New Lazer Mag

[JMo]

I bought a Lazer Mag a week ago and have been out with it twice. It's probably drilled 20 holes. I am having trouble drilling holes with it. It starts drilling fine and then halfway down it will bind in the hole. Other times it will bind right before it breaks through. Also, I have noticed that around the muffler is dripping a black oily substance around the seams. I made sure to put fresh gas and oil in it. I make sure to let the auger run and warm up before drilling. I was wondering if anyone has experienced similar issues or if there is a good way to break the auger in. Thanks for you input.

[anyfishwilldo]

The black stuff in your muffler is unburned oil. You may have the mixture too rich. Get some amsoil sabre pro and mix it 50:1 for break in, then switch to 100:1. It is good stuff. No more black stuff out the muffler, easier starts, less smoke and more power.

[woodman]

Ditto your report from last week, this happened to me right out of the box. I contacted strike master and they said check the bolts on the blades, they were loose from the factory. I checked mine and they were tight. They sent me new blades and they arrived in 2 days. The blades on the new auger also said made in China, and have read reports of this happening to those blades. The new blades do not say that and I have not tested them out yet due to the cold weather here. They will get a work out this weekend, so I hope they cut like butter!

[Powerstroke]

I bought a new lazer mag and although I did have the oily goo from the muffler, that has been cured with using the Amsoil. My blades have always been sharp and cut very well.

Again, double check the tightness of the blades and make sure they are in good shape. Even though its brand new, that doesn't always mean that someone hasn't handled it and placed the blades on the floor or something.

[CJH]

Ditto. I have the samething with mine. Strikemaster ended up sending me new ones, as they said the were out of pitch. They were pretty good about it. The blades can be a little touchy, but when they are correct, they cut like butter! Contact their customer service if you are still having issues.

Good Luck!

CH

[CSP88]

Definitely get ahold of Strikemaster, If it continues to get stuck in the bottom of the hole, eventually you are going to damage something in the gearbox. If it is a pitch problem(which it sounds like it is) take it in and have Cy or Mike put in on the jig. This only takes 5-10 minutes to do.

Chad