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jiffy model 30

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How many of you still use the old model 30? I have one that my grandfather gave me in 1984,I have replaced the bit only once(it froze in a half drilled hole, my fault) I bet i have cut thousands of holes and it just keeps going! I look at the new ones that are out now and they look cheap and fragile..i just cant see spending the coin to retire the old girl LONG LIVE JIFFY MODEL 30

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How many of you still use the old model 30? I have one that my grandfather gave me in 1984,I have replaced the bit only once(it froze in a half drilled hole, my fault) I bet i have cut thousands of holes and it just keeps going! I look at the new ones that are out now and they look cheap and fragile..i just cant see spending the coin to retire the old girl LONG LIVE JIFFY MODEL 30

I have my dads old Eskimo he bought back in the late 70's early 80's and this thing just won't quit. 8" cuts holes all season, sits in the shed all summer add some 25:1 in December and repeat. It will probably out live me and my son will have to change a spark plug. How much are the new ones, how many pop bottles do I have to save up to buy a new one?

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My dads buddy runs the ole model 30 and thinks the world of it. Runs great too. Just a beast.... I think it is cool to see guys that don't upgrade just because there is a new product out. It works for them and Why fix what isn't broken I guess. BTW how much does one weigh? 45 lbs?

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Forgot to add that I don't mind hearing augers ripping through the ice when i'm out there. As long as it runs good and isn't bogging out every few seconds... You can always tell the sound of a model 30 from halfway across the lake. POP.....POP.......POP Love the sound of them... as long as they are a ways away. grin

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Bought mine from a buddy in early 80s. Another friend got a new jiffy for christmas 2 years ago and just got it back from shop. Clutch. Mine BARKS and I love it. 10 inch and it will throw ice chips 4 feet. Had to do a little work to it his year. Teenagers had it darn near destroyed but it will not be defeated !!

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I don't have one but everyone for a mile knows when somebody is using one, don't they sell a better muffler those things? Must be hard on your hearing. What? Not trying to put them down because I know they will outlast the auger I have right now. What did you say?

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these are imo the best auger ever built. they are fast and powerfull enough not to hang up in that last 2 inches and they seem to never die. there built to take abuse too mine has fallen a couple times from the wheeler and it just keeps on goin.

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I run a early 90's model 30. Cold blooded old pig, but once it gets going watch out. I've been nursing a bad wrist that has been nagging me for better than a year and am considering going lighter. After about a dozen holes I'm pretty beat up. And if I make two or three moves in a day I can barely muster the strength to toss it back in the truck.

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I love my 30! It is the model that has one bar for a handle on the right side and you have to hold the other one that is above the recoil. It fell out of the sled towed by a snowmobile a few years ago (hard!, cracked auger housing above the block ) but this thing still won't die...

The otter sled on the other hand was totalled and blew into a million little parts...

We don't need no stinkin' muffler....

Heavy [almost poorwordusage] though is right!

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Bought mine from a buddy in early 80s. Another friend got a new jiffy for christmas 2 years ago and just got it back from shop. Clutch. Mine BARKS and I love it. 10 inch and it will throw ice chips 4 feet. Had to do a little work to it his year. Teenagers had it darn near destroyed but it will not be defeated !!

My jiffy steath model 79 2hp throws chips 4 ft as well.... Big change from my lazer... I don't care for wearing slush though...It does scream through the ice. Hope it lasts as long as the model 30's out there.

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Very well a proven Auger. Just don't use them for drilling dirt they work extremely well till they suck dirt into the carb frown I know that's what happened to mine this summer. As far as speed weight and reliability for me you can't beat a jiffy model 30.

I have been trying different augers this winter and haven't found one I like better then the model 30. The only one I have used that beats it in my book is the model 30 with a 8 inch bit man that's a fast one. I have tried the strike-masters and Eskimo and I am not impressed at all I want my model 30 back.

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How many of you still use the old model 30? I have one that my grandfather gave me in 1984,I have replaced the bit only once(it froze in a half drilled hole, my fault) I bet i have cut thousands of holes and it just keeps going! I look at the new ones that are out now and they look cheap and fragile..i just cant see spending the coin to retire the old girl LONG LIVE JIFFY MODEL 30

I've got one of the last model 30 (3 HP) 8 inch bit with metal powerheads. The longer I have it and run it the better it runs. Thing is tuff. About every 2-3 years I'll pull the stuff apart and touch it up with some paint. Thing always runs like a top. The less maintanance I do the better it runs. Here is a pic after I touched it up this winter.

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Two cans of gloss black rustoleum and it looks as good has new.

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Same here. Bought a used one about 15 years ago. This thing has drilled thousands and thousands of holes, never replaced the blade, just run a file over it once in a while. Winterize it every year, she just keeps barking!

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I have the 3 hp Jiffy legend and the thing is downright tough. I have the oddball 9". I mainly boiught the Jiffy because I reopen holes in my permy and wanted something that could handle the job over and over. Mine is going on 18 years. I have done a carb job on it a couple times and had the clutch gear replaced as I sheared a tooth off at one point and had a buddy weld the drill bottom as I broke the rienforcements on the bottom plate and actually had the steel plate start to tear from all of the abuse. She still runs great, and at some point I will buy a new drill for it with the ripperblades. This thing has handled years of abuse but keeps on humming along. It is a heavy bugger but where else can you get a workout and fish grin

Tunrevir~

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Model 30 owners. If your auger stops dead just before it goes through the ice check the little bracket that tunrevir is talking about. Used mine that way for a few years before I noticed the problem. A small metal brace that holds angle of blade had broken. Cut like a dream till the point went through bottom of ice then the drill stopped dead and the power head spun instead. You had to be ready for it or look out !! Smashed many a tin of eurolarvae right through my coat pocket ! Buddies came over and borrowed it out of garage and came back saying " never again". Got him in the shins! I ended up getting whole new auger bit assembly at FF for $100.

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Mine is 20 years old. It still runs good. It has drilled thousands of holes for me. I just ordered a strike lite to replace it. The weight got the best of me. It has served me well and is built like none of the new ones. But at 40 lbs I am looking forward to my new 23lb strike lite. I will most likely give it away to someone who needs a Gas auger.

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