Went out this morning with my son he has a clam adapter and milwaukee fuel drill i was impressed .

 

Thx

 

I just bought the normal non gear box calm plate and a Milwaukee drill this season. I bought a new sets of blades for my 8 inch mora and it cut very well. I was a good ten seconds faster then my buddy with a 6 inch Lazer through 8 inches of ice. I drilled probably 40 holes and didn't lose a bar on the battery.

The trigger on the clam plat is odd as well as not being centered. But all worth it for not huffing and puffing drilling 8 inch holes all day

 

Clam plate is ridiculously, unnecessary.

 

I would argue that point... I have a K drill and Dewalt setup with a Clam plate... The clam plate works awesome for keeping my expensive drill from getting banged around during transportation and after drilling keeps it out of the snow.. Also is safer and gives me more leverage when drilling...and it is just more insurance against my rig going down the hole.. For the extra couple of pounds and the 50 bucks I paid for the Clam plate it is well worth it.
Since I went to this setup my 2 Eskimo gas augers haven't came off from the shelf...Maybe if I start fishing tip ups more and need bigger holes..

 

Makita, 8" mora, clam plate. Will not go back to gas. I have 2 5ah and 2 4ah batts. Can drill around 120 holes in 17" ice. Fast..light...quiet..

 

K-Drill and Milwaukee Fuel Hammer Drill. Think I paid right around $180 for each. Works great.

 

do a search. Thousand posts on the topic.

 

Absolutely love mine. This is my third season with this setup. I sold my gas auger when I picked this up and haven't looked back.

I agree that the Clam plate is pointless. It give you the handle of a gas auger. It's like throwing $50+ to the wind. Most of these drills come with a handle.

 

Absolutely love mine. This is my third season with this setup. I sold my gas auger when I picked this up and haven't looked back.

I agree that the Clam plate is pointless. It give you the handle of a gas auger. It's like throwing $50+ to the wind. Most of these drills come with a handle.

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Have this exact setup. Only way to go! My gas strikemaster has been collecting dust since this setup.

 

What adapter would you guys recommend for a mora? I believe it's a 6" or 8". Tired of hand drilling and i bought a dewalt with 2- 5ah batteries last summer. I wouldn't mind trying a adapter.

 

Strikemaster makes an adapter that fits both the Laser and Mora

 

I just looked on Frank's website and says they carry an adapter for $25. Well worth $25 imo, going to pick one up next week.

 

I haven't bought one yet but there are machinists that make them and sell them on eBay for $20. They will make whatever you need.

 

I used to have a Ice Master drill adapter. They have a delrin disc with a bungee that goes over the drill handle so if your chuck loosens the auger doesn't pencil into the bottom of the lake.

I've seen guys use Frisbees, paint can lids, just about anything circular that is wider than their auger. They put the circular disc under the bolt to the drill adapter so it stops the auger from falling thru the hole. I even saw a guy use a long bolt, I wouldn't suggest that. All I could imagine is somethibg getting caught in that while drilling.

 

Just rigged this up this year, couldn’t be happier. Added a frisbee because i don’t trust the k-drill float, I’ve already retrieved a auger from the lake. Got the kdrill 8” shipped for 220$. It eats ice. We’ll see how it holds up.

 

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Just rigged this up this year, couldn’t be happier. Added a frisbee because i don’t trust the k-drill float, I’ve already retrieved a auger from the lake. Got the kdrill 8” shipped for 220$. It eats ice. We’ll see how it holds up.

Will that battery start up your truck if it dies? :lol:
That thing is huge!

 

Use to have a jiffy legend.
No more mixed fuel. No more choking the jiffy. Heavy etc...
I had a 8" Nils hand auger as a back up for years.

Put the drill adapter with a plate on it. Needed a new drill gun so I grab a Milwaukee fuel.

Whoa nellie. 9 to 10 inches of ice on a local inland lake is now Swiss cheese. I was hole hopping all over the lake. Not one fish though.

