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Strikemaster Auger

minnesotamusky

By minnesotamusky
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I've heard that with the 224 you can overlap holes. This would come in handy if you were sight fishing. Another plus is you can get holes where your flasher is in one hole, underwater camera in another and fish in the other without getting tangled.

Good luck,

Corey Bechtold

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I've got a 10 or 12 year old laser as well... just put a carb kit in it this fall and she runs like new again. I love that auger! That being said my fishing partner has a 224 and it is a SWEEET cutting machine. I woudn't have any reservations about buying if my laser took a dive on me but not until. It's not THAT much better in my opinion to warrant buying when I don't need a new auger. They both cut very fast. wink.gif

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no negativity intended. I own a 224 and boy was she a cold blooded s.o.b! Talked to a local 2 cycle repair guy and he said instead of the 24:1 mix strikemaster runs...run about 40:1 like the jiffy,same motor. It worked unbelievably well like a new auger again!! Of course follow ur break in period first as I did. Just a tip.

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Another tip:

I take a new auger and hang it securely from a rafter or tree limb. Fuel it up completely. Start it up and then tie the throttle at 3/4 open. Let it run out of fuel, then refill and run at full throttle until empty. Break-in is complete and the engine will rev faster and idle smoother for you.

'Eye-Skater

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Neiko Mentor

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I had the Lazer Mag Express and just picked up the Strike-Lite. She started up right away and cut like a dream. I can't believe how lite it is. I thought about the 224 but someone mentioned it is expensive when it comes time to get new blades. Another thing I like about the Strike-Lite is you don't have to mix gas anymore.

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rockman Proficient

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Just recently a Strikemaster employee told me that my 11 year old 2hp powerhead was one of the best they ever made, and sold.Even better than the powerhead that they have on the 224. I am not looking to replace mine anytime soon,especially when I don't need to.

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Another tip:

I take a new auger and hang it securely from a rafter or tree limb. Fuel it up completely. Start it up and then tie the throttle at 3/4 open. Let it run out of fuel, then refill and run at full throttle until empty. Break-in is complete and the engine will rev faster and idle smoother for you.

'Eye-Skater

sounds a little dangerous--but this might fix the problem with my auger, seems to want to bog down when running at full throttle at some times. Not sure what this is about but i hope it stops. i guess i only got my first tank of gas in there right now... How long do you reccommend the "break in" period should last a season a couple tanks??

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Have the stike master light - love it - have also heard that it should run with a 40:1 mix. New carb kits may be come a regular thing, from what I have also heard. Have had mine for 2 years and NO problems so far.

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danwilliams got it right. Take the auger off the power head if you prefer. I always figured having the auger installed gave the engine and gears a little bit of needed resistance. These units are tight when new...that includes engine and gears. Running them fairly hard through a few tanks of fuel works wonders. I own a landscape company and we commonly use this procedure on our small engine fleet, which currently includes about 60 different pieces of equipment.

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"I take a new auger and hang it securely from a rafter or tree limb."

I remove the auger part and set power head in a milk crate to run mine. Store it the same way. Convenient for me.

I do the same thing except use a 5 gallon bucket. I have a few of those lying around.

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I own a strike master and have been very happy with it, mine came with a 10" chipper blade which was fine for a few years but as I became more mobile and was cutting more holes I bought a 8" lazer shaft from D-Rock that has a center point and the twin blades, It's not a Nils but it blows thru the ice almost as fast. Depending on how much moving around your doing I'd recommend the lazer overall,but if price is real important go with a chipper style blade, it will just take abit longer to get through that thick ice but no matter what it will be alot more fun than then using a HAND auger grin.gif hope this helps.

Oh yea, you can use the strikemaster oil when you first fire it up but you will get black goopy stuff coming out your muffler, this is normal for strikemaster oil. Do yourself a huge favor and just get some Amsoil Sabre, the "oil man" here will hook you up if you can't find it. Best of all you can you can get it in pre-measured foil packs for a gallon of gas(I use 9/10th's of a gallon).

ICE DOG 1-out

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no negativity intended. I own a 224 and boy was she a cold blooded s.o.b! Talked to a local 2 cycle repair guy and he said instead of the 24:1 mix strikemaster runs...run about 40:1 like the jiffy,same motor. It worked unbelievably well like a new auger again!! Of course follow ur break in period first as I did. Just a tip.

Get rid of both the Jiffy and the Strikemaster oil, and switch over to Amsoil Sabre. You mix it 100:1. Quick starts, fantastic performance, and little to no smoke.

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