Used mine for the first time yesterday. First time with any propane auger, never was around the original pro4. I upgraded from a strikemaster magnum 3. It ripped through 13-14″ of ice pretty quickly, faster then I expected. I also was wondering how it would do when left out in the cold and wind on the lake. So after I got all my holes drilled for the afternoon, I her sit for 4hrs, after I got all the rest of the stuff packed up grabbed the auger an it started on the second pull. Temp was -1*F when I drilled the holes, and -5*F when I left, with a good bit of wind, phone app said the “real feel” was -29*F.

So I’m very happy with the purchase, best part was the ride to and from the lake, I didn’t smell auger gas and my ice suit doesn’t smell of 2stroke smoke!!