Eskimo Hypercoil Recoil Problems

Just wanted to put a note out there about the Hypercoil recoils on the Eskimo Ice Augers. The problems with this recoil system are fixable, but there is a reason why they sell the replacement for $40 plus shipping….they are probably selling a replacement for every auger that they ever sold. My neighbor’s broke…almost brand new….it would pull and recoil, but it would not spin the flywheel. I proceeded to take the recoil system apart and sure enough, a piece of plastic from the pulley wheel had broken off. The secondary recoil spring is a thick strong spring and just busted out the little piece of plastic that it was hooked to. I’ve gotten to be kind of an expert at reloading the recoil springs, so I tackled it and got it working like new. This was one of the toughest recoil springs I’ve encountered. I should have made a video on it, but did not. If anyone needs any guidance and you are a cheapskate like me, I would be more than happy to give you some advice. Or you could send me yours and I could try to fix it for you…..but like I said, for $40 plus shipping you can order a brand new one…..might last or might not. I personally like to fix my stuff and most of the time it ends up being better than when it came from the manufacturer. Happy Fishing

Anything mechanical is going to break at some point in time. With these the biggest reason why they break is that people are not using them properly. “Hey, I have to pull start this thing so I’m going to yank it like you have to yank a 25hp lawn mower engine.” Nope…it has gearing in it so you don’t have to use as much effort as you would on other pull start engines. So they yank their tail off and they break. There are other reasons they fail but the biggest culprit is user error. Avoid that and they’ll last.