Auger cutting slow.

[bassfshin24]

Hello,

Just wondering if anyone had any ideas of why my auger would be cutting holes slow. I put new blades on it last year. Everything seems to be working great. Usually starts on 1st or 2nd pull. I didnt see any dings in the new blades. I have to usually put quite a bit of pressure on it for it to starting cutting well.

[Neiko]

Your pitch might be off a little.

[TruthWalleyes]

Your pitch might be off a little.

+1

You shouldn't have to put any pressure on them augers at all.

How does someone fix the pitch?

[Mike Stark]

I have had issues with Strikemaster drill units. I ended up sending my in to get fixed. I think they are they only ones that have the right tool to do it. They only charged $5 to fix the pitch. Cost a lot more to ship it to them.

[Mnfisher]

Is there a dealer in Minnesota where a person could just take it too without having to ship it somewhere?

[storm_rider_1]

If it is a strikemaster they are based out of Big Lake MN.

[KJMinion]

Is there a dealer in Minnesota where a person could just take it too without having to ship it somewhere?

I brought my 10" lazer drill into D-Rock last year and they were able to fix the pitch to get it to cut again. However, I was told that it doesn't always work at sometimes it isn't always fixable. I was told that it was more common with the 10" units compared to the smaller units. I have since switched to a 8" to try and avoid this issue in the future.

I was also told that the main thing that causes this is that when you try and re-drill old holes with the lazer units, sometimes the drill gets caught and then it bends slightly and changes the pitch. (The chipper drill units are better for re-opening old holes.)

[Walleyehooker]

Probably the pitch. Strikemaster is no longer in big lake. But you can check their HSOforum for service centers.

[bassfshin24]

I just called one of the service centers and they do not work on the blades, they only work on the motors and transmissions.

I did call D-Rocks and they will work on the blades if the pitch is the problem. I'll probably be taking mine in tomorrow and I'll report back and what the issue was.

Thanks for the help everyone.

[TrophyEyes]

+1 for D Rock.

[otterman91105]

Could be your pitch like others have said. I had similar issue's a couple of years back with my strike master and they fixed it but they told me you should not have to put pressure on the auger cause that throws the pitch off.