Why is Nils Augers so great? Love the old style Lazer!

[&JAG]

OK now, chime in and tell me why they are so wonderful... I don't need a sales pitch since they are a hso sponser, just cold hard facts. I have ran a Lazer Mag for six years now and love it! But DO NOT like the new style. I am thinking of maybe buying a new auger next year (hoping for a redesign to my old favorite). No interest in any other brands so tell me about Nils and please Big Lake, MN redesign the one time master piece that is Lazer Mag!

[croixflats]

Well. I bought one this year are they worth it IMO yes.

They are lighter, quieter and cut faster. And that engine has so much power to get through the thick ice without bogging down.

I used the laser last weak,the older ones, and all I can say is Nils is the way to go. Yes the laser cut great but ounce you use a Nils you will tell the difference.

I hit some sand out on the river, enough to put out any blade. . Don'T get me started how that sand got out there. That is why I had to use the Lazer a couple of times out. Like they say you don't miss something till its gone.

Sorry this this sounded like a sales pitch but you can read all about how great they are but you truely wont know untill you use one, Then you will say to your self gonna get me one of these.

[&JAG]

My only grip without knowing much about Nils is that they don't have a 10" auger yet. I love a nice wide hole!

[harvey lee]

I could go on and on how fast it is and how well built it is and the industrial motor.

Now, hold onto the handles, use no down pressure at all, and let it cut through the ice. It is the easiest auger to use for ice fishing with almost no effort needed. I'll bet my wife could cut holes with it.

[smeese]

I have an older lazer hand auger too and love it. It is sharp and fast enough for me. I still maintain I would love a 4.5 inch Nils for my Reel Weeds and Vexlar holes but can not justify it for those things (until I break an ankle in one of the 9" holes that tend to surround my shantie)

[Surface Tension]

I can't tell how good a Nils Auger is without it sounding like a sales pitch.

Start up a Nils auger and start up any of the others. Listen to them run. If you have an ear for engines its going to be pretty obvious which is tuned better, which has tighter tolerances, and which is engineered better.

Then again your comparing apples to oranges when you talk of Tanaka and Tecumseh engines.

The Nils is a industrial/commercial grade engine. That extra cost you pay for the Nils is for that engine.

Cutting systems. The Nils cutting head and auger shaft doubles as a hand and power auger. Why is that? The uniqueness of the Nils head is why. It cuts ice with less torque needed to rotate the auger and it does that very fast. So you get a high quality engine, advanced cutting system and a hand auger that slices through the ice with little effort. If you ever have the chance to test out a Nils it'll sell itself.

[aanderud]

OK now, chime in and tell me why they are so wonderful... I don't need a sales pitch since they are a hso sponser, just cold hard facts.

There are plenty of posts in this forum about them, if you don't want another guy telling you they're lightweight, that they cut fast, that they have a good engine on them, and that they love their Nils, then what's the point of your post? I suggest that you try one out and decide if you want one that way, rather than having yet another "what is good about nils" post and having the same 50 people reply to it.

If you ever get to any FM get-togethers, just ask one of the guys with a Nils if you can try it out. If you like it, buy one. If not, hey lookin is free, right? That's what I did, and after running one I just thought "that's the next auger I'm buying." But there's nothing wrong with a Jiffy or a Strikemaster (owned a 25 year old strikemaster that my dad gave me before my Nils).

[Jim Almquist]

I could go on and on how fast it is and how well built it is and the industrial motor.

Now, hold onto the handles, use no down pressure at all, and let it cut through the ice. It is the easiest auger to use for ice fishing with almost no effort needed. I'll bet my wife could cut holes with it.

Harvey lee my wife has no problems cutting holes with our Nils . When I first got my Nils I thought that I would keep my Jiffy around just in case but after the first time using it I sold the Jiffy. It is a very well built and for the most part all steel but still very light at 22 pounds. It take no effort on your part to cut a hole other then a little upward pressure before it breaks through the ice.

[DTro]

I was cutting holes one handed with my Nils at the Tetonka GTG this past weekend and there was probably close to 24"

[&JAG]

Sounds like the other auger companies better step it up in the engine department! Good info guys my mind is in an auger transition state.

[shamrock7]

If you have a perm, you probably have had a sore hand from the auger catching and smashing your hand against a wall or bunk. The Nils frame is so small and compact that it fits into those tight spots and seldom does the blade catch like some of the others.

[Northlander]

The specifics on the Nils have been talked about on these forums many many many times. Sounds like your wanting to be convinced as to buying a NIls.

Everything you read on here is true. I have turned several friends onto a Nils after they used mine. In my opinion worth every cent.

Sorry if it sounded like a sales pitch but isnt that really what ya wanted? To be sold on weather to get one or not.

[tonkapat]

i fish the bwca in the winter. We used to bring with lazer hand augers. Not anymore, an 8" hand auger is thought of by most as useless in more than 8" of ice. I can hand auger with the 8" nils faster than I can the 5" lazer. with the powerhead attached it means one handed cutting(vex in one hand auger in the other). can't describe it well enough in words, go try one out and u will own one. good luck

[tonkapat]

ever looked at a lazer mag box. It clearly says made in china right on it. any other questions

[tonkapat]

the strike lite uses a robin motor also a japanese company. Where are all these american made augers at? rather send your money to china?

[Willy]

The older lazer mag, I know exactly what you are talking about with the new ones, is the best auger for the price out there. MN company, BEST costumer service in the industry and quick fixes with usually little or no charge. No brainer IMO.

[Hard617]

Jiffy's plant is right in wisconsin, which uses tecumseh engines, (same as SM) and is also in Wisconsin. The only thing that strikemaster makes in China is the blades. If you don't believe me, call them. Subaru-robin engines are manufactured in Japan AND the USA. The engine manufacturer formerly known as wisconsin-robin, have generally kept their industrial engine manufacturing division here in the united states.

[fishwater]

The only thing that strikemaster makes in China is the blades.

All the blades that I have dealt with have been stamped Swiss made on them.

[Hard617]

This is just what came from strikemaster.

[tonkapat]

look at the lazer mag in the store. On the box it clearly states made in china. I would assume they put that there just because the blades came from china. But hey if u would like a second rate auger get the strikemaster.

[smeese]

I think last year or this year was Jiffys last year with the Tecumseh.....I may be wrong on that.

[Willy]

Get real Pat. Strikemaster is the leader in augers and has been for alot of years and everyone knows that.

[Hard617]

Tecumseh may have stopped making the small 2 strokes. I couldn't get a confirmation from the SM guys in early Jan. they said they weren't sure yet. I had heard rumors of more 4 strokes and maybe husqvarna making an auger motor.

[fishwater]

I had heard rumors of more 4 strokes and maybe husqvarna making an auger motor.

They already do.

[DTro]

It's as simple as this. Test drive all three and decide which works best for you.

IMO the Nils outperforms in the following categories.

Weight

Speed

Engine Life (hrs rated)

Design (very little plastic)

Extension rarely needed as it has a 48" Blade

Converts to Hand Auger