 

Ridgid hammer drill + adapter + lazer auger= $275.00. Lifetime warranty and with the 4-a/h batteries have yet to completely drain a battery. Have drilled over 40 holes in 6" of ice and still had some charge left. Drills are the quietest,fastest and lightest setups around. Also, unless you have medical issues or just the extra money the clam plate is kinda unnecessary. For me it's just added weight extra crap I have to carry around while on the search for perch.

 

I use an 18volt Makita on a 5" lazer auger. Works awesome. The only way to go

 

Milwaukee with clam and 8" auger. Goes through like butter. If you need big holes, even with the smaller auger, just make clover holes. The plate also helps if it wants to bit in the last couple turns at all and for flushing the holes out. First year was a couple years ago when we had the bid ice. Almost needed an extension. I think with the added control of the plate, you get less fatigue when drilling a lot of holes with thick ice.

 

• $99 on Amazon with charger, 2 batteries and case.

Sure seems like this would get the job done. I was looking at the Fuel but its priced at almost $300.

Thoughts?

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• $99 on Amazon with charger, 2 batteries and case.

Sure seems like this would get the job done. I was looking at the Fuel but its priced at almost $300.

Thoughts?

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Just to give comparison, Dewalt uses UWO as opposed to torque, like most other companies. There’s an equation somewhere to figure out the torque vs UWO. The 996 is the largest hammer drill they make. Specs at 820 UWO. That compact drill is 340. I’ve heard the hammer drills are built differently inside the gears, but have found no proof to that. Personally, I’d pass on a compact. What size auger do you plan on using?

 

When I'm drilling the holes, I use the Kovac II IceMaster for my strikemaster augers (8 and 6 inch). Make sure you get a good drill and batteries. I started with a craftsman 19.2v drill with old batteries and I could only get a couple holes. I bought a factory rebuilt RIGID 18 volt for cheaper than replacing the craftsman's batteries as I figured I wouldn't mind losing it to the elements. I blew out the clutch on the 1st hole I tried to drill (there was like 18 + inches of ice). Oh well - guess I planned out my failure perfectly.

These days I let my son most of the holes by hand.. He seems to like it and it's a good workout for a young buck. I do keep the drill with me though (back to the craftsman with new batteries). I also like to use the drill for the shanty stakes as predrilling helps get a good anchor.

Anyway, Kovac's site has a lot of info. I remember that I sent an email and received a phone call based on my initial questions.

http://icemasteradapter.com/

They have a recommendation page for best results.
http://icemasteradapter.com/recommendations/

 

Does that have a hammer selection. One of the reasons for the milwuakee was for the heavy duty gearing fo hammer mode.

 

You do not want to use the hammer setting. People use hammer drills because they typically have metal gears to withstand the impact that goes along with using the hammer function. The hammer function does not offer any upside, if anything just noisier.

The above dewalt drill is a fantastic drill.

 

 

The clam plate is a waste of money. It's just more stuff to haul. Totally unnecessary. As far as the drill I use a Makita 18v LST.

 

Not sure why guys even use the side handle. The K Drill cuts like butter.

 

You do not want to use the hammer setting. People use hammer drills because they typically have metal gears to withstand the impact that goes along with using the hammer function. The hammer function does not offer any upside, if anything just noisier.

The above dewalt drill is a fantastic drill.

That DeWalt drill is a fantastic drill for building decks. When I first bought my 6” NILS. I used that drill. Because it was what I already had at home. Just about burned it up. Also, it only has 2AH batteries. I switched to the Ridgid hammer drill with 4AH batteries and will never kill the batteries in a FULL day of fishing. Again, the hammer mode is NOT used. You just benefit from the higher torque. You do want at a minimum 4AH batteries. This info is geared if you plan to do alot of moving.

 

Ah OK. I speculated, because I had that drill for a while and it was the only one I could never stop. But thinking back I might have had a larger battery as well, they were always hooking us up. (worked at company that owns Dewalt) I never got to use the hammer version

 

Clam plate with Home Depot Ridgid hammer drill on drill setting( more torque )cuts like butter and the drill and battery warranty for life