I own an old ice auger. I believe the brand is Eskamo. No, not Eskimo...Eskamo. Anyway, it's older than dirt but still works great. I looked on the internet and found basically nothing about who made them. The problem is that inside the recoil part, a small piece of metal broke that prevents the recoil from "grabbing" and turning the engine over. (It's kinda like interlocking gears). It appears too small to weld. I know you all are going to tell me to go buy a new Strike Master and be done with it. Well, I already did that. I'm trying to fix it now so that I can give it to a buddy who is still using his hand auger to drill holes in late January! My question is, does anyone out there know where a person kind find salvage parts for an ice auger? Would a place that has salvage small engie parts have what I'm looking for? If so, where is one those? Thanks!
I just figured that it is easy enough to just get a 3 bank so when the boat is not in use I can keep all 3 batteries charged. I have not bough a charger yet, maybe I will give it some more thought.
Edit: After thinking this over, with the size, weight, and heat output of the charger (as well as the cost) I think it makes sense to just
buy a 2 bank charger, I have a smaller charger i can use on the starting battery when the boat is sitting at home. Forgive me, for i am a retired engineer and I have to obsess over everything...
Congrats on the motor! I think you’ll like it.
I can’t say much on the charger location but I’ve seen them under the lid in back compartments and under center rod lockers. 160 degrees is more than I expected to hear.
Curious why you’re opting for a 3 bank charger with a 24V trolling motor. Unless you don’t feel you be running you big motor enough to keep that battery up as well?
I did buy an Minnkota Ulterra, thanks for the recommendations. I had a bunch of Cabela"s bucks saved up, which helped. Now i need to
get an onboard battery charger. Where do you guys mount these things in your boat? The manufacturer I am looking at {Noco genius)
says tht their 3-bank charger will run at 160 degrees, seems like a lot of heat in an enclosed compartment? Thanks for any input on this.
Wasn't terrible at a state park beach. Antelope island maybe. I wouldn't recommend it as a beach destination tho. Figured I was there, I'm getting in it.
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I own an old ice auger. I believe the brand is Eskamo. No, not Eskimo...Eskamo. Anyway, it's older than dirt but still works great. I looked on the internet and found basically nothing about who made them. The problem is that inside the recoil part, a small piece of metal broke that prevents the recoil from "grabbing" and turning the engine over. (It's kinda like interlocking gears). It appears too small to weld. I know you all are going to tell me to go buy a new Strike Master and be done with it. Well, I already did that. I'm trying to fix it now so that I can give it to a buddy who is still using his hand auger to drill holes in late January! My question is, does anyone out there know where a person kind find salvage parts for an ice auger? Would a place that has salvage small engie parts have what I'm looking for? If so, where is one those? Thanks!
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