How many holes can a Strike Master 24v Lithium auger cut with 23” ice

[@Fishformalnsr]

So cool I came across this video. I live in Alberta and was out perch fishing the other day. I have the exact auger with the identical issues and got 17 holes on one battery with 26" of ice in -6c. Just picked up a extra battery today. Nice to have backup power I love this auger but imo it's definitely better for early ice.

[@bucktalesoutdoors7566]

I drilled 27 holes with my SM 24v in 18” of black ice which is more than I normally drill in a day of running and gunning looking for perch. Love this auger wish I had a second battery but for $150 bucks I’m good with one for now.

[@Jessejames276]

Yes with my new battery I get at least 20 holes and no more beeping and stopping I love it

[@mikeymike3760]

The reverse feature is actually for cleaning the hole without water blowing out. It pushes the ice under the hole , so brush around the top then reverse push your hole shavings and bam no mess clean hole!!

[@Jessejames276]

No thanks ice floats. When you push it down you will have to clean out hole more often throughout the day as it will float up

[@TheNewMediaoftheDawn]

Looks like a nice light auger, 16 holes isn’t quite enough for me, almost, but it is easy to buy another battery…. I’d prefer that auger with 2 batteries, than the much heavier 40V strikemaster model.

[@lesleochner7857]

If you are pushing down it might be part of the problem. With electric auger let the drill do the work even pulling slightly up. You'll get the hang of it.

[@Jessejames276]

Ok I'll try that

[@astewart6664]

Yeah when your cutting that much ice I think you wanna pull up every now and then clear the hole a bit everyone and then. Honing the blades every 5 or 10 holes will help it cut easier aswell

[@odelldaniel7868]

seems like the 24 volt would be better for the areas I fish, we never get more than 10 inches, the 40 v strikemaster did good for us when we went to Wis. we had 20 inches or so,

[@shawnofthedead6362]

I’ve got 40v going on 3rd season first season bought it brand new had the exact same issue what it was for me when putting the battery in it was not lining up correct the battery was warped a bit so I had to hold the leaver on battery and then slide it on extra battery I bought no problem just the one that came in the box charges fine but just doesn’t sit just right as you slide it on to the connectors unless I hold that leaver as if you were going to remove the battery off power head try that it might be your problem and don’t push down on the auger let it do all the work and it will rip rate threw

[@Jessejames276]

Yes no problem with new battery I'll try you suggestions with other battery as well. Thanks for the info

[@Jessejames276]

Yes anyone wanting to downsize for pulling and walking out it's perfect. I'm comfortable up to 26-27 inches of ice and still cut enough holes for hope hoping

[@miztrusa]

So I jus tried out my new 24V yesterday and it cut great but I was having the same stop n go issue. I see that it was fixed with a new battery so did you get a replacement from strikemaster? I got a spare battery for mine to try out but I'm not throwing away the original battery it's brand new??

[@Jessejames276]

I didn't go to strikemaster with the issue I just bought new one. I did keep the other one for a spare

[@redsoxwinagain2007]

My new 2 week old SM 24v does the same thing and i am certainly not pushing down.... Battery also went to 1 bar after 11 holes in about 18" of ice. I also noticed that when i received it there was only a 1 bar charge. Not what I expected and might be going back. Did you notice that the auger flighting seem to shred a bit on the edges from hitting the inside if the hole?

[@Jessejames276]

I didn't contact them. Just bought new battery. My flights seem to be ok and I've been cutting a lot of holes this year. We have 26-28" of ice right now

[@oledevo]

@@Jessejames276 So the new battery worked better?

[@Jessejames276]

@@oledevo yes all is good with new battery

[@YoonFishing]

It probably has an overload switch. Can’t overload motor.

[@GWillWin]

Was that with a 6” or 8” auger?

[@Jessejames276]

8"

[@ficker4250]

New battery help the issue?

[@Jessejames276]

I'll let you know as soon as we have ice. Just got new battery

[@Jessejames276]

New battery seems to fix problem. But only had 8" ice on red lake

[@alyssaparsons2989]

Add tags on these videos

[@24hoursofinsanity]

When you're done drilling you run it in reverse so it clears the hole.

[@Jessejames276]

The slush just floats up the whole later so less scooping if you pull out instead of pushing down

[@bradbeals1741]

I've been researching this tool vs. The 40strikemaster. Due to the weight difference i was leaning towards this tool for reasons such as yourself. Alot of walking thru the season. So has anything helped with this problem?. Also ive noticed some guys replying same issue with the 40v. So makes the decision even harder. Thanks for the video. And feedback.

[@Jessejames276]

New battery took care of that problem

[@bradbeals1741]

@@Jessejames276 thanks for the feedback. So in your opinion the 24volt is able to deliver cutting thru ice thickness all winter?. There isn't much of a dollar difference between the 24vs40. But the 10lbs weight savings can be huge on certain outages. Thanks again.

[@redsoxwinagain2007]

@@Jessejames276 did SM send you a new one? Or did you buy a spare?

[@redsoxwinagain2007]

@@bradbeals1741 they have the 40v configured with a lite flight bit now and brings it down to 21-22 lbs. To better appreciate that size borrow an old 3hp jiffy 10" and drill a bunch of holes. :) On sale you could likely find this for around 500-530 and the 24v 8" i paid 340 for mine. It will be a supply and demand thing as to who wants to hold or get rid of them. Tackle shop near me had a pile of 25 of the 40v units but wants above retail so he will likely have them until the ice melts.

[@bradbeals1741]

@@redsoxwinagain2007 thanks for the response. I just found a 24volt 8in. For about 330 after all savings on-line. It was a premium shipping fee though. Just got it last week and was missing the bolt attaching the head to the blade...contacted striker and they sent one right out. Hopefully I'll be able to put it to use this late in the season here in ohio...either way it'll be alot better than my manual auger... Thanks everyone for the responses.

[@marcelbergeron5345]

Take it back and buy a new gas auger.

[@ChrisbyChickenMan23]

No one wants to listen to those things anymore. Here in Wisconsin, 75% of the people I see out on the lakes are using their 18 volt drills with auger adapters, 15% are using the new electric powerheads and the remaining 10% still have old leaky, stinky, noisy gas augers. The future is now old man

[@THUvidz]

Hello no😆

[@bigworm6614]

You're dumb