auger slush box for wheel house?

[mrpike1973]

thinking of buying one of these for my house. Do they really help keep the ice off the floor? Thanks for your input. first year with wheel house.

[MinnetonkaMan]

It is a must buy. Especially when ice is thick. We lay our house right on the ice it is an ice castle and has been throw thaws and freezes never stock to ice. If you auger and push the slush left over from not going into the slush bucket we pack it in the sides and put sleeves in no air leaks!! Great way to keep the house nice and toasty!

[Fishnblood]

Good to hear Minnetonkaman. I was wondering the same thing. When I looked at them though up in Milaca they were getting 25 bucks (I think or 40) seem pretty easy to make. What I am going to do is take a rubbermaid tote and just cut a hole in the bottom and then cut the top of a 5 gallon bucket and hot glue the top inside the tote which is the same thing. At least it seems that way too me.

[muskE]

Get one with higher sides and use a smaller bucket flange to hold more chips.

[Random guy]

I use the Catch Cover set up and it works perfectly...and we drill about 4,200 holes a season in the rental units.

[larryz]

Depends on how you decide to drill your holes. I found that I prefer to drill with my Ice Castle only part ways down. The shavings help seal up the holes when I put the hole sleeves in.

[broman]

It is a must buy. Especially when ice is thick. We lay our house right on the ice it is an ice castle and has been throw thaws and freezes never stock to ice. If you auger and push the slush left over from not going into the slush bucket we pack it in the sides and put sleeves in no air leaks!! Great way to keep the house nice and toasty!

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[broman]

Good to hear Minnetonkaman. I was wondering the same thing. When I looked at them though up in Milaca they were getting 25 bucks (I think or 40) seem pretty easy to make. What I am going to do is take a rubbermaid tote and just cut a hole in the bottom and then cut the top of a 5 gallon bucket and hot glue the top inside the tote which is the same thing. At least it seems that way too me.

Hot glue won't hold. You'd be better off cutting the hole in your bucket an inch or two smaller than the bottom circumference so that there is a lip on the bottom of your bucket and then drilling holes into the lip and tote, then bolting the bucket bottom to the tote. If you choose to try this route, take some pics and post them when you're done.

[Nordern]

If your house has the Catch Covers go with one of their slush boxes. I picked one up at the St. Paul ice show a few years ago for a pretty good price. I tried the modified storage container and it does not preform as well as you think it would. The Catch Cover product works great and can take a beating.

[Rube]

Bought the slush box-it worked Ok. I also have found that lowering the house approx. half way down and drilling the holes without the box works pretty good, minimal ice chips and slush on the floor.

After drilling the holes I go out and spread the ice pile, lower the house and put in the inserts.

Only when the ice is very thick do I use the box.

[rbs]

Slush bucket and a slush inhaler...only way to go!

[B-man715]

I have one but they are kinda of a pain in the butt.

Instead of using it, I just drill my holes with the shack all the way up. Then I lower the shack onto the ice mounds, insert hole sleeves, then flush the holes in reverse.

It's much faster and easier than moving the tub around and dumping it out after every hole or two.

I use a short extension early, and a long one later.

-Hope this helps!

[cluelessfisherman]

I have one in my house and use it all the time.

[Random guy]

What I like about the Catch Cover System is ZERO wetness on the floor when I am done, it catches just about all the random chips and water drops when you are drilling. That and somebody mentioned the Slush Inhaler, very cool piece of equipment.

[Dahitman44]

I love my slush inhaler and use it every time. I am not too sure about this slush box deal though ...