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Originally Posted by dwedmon
I've gone through 2ft ice with a 6inch auger on my power drill. It didn't burn out the drill but you do need to pull out to clear ice out of the hole a lot more frequently. The only real impact is that the number of holes you can drill is a lot less.
I just use a mastercraft 24v lithium ion drill.
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I did clean out the hole regularly, only drilled 6-8 holes in a day, but after a few years of drilling ice, screws, and holes in steel, it gave up! I used to think the same thing as you, until it happened to me.