Tips and tricks to get the best out your adaptor and auger.
- Keep drill engaged while extracting auger from the hole.
- Do not push down hard when you are about to go through the ice. You really don’t need to push hard, the drill will do most of the work. When you are about to go through be careful. Especially with 7″and 8″ augers. The sudden release of back pressure, combined with the propeller type motion of the auger can cause you to be pulled down. You may take a header if you are pushing too hard. I know this for a fact! That’s one video no one will see.
- Don’t leave your batteries on the ice. The cold could discharge them. I drill a hole and leave mine standing, then, I cover the drill with a Thinsulate waterproof bag.
- If you plan on keeping the pin on your auger, all the time, you may want to buy a bolt to replace your pin on adjustable augers. Make sure it is the proper diameter and thread of the pin your replacing only longer. Then you can add a nut with a lock washer so you don’t need to worry about it coming loose.