I have had my 4 stroke strikemaster for 20 years. (one of the first ones with the robin engine) It still runs fine often cuts slow because of the dirty ice we get here in wyoming with our wind. I will be needing a new auger eventually. I am skeptical of batteries. My hobbies have me using cordless drills often. Seems after a few years the batteries go bad. Even with replacement batteries the run times suffer greatly with the tools after a couple of years. I am really interested in your opinion of which way to go in the next couple of years. Strikemaster 40 v. or go with a cordless drill setup. I ask because my 4 stroke has always started all conditions for 20 years. If I am low on gas I siphen out of my atv. Haven’t hauled a separate gas can in over ten years. Also wondering since my atvs have hot spots/ lighter style power for spotlights and such does the strikemaster have an adapeter for remote charging or a way to piggy tail into a running atv. Most like mine have the wiring for a winch already roughed in in the front of the machine or at minimum a place to plug and play.