The New Ion Augers Are Out!

[Hawg]

I have to start by saying I'm 100% happy with my Ion. I just wonder what will happen to dependability with the new 10 drill on it. That's a ton of torque but maybe the shaver blades make it work easier on the gears.

[B-man715]

Finally REVERSE!!

Where did you see the info about a 10" bit?

[B-man715]

Finally REVERSE!!

Where did you see the info about a 10" bit?

Never mind, I see it in the accessories.

[pushbutton]

Saw the big C store has the 10 inch set up available already. Yeah, will wait for one of you two to try it out first. The initial units were geared for a 6 or an 8, and would be leery of adding two more inches. Sure would be nice going back to a 10 though........

[JoeMX1825]

Didn't see any mentioning of how many 10 inch holes it can cut on a single battery charge? If 6" cuts 72 holes, 8" cuts 40 holes, i'm guessing 10" cuts about 15? So the 10" is really only for perm houses?

[walleye44]

The ION did not have a reverse before??

[JoeMX1825]

The ION did not have a reverse before??

nope

[Hawg]

Push button, did you happen to see a price on just the 10 inch drill? It's a permanent house toy for me already so less holes isn't a big deal to me, but I wish it would have been a 9 inch. As far as the reverse, I always have a drill in my house and slush copter looks a lot cleaner than all the water an auger raises coming up out of the hole. I did ask today if we could wire the reverse switch into an older one and the the guy wasn't sure(the tech guys were at lunch). I'm sure that 10 inch is going to a battery eater, just so it's not a gear eater also.

[pushbutton]

179 at the online C store.

[Hawg]

Thanks, that's enough to make me really wonder if I need one.

[JoeMX1825]

I would hold off on the 10" until we hear some real world reports this season, if it turns out to be fine, you can get the 10" blade on clearance at the end of the year

[JSK76]

This is the only thing I've seen so far that I'm exited about for this winter! It's nice to see a company give us what we ask for! Even if I can only get 10, 10" holes I don't care I just need 5 for the wheel house and I can switch back to my 8" for the times I'm in a portable. I have the first year ION and actually like my power switch better so how hard would it be to hack an old one to run in reverse? No reason to buy the new one just to get reverse and it's out of warranty any way.

[JSK76]

Is the 10" only sold as an accessory or can you buy the ION with a 10" bit?

[JoeMX1825]

Is the 10" only sold as an accessory or can you buy the ION with a 10" bit?

They boxed the 6" separately last year, so I suspect they'll do the same thing with the 10" bit. If I were ION, I would sell the powerhead by itself and sell each auger size individually.