year they can be hard to find. Check The Bobber Shop too. Theres a few more places but I cant think off my head who. I will try to remember and post later. If you cant find one E-mail me and I will.

[Esox_Magnum]

Red Rock and my local baitshop has them to. I'll also agree with the Nils.

[Crappyfisherman]

You can get a Husqvarna out east, last time I checked they were about $900.00

Nils with a 6" blade, 100:1 Amzoil,91 oct.non-oxy, sharpened by S.T. is as fast as you can get.

[fishwater]

I'd say the ice gator, or whichever motor you can get that turns the nils bit the fastest.

[GotALunker]

I can punch a hole faster than anyone in the west w/ my 1969 Mora hand auger...

Its all in the shoulders...Just sayin'

[mr.z 1972]

What is more important, weight, speed, or reliability?

I would say reliability, weight and then speed.

[Esox_Magnum]

What is more important, weight, speed, or reliability?

I would say reliability, weight and then speed.

And you get all of that with the Nils, and without adding plastic.

[Cyberfish]

Probably the ice gator, but they are too heavey for me with the batteries

my Tanaka/nils is plenty fast and I can lift it with two fingers!

[DTro]

I’ve seen just about every “non-modded” auger out there. The past several years Nils was a pretty clear winner, but SM has really closed the gap and in some cases will even outdrill the Nils (in terms of speed).

The biggest factor is the sharpness of the blades. Both with newly sharpened blades will probably be neck and neck.

I would be very happy with a new SM, but love a few things about my Nils. It has a standard 48” shaft (no extensions needed), it has an industrial motor that is rated almost twice as long as most all augers, and it’s very durable with not a whole lot of plastic pieces, and I believe, it is still the lightest gas auger available. Up until Surface Tension started sharpening blades, the biggest issue was keeping a sharp blade, now it’s just a couple day turnaround.

I will say this, the SM leaves a cleaner hole than the Nils, but I’ve solved that problem with the Ice Hogger shroud

I would ask this though, does a couple of seconds really matter?

[Acemac]

I have never seen a strike master that did not look like a ton of work to get one hole down compared to the 4 my jiffy will cut in the same time.

[McGurk]

I have never seen a strike master that did not look like a ton of work to get one hole down compared to the 4 my jiffy will cut in the same time.

When you want to hit the ice? 1st to 10 holes, and you have to carry it by hand 200 yds from shore.

Seriously, though, I agree with the "what's a few more seconds" if it is a more reliable auger, and I will say that there are more 20 yr old Jiffys out there cutting holes than anything else. I got my SM at a pawn shop; it looked like new and the price was right. There was no warranty, so I opened up the exhaust, switched to Amsoil Sabre, and tweaked the linkage and governor to get it running faster (and louder) while actually being more reliable than most people's augers, it seems.

[tsande00]

StrikeMaster and Nils are very comparable for both speed and weight. Both are reliable. I can't understand the huge markup in $$$ for the Nils.

[CaptainMusky]

I have never seen a strike master that did not look like a ton of work to get one hole down compared to the 4 my jiffy will cut in the same time.

Interesting. That would really depend on whether it was a lazer or a chipper. If those blades are not sharp, even the point on the lazers they dont cut well.

My Solo cuts as fast as I would ever want. Never used a Nils, but hear they are very good.

Jiffy's are just tanks. I will take the composite handles, etc on my solo over the "durable" steel ones because I am not a complete [PoorWordUsage] and stand it on end where it can fall and break the handles in trade for saving the weight.

[tsande00]

I have never seen a strike master that did not look like a ton of work to get one hole down compared to the 4 my jiffy will cut in the same time.

We have a comedian on the boards!

[NELS-BELLS]

The Nils are very nice but I'm not sure they are worth the extra money. I have a 17 year old Jiffy with the small motor (not sure the size) and an 8" blade. It has the original blade and all I do is run a file over it before every season. It won't win a race but it always works and the motor starts on the 2nd pull when its cold.

Those Hi-speed Nils and Strike Masters are worthless if the blades aren't razor sharp. One little blemish on the blade and you can't even cut a hole. Plus the Strike Master gearboxes are junk according to my friends who have owned them. When is the last time you saw a 15 year old Strike Master?

Nels

[DeeJ]

When is the last time you saw a 15 year old Strike Master?

Nels

This season. I sold mine...It was over 25 years old actually...and still goin' quite well. I wanted a faster auger since I drill more holes now than when I began ice angling.

I Would not buy a jiffy for the weight, but they cut wonderfully also.

Nils are very nice, but as already stated, you pay for it.

[LeRoy_Metz]

I might have just got lucky butt i bought a strike master Mag 3 plus over 25 years ago never have changed the plug never done any work on it, every 5 years or so i buy a new blade.I have use it to dig fence post and still runs like a champ.Never had a issue with the gearbox.only thing bad is it cuts really slow.