Crodless drill auger

[love to hunt]

Anyone out there used this product called the Ice Kicker and Ice kicker II. It is an adapter for you hand auger that allows for use with a cordless drill.

The claim is that an 18V Riobe will drill up to 20 holes on a single charge drilling 5" holes in 12" of ice. The Ice Kicker II is a gear reduction unit to be used with 8" augers.

The maker has a demo clip out there and it looks pretty impressive I would just like to get some consumer input.

I have an 8" Laser and a 36V HD De Walt and was thinking about giving it a try.

My intrigue here is no more gas smell in the wheel house and it should be easier to store, transport and handle then a 12V electric auger. Certainly it is cheaper then a 4 stroke since I have everything already except for the $20.00 adapter.

Any experience or thoughts would be welcome.

[HeIsLegend]

Sounds like an execellent idea but I would be afraid of burning up my 18v new Dewalt. I wonder how much torque load thick clear ice will put on her

[ice-man/vexilar-king]

They make another one called the Nimrod. Thats what they should call all of them. Look at past posts lots of bad reports.

[fishtank]

I had my father put one together for me for the "homemade" version. Depending on ice thickness, diameter of your hole bit, and how sharp your auger blades are will depend on how many holes you will get. When I tried mine, I was able to do about 4 holes 10" thick on the full battery charge on an 18V cordless. I was using the Strikemaster Lazer 6" bit. I would stick to good old hank cranking if I had to choose between the two.

[roygpa]

I bought an Ice Kicker about three years ago. I also bought a Clarke 24 Volt Cordless drill. The drill worked fine the first season, but the first time out on season 2, the drill's clutch broke... Still works for drilling small holes in wood, but can't handle the torque needed for ice. So I went out and bought a B&D 24 volt for 100 bucks thinking it will work. It can't cut through one hole without dying. I tried to get info on how to fix the Clarke drill or eliminate the clutch entirely, probably a bad idea... but can't find anything.

Roy

[Marmot]

I saw the Nimrod for the first time ever while at Gandar this afternoon. I swear that vendors come up with more gimmicks and garbage for the ice fisherman.

Marmot

[vanhea20]

My dad made a homeade one of these. He took it out to the lake a week ago with his 18v drill. My uncle was able to chisel out 4 holes before my dad could drill one. He's glad he only has $2 into the adapter now. Like almost everyone else has said, they are a joke.

[magnum mike]

My wife bought me an Ice Kicker last year and I tried it for the first time this year. I have an 8" auger and I had it on an 18v DeWalt hammer drill. We cut about 20 holes in 6" of ice with no problems. Well almost no problems... I am just now getting the use back in part of my right hand.

When you line up your hole to start, it is deceiving as to what is straight and square. The lazer drill takes a good bite and the drill has plenty of torque. Let the drill find its own path and don't push on the drill while cutting. The blade grabbed the ice on me and stopped while the drill didn't. I found a grip with the drill tight to your body works best. You want to be able to get your finger off the trigger of the drill in a hurry also. Overall these are great and would work great for a wheel house or any early, light weight outing.

[love to hunt]

Well I made one and chucked it up in my 36V DeWalt with an 8" Laser Drill and wow.

I cut 20 holes in 12-14" of really good clear ice and it cut strong with charge to spare. I would have gone untill it died but I was in tennis shoes and my feet got cold.

At any rate I think in thick ice a gas would still be a better bet but for light to med ice this is what I will be bringing with.

I found the biggest key is to not push on the drill, just let the auger do the work. You also have to have a drill with a 2 speed gear box and use the low gear. Even my Heavy Duty 36V DeWalt wouldn't cut in 2nd or 3rd gear. The $100.00 B&D mentioned earlier simply wouldn't do it because there is no low gear.