Strikemaster 40 volt with chipper blade

Can a person use an 8 or 10 inch auger on a 40 volt Strikemaster or is it too much torque? Only because I like them in dirty ice and re-opening holes.

No problem. Guy used on the red river last year, slightly slower, but no biggie.

I would think you can and I’ll find out this winter.

Just picked up a 40V and if I can get back to Lake Winnipeg this year, I’ll be using a chipper blade (I have both 8 1/4 & 10 1/4).

First trip there last year wiped out my Lazer blades in less than a day.

Second trip = Chipper Blades, no problemo

Any others with any experience with the 10” chipper on the 40volt? Thanks for current responses.

To the top. Just curious as I’d like to sell gas auger but want a 10″ chipper for Lake Winnipeg which often has 40″ of ice. Thanks for any input

gonehunting wrote:

To the top. Just curious as I’d like to sell gas auger but want a 10″ chipper for Lake Winnipeg which often has 40″ of ice. Thanks for any input

Ummm…yeah, I’d keep the gas.

ClownColor wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>gonehunting wrote:</div>
To the top. Just curious as I’d like to sell gas auger but want a 10″ chipper for Lake Winnipeg which often has 40″ of ice. Thanks for any input

Ummm…yeah, I’d keep the gas.

Agreed. The guys with 10” flytes are
Finding out quick how few holes you get with the 40v.

Cameron white wrote:

Agreed. The guys with 10” flytes are
Finding out quick how few holes you get with the 40v.

No doubt, that lake qualifies for commercial type augers. Not “hobby” ice drilling like down here in the lower 48.

40V is no go for that beast of lake. Seriously saying, this is what would be best for drilling repeated holes for those greenbacks.

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Not exactly what I wanted to hear but figured this was the case. The $500 gas auger is now worth about $150 anyways so it won’t hurt to be hanging in the garage for that one trip a year. Just need to keep up the carb maintenance. Thanks for the input.

Serious question. What does gas offer that electric doesn’t?

I beat the crap out of my gas 10” auger on Winnepeg. Broken clutch, broken flutes, blade fell off. All in one trip.

Bottom line is that no matter what you use to power your auger, you still need to clear the chips OFTEN when you’re drilling through 4’+ of ice. The guys I was with didn’t know that and damaged my auger.

Now I know why they didn’t sell it with a chipper blade in the first place. I went with the chipper blade because I figured those laser blades would go dull quick. I would also think there is to much “resistance” for an electric auger to turn a chipper blade.

I’m trying to post a link to it but it’s not cooperating. Marine General sells a Lithium 40v package with 2 batteries, the standard auger bit, and a chipper auger bit.

StrikeMaster Lithium 40V Ice Auger with 2nd Battery and 8″ Chipper Bit D-825

I think everyone who owns a 40V or lazer blades knows you should have a backup set with you.

We were on Lake Winnipeg this weekend and drilled a ton of holes with a 10” 40V. Ice was dirty but didn’t have an issue. Same as earlier this winter and last year.

If you look around the parking lot at what each person has or even watch videos online you’ll see they’re using the 40V all the time up there. Can’t count how many Rangers and sleds went by us this weekend with the 40V on them.

kbeck12 wrote:

I think everyone who owns a 40V or lazer blades knows you should have a backup set with you.

We were on Lake Winnipeg this weekend and drilled a ton of holes with a 10” 40V. Ice was dirty but didn’t have an issue. Same as earlier this winter and last year.

If you look around the parking lot at what each person has or even watch videos online you’ll see they’re using the 40V all the time up there. Can’t count how many Rangers and sleds went by us this weekend with the 40V on them.

It’s funny how you never hear about the guys who burn them out up here. I know of three in the last two weeks that burned out. Guys like them, no doubt and they have their place. But doing 40 or 50 holes in 3 1/2’ of ice is hard on electrics.

What do you mean by burn them out?

biggill wrote:

Serious question. What does gas offer that electric doesn’t?

Power / torque

Holes

ClownColor wrote:

Power / torque

Holes

Have you ever used one with a 10”?

Here’s what Strikemaster customer service just sent me:

We do not sell the 40v powerhead with a chipper style auger.

While you can connect the chipper auger to the 40v and it should work, realize you will void the warranty on both items if you use the chipper auger on the 40v powerhead.

It should work but officially we can’t recommend it. ( as it has not been tested as this setup, therefore we do not sell it as such)

The chipper auger does requires different rpm’s torque and drag compared to the lazer to optimize operation. This is why the 40v powerhead comes with the lazer auger and all specs are dialed in for the use with a lazer auger.

StrikeMaster Customer Service

kbeck12 wrote:

Here’s what Strikemaster customer service just sent me:

We do not sell the 40v powerhead with a chipper style auger.

While you can connect the chipper auger to the 40v and it should work, realize you will void the warranty on both items if you use the chipper auger on the 40v powerhead.

It should work but officially we can’t recommend it. ( as it has not been tested as this setup, therefore we do not sell it as such)

The chipper auger does requires different rpm’s torque and drag compared to the lazer to optimize operation. This is why the 40v powerhead comes with the lazer auger and all specs are dialed in for the use with a lazer auger.

StrikeMaster Customer Service

Would you mind writing them back to ask them exactly what those specs are? It would be very nice to know for us geeks.

Overheated, just would not turn back on again. One had stripped the gears. Of course if your not cleaning holes as you go that’s putting a lot of stress on the gearbox. All issues were 10” chippers. There’s no need for a 10 here, imo. 8” chippers seem to be fine.

I’ve never seen one in use but the Jiffy electric has chipper blades. Anyone see them in use?