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Fastest ice auger ?

LeRoy_Metz

By LeRoy_Metz
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Northlander Grand Master

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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.

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DTro Grand Master

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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 smile

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

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McGurk Grand Master

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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. grin

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.

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CaptainMusky Grand Master

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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.

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NELS-BELLS Proficient

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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

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DeeJ Enthusiast

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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.

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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.

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