New 4 stroke Ice auger

[18 inch Crappie]

A friend of mine was at Strikemaster yesterday to get some repairs done on his auger and they had a 35cc 4 stroke 8" auger with a plastic bit. They started it and ran it for him, he said the motor was smaller then his 2 stroke. Some Pro used it last winter to test it out. Cool........

[hanson]

I heard some rumors last spring.

What's coming out this fall. Hmmmmm....

[iffwalleyes]

Well it would kind of make sense for someone to make one of these. It will cut down on the fumes in the house for sure.

[PierBridge]

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Well it would kind of make sense for someone to make one of these.

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Definitely makes sense if you want to stay in the auger business, 2 stroke augers will not manufactured or sold in the near future.

[Jim Hudson]

Yup, StrikeMaster has come out with a new 4 stroke synthetic auger for this coming year. The Strike-Lite, with a 4 cycle 35cc engine will be available with an 8" bit and weighs a whopping 20lbs. Should be available soon.

The best features I see with this unit is the weight, that a person will not have to mix gas/oil, and of course there is no smoke with a 4-Stroke!!!

[Northlander]

4 stroke ice auger at only 20 pounds? The plastic bit sounds interesting. I will have to check yours out when you get it Jimbo.

[Jim Hudson]

You do that Steve

If my memory serves me correctly, the auger bit weights a mere 5 1/2 lbs.