Best 7-8" hand auger?

What are your guys opinions on the best 7-8″ hand Auger?
Thanks,
Lloyd

Nils for sure. Auger cuts smooth for an 8 inch.

Get a 6 inch Niles.

love my nils 8 inch

So who sharpens the blades on the Nills for you ?

Frank DeLuca
5382 Jentoft Road
Saginaw, MN 55779

frankbdeluca@yahoo.com

218.729.7941

Two years ago, it was $20.00 per head plus USPS shipping both ways and he was incredibly fast in getting it turned around. It took about five years to finally get to the point of needing a sharpening. I don’t have to deal with a lot of dirt in the ice around here though. That will dull a shaving auger fairly quickly.

norge wrote:

What are your guys opinions on the best 7-8″ hand Auger?
Thanks,
Lloyd

That’s a down payment for a torn rotator cuff….Buy GAS!! Drill more holes, catch more fish.

Nils drills very easy. Buy one and you can always get tanaka power head down the road.

For a little less $ you can also buy a Strikemaster Lazer hand auger. They work well. I have two and use them for first ice only. Once its 6 inches I use gas.

never used one. They seem to cut fast but when its 6″ or more I can’t imagine choosing any hand auger over even the most basic gas auger.

A friend rigged a hand auger onto a battery drill rig from clam. works really well and still very light. He’s drilling 12″ hole with no problems.

You will not beat a Nils. I have a bad shoulder and it still cuts with ease.

hamms wrote:

Nils drills very easy. Buy one and you can always get tanaka power head down the road.

Yep. Just what he said! I use a Tanaka power head with a Lazer hand auger drill 7″. Nothing faster. Tanaka 262R is what I have for a power head.