we were out yesterday the 18th around hutchinson 16 inches of good ice. With 60’s and 70’s in the forcast and the sun strength it wont last long.

Good question. I fish the hutchinson area and all i can say is i fished a lake on saturday and then again today (monday) and the ice was around 20 inches. the top 6 were white but still pretty solid and people were driving out. im planning on fishing there again next week. On the other hand i was at a lake about 20 miles south of there and although there was about the same 20 inches about 16 of it was white and very soft the top 4 was like a sno cone and i dug a hole with my foot about 6 inches deep. not going back there agian. Nice video and good luck with your fishing when you get back.

Its an 8. Tile is 12 if you want a reference point. Still waiting to hear from ion. I only posted because i was wondering if anyone else has had the same problem. Im thinking someone has since the new series has a different design.

Tried to use line in tile as a reference/straight edge

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I use a one man shelter myself and my advice would be to take advantage of your mobility and keep moving till you find them.

The ring itself still looks round. The side without the brace is bent up. The ring itself appears to be made of material thats 5/8 x 3/16 but when it gets to the blade area theres a section thats only 3/16 x 3/16 and thats counting the paint. Thats where it bent on both sides.

Im waiting for a answer from ion but until then does anybody know if the ion balances the cells when it charges them and does the auger stop working at a cut off voltage or does it just go till the batteries are dead?

Yes you should be fine

my bad. Every thing i said applies to lithium polymer (lipo batteries) i just realized these are lithium Ion batteries (life batteries). To much fishing in sub zero temps. With life batteries you should be fine. the biggest danger with these is running them completely dead. it wont catch fire but can kill a cell and your battery.

I have the eskimo 8inch p1 rocket. Im on hole 80 and have used 8 oz of propane drilling 20 to 24 inches. Usualy starts within 2 to 4 pulls depending on temp and time between use. As of now its a great auger and wouldnt sell it. It is brand new so time will tell. Lol

Green either means its fully charged or doesnt recognize the battery. Since lithium batteries dont peak charge like sla the battery wont drop in voltage like a sla at peak charge. Anything over 4 to 4.2 volts per cell will shorten and or damage the battery. I believe these batteries are 3 cell so the voltage should not go above 12 to 12.6. Sla batts will drop voltage once peak is reached this usualy around 14 volts then the voltage will start to drop. this is the signal for the charger to stop. Lithium batts do not peak they just keep charging and thats the danger. Test your battery with a volt meter do not let it go over 12 to 12.6. Most of thes sla wall chargers are designed to go up to 15 volts before shutting down. That is way to high for a lithium 12v battery.

I saw on the website that it says they are compatible with “most” sla chargers. Thats the first lithium battery ive seen say that. We use alot of these batteries in the remote controll hobbies and charging these batteries on a sla system thats not meant for lithium is a disater waiting to happen. Ive charged a lithium battery on a sla charger to see what happens if they are over charged and although this isnt my video results were the same. https://youtu.be/UbnjEt8msjI

Ive used lithium batteries for years and will never use anything but an aproved lithium charger. Theres a reason why they make special chargers for these batteries.

As long as its aproved for use with lithium batteries. Never charge lithium batteries with a charger made for anything else. Most times when you hear stories of lithium batteries catching fire its because they didnt use the proper charger. Lithium batteries should never be charged to more than 4.2 volts per cell which is only 50 to 80 percent of capacity. Going over can cause the cell to break down and vent gas and can casuse fire. A standard charger will just keep putting in juice and hasnt been made to stop at 4.2 per cell.

I have a eskimo 1 and have it set up similar to this https://youtu.be/R3mA_ycBBYM

the thing i wish it had was a thermal covering. If i was looking for something to sit in all day i would look for something a little bigger or if i was in extreme cold i would look for something thermal. For run and gun style and something where i can quickly set up to block wind or throw the heat on for a few minuets its perfect. Im 6 foot and my head can almost touch the top when the top is fully pulled over depending what im sitting on. not a big deal since im not in it all day anyway. the included chair seems strong and sturdy but that center leg can be a ball squisher and thats not a big deal either since i use something else for a seat. If your using it alot i would put somekind of protection on the bottom but i would suggest that on any sled style house you would buy. For a run and gun house you cant beat it for the price.

BK what camera do you have?

I own a Eskimo p1 rocket 8 inch. just put on a new tank and drilled 42 holes at about 20 inches and only used 3.3 oz of propane. 30 of those in one shot and never had a problem. temp was about 8 degrees.

This is my first propane auger so I’m not quite sure how how that computes in the long run over the life of the tank.

For those of you who own propane augers does the performance drop off in the second half of the tank and do you actualy run the tanks completely dry?

I have a p1 rocket 8 and love it. ive drilled about 30 holes in 20 inches and have about half a tank left.

Bass Thumb. is that 70 holes between the 2 augers or 70 a piece. if its between the two your buddy might have a leak and it sounds about right for an electric. if its a piece you have a awesome battery. by strike masters specs at 32 to 34 inches you should have ran out of juice at about hole 48.5. I’m just wondering because comparing 8in to 10in is tough. if the 10in cut 70 holes the 8in would have to cut 109 holes to equal the same number of cubic inches.

My son has the ion 8 inch and ive cut 30 plus holes through 20 inches in a day and still had power left. the p1 is definitely faster but I love the electric augers when were fishing close to crowd but when I’m going to drill 30 at time ill take the p1.