ice auger

[jriggs10]

What is a good affordable ice auger?

[FishingFrenzy]

Power or hand?

[jriggs10]

power

[ak-71]

Brand wise for quality vs. $ - I would look at Eskimo, from a lot of reading this summer.
I went with z71, but it is the most expensive they have, Maco and z51 seems to get good reviews too. Not the lightes augers, but seem to be solid

[FishingFrenzy]

Originally Posted by ak-71

Brand wise for quality vs. $ - I would look at Eskimo, from a lot of reading this summer.
I went with z71, but it is the most expensive they have, Maco and z51 seems to get good reviews too. Not the lightes augers, but seem to be solid

X2, Just have to add, last year i bought a Jiffy White Lightning, POS. It was probably a lemon but the thing would NOT start in the cold, tried everything, got it warrentied at the lawnmower hospital, finally returned the damn thing. Im going to buy an eskimo shark Z51 tomorrow. Hope they have it in stock!

[JohnnyD]

Watch for ice augers at costco. Usually $299 for the Mako 43cc, and its a great unit

[Guitarplayingfish]

I bought an 8" eskimo last year (wish I could have gone bigger but I couldnt afford it), its done the job pretty good. It's fairly heavy but its been a reliable machine so far so Im happy with the purchase.

[Kim473]

Originally Posted by JohnnyD

Watch for ice augers at costco. Usually $299 for the Mako 43cc, and its a great unit

Don't think costco will have the mako this year. They have a differant one on there web site that is green in color. $329