Auger seized?

[jltimm]

I have a one year old Strikemaster Lazer auger,and tonight after drilling 2 holes I shut it off,and set it on the ice.I then grabbed it minutes later and I cannot pull the recoil out?I can turn the auger bit by hand,and I took the plug out but still no turning it over?Do I call Strikemaster,or take it apart myself?

[minnowhead]

I would call strike master. I hear they have excellant customer service.

[The_Duckslayer]

Call strikemaster. Sounds like your recoil unit may have gone tango uniform. From what I have heard they will take care of ya! Have a good one././Jimbo

[ZapBranigan]

If you can turn the auger but cannot pull the cord I would guess the recoil (cord) got hung up. I would give them a call. But any small engine shop should be able to get this fixed up. You can probably do it yourself if you have a litle mechanical moxie. I personally hate working on the recoil. Just don't have enough hands to hold everything in place while I get it all set back into place.

[Law Firm]

Since your auger is only 1 year old, you should have no problem working with them in getting your problem fixed. Definitely talk to them before you do anything though!

[Big Laker]

Strikemaster customer service is great! you should call them in advance, explain that your from out of town, and I'll bet they fix it while you wait. they are now open on Saturday.

[JWB475]

Similar thing happened to me, but I was drilling a hole.

The thing sounded like it seized up, I thought I forgot to mix the gas, but it turned out to be the recoil...

[Hotspotter]

Was just there yesterday, phenomenal customer service. If you're near Big Lake, I wouldn't think of taking it anywhere else.

They'll definitely fix it while you wait. Call ahead as mentioned, and see what they'll do for you. I'm sure you'll be happy. Take advantage of being there and get replacement blades, blade cover (they have refurbished ones), collar bolt/allen wrench if needed. They threw in a bunch of free items for me yesterday. Ask lots of questions, they're very informative!

Joel

[ChuckN]

I rebuilt my recoil in my Lazer this year after my recoil went haywire. The recoil spring was the culprit and one heck of a bugger to get back perfect. If you are handy and have worked with recoils before it's not too bad. Just be very careful if the coil is not the problem to not let it fly out of it's housing when disassembling everything.

[ozzie]

I bought a Strikemaster last year and had the same problem. It happened a few times actually and the last time I brought it there they said I shouldn't have another recooil problem again. They have been right so far!!!! No questions asked........

[The Grebe]

Had the same thing happen to me last year....picked it up, went to pull the cord and almost pulled three of my fingers off! Dang near knocked my front teeth out!

My friend, who incidently, lives in Big Lake, wanted to mess around with it and see what it was that was causing it to stick.

Bringing it to StrikeMaster down the road, was the second option...Andy is the best engine mechanic I have ever known, if it's mechanical and fixable, he can fix it! If he says he wants to look at something, out of curiosity, or whatever, I have to go with him first...he's my friend.

Well, it was the rewind, he got a part from StrikeMaster and I'm back in business...but now I don't trust the auger and bring the back up on long trips. You never know, it might do it again. I'll probably buy a new one more toward spring when the clearance sales start.

[S.D. Ice Angular]

Strtikemaster is the best..............

[fishnhooks]

I had to bring my 12volt to Strike master right after I bought it to fix a problem. They treated me excellent. They even threw in an extra set of blades and an extension.

"hooks"

[jltimm]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys!I took the recoil off to find the little plastic "thingy" that catches on the flywheel had busted and a piece of it wedged in there.I took it out and put it back together and it works fine still.I then called strikemaster and ordered the part which ran me $5 plus shipping.They said if i brought it in they would take care of it,but it's over an hour away,and I WANT to go fishin!