Good to hear. 40 is s’enuf’ holes for me. Which Model of dewalt drill are you using?

It would be cool to do a side by side comparison of the Lazer VS the Mora augers to see which is more efficient. I’ve been tempted to buy a Lazer, the reason I am using the Mora is that I have had it kicking around for over 20 years.

Ooops, just wanted to correct a mistake i made in that last post. The std dewalt battery + the 18volt drill with a 6″ mora was giving me 10-12 holes in ~18″ ice or about 15-18 feet of ice total.

Just for kicks I have been checking out the 36 Volt dewalt, it has lithium batteries that are supposed to last about 2.6X as long and has a huge torque rating. I am assuming it has a beefed up transmission as well.

Thanks for the welcome Herb.

I’ve done a few calculations re auger size and the required torque in in/lbs based on the ft/lbs ratings given by auger Cos. the first set is the minumum torque req, the second set is in the Gas auger range.

Min:
4″=267
5″=333
6″=400
7″=467
8″=533

Ideal:
4″=307
5″=384
6″=461
7″=537
8″=614

For referanec I have been running a 6″ Mora at 400in/lbs, which drills about 10feet of ice per std 18volt dewalt battery. I have yet to try my XRP battery or Drill.

I am considering a 24v Dewalt(550 in/lbs) hooked up to a 7″ lazer and 2 12 volt sealed lead Gell cells in series at 12 Amp hours. Should provide the run time of about 6 std batteries, so theoreitically should be about 60 feet of ice on one charge.

anyone else running anything like this?

Hi Guys, new here. Came across this thread and could’t help posting my experiences with cordless drill augers.

I bought a “Nimrod” adapter and tried it out with several different drills and a 6″ MORA auger.

I tried an inexpensive 24v hammerdrill first, the hammer function was useless for ice. I was getting about 4-5 holes in 12-18″ ice. Bummer.

Next tried a 18v ryobi, which had a lot more power but only drilled about 5-6 holes.

Tried an older 14.4v….don’t even bother.

Bought a dewalt 18v and got 10-12 holes in 18″ ice per battery pak(std 18v dewalt)
Drill came with a offer for a free 3rd XRP battery which has a higher Mah rating so hoping for 15 holes in 18″ with it.

I love these setups, they are light, cut a hole as fast as a gas auger….but:

I think 400-450 lbs of torque is the minimum for a 6″ auger. Use a cordless that has batteries that state the milliamp hour rating MaH. 1.8-3.0 would be best.
Nicads do much better in the cold than nimh.

The thickest ice i drilled last year was 36″, and I was able to do about 4-5 per pak, i pull the aguer out a few times to clear the chips.

I always bring the manual handle along just in case.

So, after using the Dewalt/6″mora combo all last winter, i am still very happy. Its not less expensive than a gas auger if you buy an expensive drill that can handle it. But it sure is light and convinient, pick it up press the button

I have been tempted to try a 7 or 8″ auger but i have never really needed one anyway. Perhaps i might try one if I buy one of these:
http://www.toolbarn.com/product/hitachi/DV18DMR/

Anyways to sum up my experience with the cordless auger:
Love it!
Go with a 4-6″ auger
An expensive drill with metal gears and high mah and torque ratings
Never, ever continue to use a drill once it starts to slow down, if you wear the battery right down to nothing in this fashion, you may reverse the polarity of some of the cells and kill your battery.

Hope this helps