How often do you upgrade your auger??

[Esox_Magnum]

I got 5-6 years on my Nils, I never plan to replace it and I have a good 25-30 years left to ice fish...I'm sure whoever gets it when I'm done will get many more years of use out of it to.....

[deadeye]

I am pretty cheap but I like to keep stuff in the ten year range. My old lazer got replaced with a new solo two years ago and am glad I did it. Runs nice, faster, easier to start ect. Can't say that there was anything major wrong with my old one but I just felt it was time. Instead of buying a whole new auger though I got a new 2.5hp solo powerhead. The lazer bit on my old auger worked just fine so a new motor was all I really needed. It works like a champ. I keep the old motor around and it is ready for backup just in case.

[Finlander]

Anybody check out Vexilar for cutting holes?

[coombia21]

If I was you and you are planning on upgrading. Buy the auger now and sell the old one next fall. You will get more money for the auger next fall. Just like boats everyone buys them right before the season but very few buy them after the season.

[pathogen]

Have had my model 30 Jiffy since 1980, it gets a lot of use and runs like a champ. No plans to 'upgrade'. I figure when I die My son will use it until he passes it on to his kids.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Upgrade? I've got the model 30 jiffy. That's a dirty thought for me.

[d beyer]

Well said. My jiffy model 30 is so old I don't even remember how long I've had it. Only had it worked on once in all that time. Heavy as you know what but still love it. Father in law had one but bought an electric quite a few years ago. I hate that thing.

[bee]

You have all the latest tech stuff. The newest jig rods. The fancy new flasher. The next greatest catch all baits. Don't give it a second thought and get that new auger.

[hawgchaser]

I'm typing this in a whisper in the hope of keeping my 30 yr. old Eskimo from noticing this topic. I had to weld it together after the tubing of the auger shaft tore in two from metal fatigue. In addition to thousands of ice holes, it's drilled probably 50 or more holes in dirt with an auger bit I made into an earth bit. I've heard "Chipper" laugh 4 times...once in bailing out a Jiffy guy; twice when bailing out Strikemaster guys, and once when bailing out an "unknown" guy. It's been with me almost as long as my "bride" so it's probably achieved "til death do us part" status.

[otterman91105]

I'm still useing my 15 year old strikemaster and it cut's great as well as runs great.

[jigginjim]

I'm still running my SM cobra 3hp. 8 1.4" hole but have bought a 8" hand lazer auger. Now i would likie to get adapter to put 8" lazer auger on 3hp motor. I just need to find a good machine shop with a lathe. It could become a good selling item.

[waterwolff]

I myself am still running a MagIII my Dad bought me for Christmas in 1985

[LittleHuck]

My dad stepped up to a new Ion this year, and passed his Jiffy 76 down to me. He's had it longer than I can remember and the only time it has failed to cut holes is the first outing of 2011 season. He had (unknown to me at the time) used it to bore a couple holes in the yard where it was littered with broken chunks of pavement the summer beforehand and neglected to mention it to me. New blade and a bit of work to the tip with a grinder and she was back to throwing chips. It's heavy, it's ugly, it's slower than the buddies strikemaster, but it's earned it's keep, and ill keep drilling holes for my buddy when the strikemaster gets "out of pitch" for many years to come!

[Red Cabin]

I've used a 71' Kluge inherited from my father, until last year I bought a Nils for a back up.