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Eskimo Augers

knutty

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knutty Apprentice

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Thinking about an eskimo shark z51 with 8" bit. Will be my first power auger. Any thoughts on how it performs. The only other power augers I have used are the older lazers by strikemaster.

I'd be curious to hear others opinions before I pull the trigger.

Knutty

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NAMASafetyDirector Experienced

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My Dad, brother and I all switched to Eskimo two years ago and have had no issues with them. Dad and Bro have 51's and I have a Mako 43. The 51 cuts a little faster but all do a great job and have proved to be very durable here on LOW. Dad does some guiding and drills about 200-300 holes a season with no problems. Enjoy!

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fisherman-andy Mentor

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The Z51 is an excellent auger, plenty power and speed. You wont be disappointed.

Personally I think the Eskimo and Nils are the two best cutting Augers out there. This comes from a guy who now owns a StrikeMaster Solo pro lazer.

Ease of starting, cutting, customer service, I still find myself using the Eskimo auger more than my Solo on ice fishing trips with my buddies just because I find it cuts better in different types or layers of ice. Plus you dont have to churn and pull up like you do with the Solos to clear ice during the cut.

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mrpike1973 Veteran

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you'll pry my stingray power auger from my hands when i'm 6 feet under. i think it is the best value. not positive but i believe the blades and auger are all the same. just the moters are different sizes. i'll never go back to a different brand

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Been wanting to purchase my first power auger and have been looking at either the 33cc 49:1 Stingray 8" or the 43cc 30:1 Mako 8" Both seem very reasonably priced (I can't afford much over $300) & from the previous posts it seem as though most owners have only good things to say.

My question is according to various sites the Stingray weighs in at 28lbs and the Mako at around 33lbs. Is the bigger motor and 30:1 gears on the Mako worth the extra 5lbs? I'm never out drilling holes all over the lake, but do like to drill at least 20 or so when I'm out fishing so the lighter the better.

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norm 1980 its your choice. but i had the mako and now have the stingray both excellent augers i went with the stingray because of weight. i also only cut 20 or so holes a outing but the weight was really bugging me. ive had hernia repair troubles so even a few pounds gets hard. also before i sold the mako i ran both of them side by side. yes the mako was about 10 to 20 seconds faster per hole but that didnt bother me. hope this helps

mrpike1973

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MNBEEF Enthusiast

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I have a buddy that would sell me his mako 43cc for $300 brand new in box would you pull the trigger? I was also looking at the 33cc stingray found it for around $250. Is the $50 worth spending? Sounds like I would just be saving 15 seconds per hole for that $50, is that the only upside of the Mako?

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DRH1175 Veteran

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So you guys find the weight to be good for many holes a day? I currently have a jiffy 30 and it cuts fast. But am looking to upgrade soon to a newer auger. as mine is almost 20 yrs old. I would like something lighter but am afraid the stikemasters won't hold up. The Jiffys and Eskimo's just seem to be built for durability. How are Eskimo's for re drilling holes?

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I have had a Stingray for several years. It was my first auger and I bought it used. It has not let me down. I have had to make some minor wear-and-tear repairs and have had really good expierence's with the Eskimo customer service. I have played with some other types of augers and I think that most of them are good but have no reason to switch brands, why stop what has been working?

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I've been looking at whatever reviews I can find online and the only Cons i could find was Occasionally the Recoil would break, which apparently you can not fix yourself? so your basically SOL until eskimo can get it fixed for you. Also something about the vent on the gas cap leaking gas. Anyone ever had this problem? otherwise just looking at them in the store they seem to be well put together.

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check out glens outdoors HSOforum http://www.glensoutdoors.com/ I bought a Z51 here at the end of last season on sale for a great price. When i made the order for the Z51 it went through but they called me back the next day and told me that they were all out of the Z51 and apologized. After a little "small talk" i was able to get the Z71 for the price of the Z51. I havent had a chance to use it yet since i bought it at the end of last ice fishing season but i have heard good things from everyone and im excited to try it out.

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uptracker Community Regular

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Myself and a buddy have Z51 10" and are very pleased. I got mine online for $299 shipped and my buddy got his for $289 shipped. They came from a N. MN store. Check online and you'll get a great deal. I've seen them from $289-$459+.

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