Strikemaster 40v or 24v

  • Grant Meyer
    Posts: 1
    August 27, 2021 at 8:30 pm #2057204

    Looking to buy a SM electric auger this fall and can’t decide if the forty volt is worth extra $, I would like the 8” bit and would end up buying a second battery for either model, anyone try both and notice any major differences?

    Craig Sery
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts: 1204
    August 27, 2021 at 9:29 pm #2057210

    40 will give you more holes…depends on if you drill 10 or 100

    Craig Sery
    Bloomington, MN
    Posts: 1204
    August 27, 2021 at 9:31 pm #2057211

    FWIW, I have a Milwaukee fuel and last year in early January I’d get about 40 holes with an 8”

    Dan
    Southeast MN
    Posts: 3864
    August 27, 2021 at 10:34 pm #2057216

    I have no experience with the 24v but the 40v I have is great. In regards to you planning on a second battery, if you’re not in a huge hurry you could shop around when it gets to that Black Friday timeframe. A few years ago a lot of places were doing promotions where you got a second battery free; I got mine from Cabelas and they were doing that at the time (just might take a while to get it).

    Tom Anderson
    Kasson, MN
    Posts: 138
    August 28, 2021 at 11:02 am #2057258

    I have the 24 volt. It’s super light and cuts smooth. It’ll last about half a day hole hoping. The 40 volt seems twice as heavy, but it certainly has more torque and the battery life is way better. If you drill 30 holes or less a day you’d love the 24. If you drill more than that you would want to buy the 40 or a second battery for the 24. I’m hoping to find a deal this fall on a second battery for my 24

    Gobbler
    Posts: 49
    August 28, 2021 at 4:50 pm #2057329

    I have the 40,very happy, if buying new woud go with 25 because of weight.

    mahtofire14
    Mahtomedi, MN
    Posts: 11040
    August 31, 2021 at 3:56 pm #2057879

    I think I’m going to be getting a 24v at the show this year…..if it happens, fingers crossed. And probably a spare battery as well.

    Pat McSharry
    Keymaster
    Saint Michael, MN
    Posts: 713
    August 31, 2021 at 4:38 pm #2057887
    Tom Anderson wrote:

    I have the 24 volt. It’s super light and cuts smooth. It’ll last about half a day hole hoping. The 40 volt seems twice as heavy, but it certainly has more torque and the battery life is way better. If you drill 30 holes or less a day you’d love the 24. If you drill more than that you would want to buy the 40 or a second battery for the 24. I’m hoping to find a deal this fall on a second battery for my 24

    This is pretty much spot on. Can’t go wrong with either of them, but 24V is definitely my go to until the ice gets thick. Mid to late winter it’s pretty nice having the 40V for drilling a lot of holes through lots of snow, slush, and ice.

    Ron Burgundy
    Utica MN
    Posts: 272
    September 23, 2021 at 3:33 pm #2063040

    Being that small, is the 24 just as sturdy/solid?

    Ron Burgundy
    Utica MN
    Posts: 272
    September 25, 2021 at 6:42 am #2063244

    Does it seem like the 24 is working harder to than the 40? Maybe it won’t last as long?

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