stikemaster or jiffy

  • gregory
    Red wing,mn
    Posts: 1628
    January 31, 2005 at 2:53 am #1233119

    I’m in the market for a new gas auger,the used one i bought doesn’t cut worth a dang,even with new blades not resharpened ones,so my question is a new jiffy stealth 10 or a new strikemaster 224 10 inch? i found a stikemaster 224 10 but i thought they were having problems? Thanks

    hooknfinger
    Rochester, Minnesota
    Posts: 1290
    January 31, 2005 at 3:10 am #339648

    was raised up around jiffy’s. always had good luck, but for pure speed and power the strikemasters, IMO, wil beat out jiffy anyday

    Gianni
    Cedar Rapids, IA
    Posts: 2063
    January 31, 2005 at 4:31 am #339654

    Does the one you have (used one) run good? Is it possible the bit is just bent?

    If it is, I have three bits, all for clockwise rotation (looking down from the top). Would be happy to part with one of the 8″ ones. All seem to cut fine for me. PM me if interested.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18621
    January 31, 2005 at 10:08 pm #339846

    My Jiffy Stealth 2hp 8″ is pretty fast….

    matt_grow
    Albertville MN
    Posts: 2019
    February 1, 2005 at 12:04 am #339873

    i noticed you’re questioning 10 inch augers…….One thing people don’t take in consideration is how much extra ice a ten inch has to cut. By doing a few simple computations you can find that a ten inch auger roughly cuts 314 square inches of ice compared to an 8 inch cutting 200. Thats a big difference people often fail to see. I run an 8 inch strikemaster, but I would never recommend a 10 inch because I’ve never seen one perform to my expectations of an ice auger.

    gregory
    Red wing,mn
    Posts: 1628
    February 1, 2005 at 12:34 am #339876

    Well i went ahead and bought a jiffy 3hp 10″ stealth with the new design with 5 cutting heads. i will let you all know how it cuts..

    jason26
    Cedar Falls, IA
    Posts: 380
    February 1, 2005 at 1:04 am #339891

    i read on another post somewhere that the 224 10 inch does not cut that well. i have no personal experience with it though. Here is the link for the other posting on the 224 10 inch web page

    schmakes
    Crystal, MN
    Posts: 2
    February 3, 2005 at 5:07 pm #340608

    I would stay away from the 224 10″. They don’t cut all the way through the ice I believe due to the blade pitch. The tried and true Stikemaster Laser Mag or the Jiffy Stealth will treat you well.

    gregory
    Red wing,mn
    Posts: 1628
    February 3, 2005 at 9:01 pm #340704

    yeah i bought a jiffy stealth,10″

    bigpike
    Posts: 6259
    February 3, 2005 at 9:47 pm #340711

    I couldnt agree more on a 10″ versus 8″, I went from the bigger auger down to the 8″ auger and my preformance went way up. The 10″ strikmaster ultramag with the triple blade also had problems with icing up when it got below 10 degrees, Strikemaster admitted as much and allowed me to trade my auger in for the auger of my choice, I went with the 8″ standard two blade and never have looked back.

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