ESKIMO VS STRIKE MASTER AUGERS AND DRILLS TESTED. MILWAUKEE IS NOT THE KING ANY MORE!!! 

Got myself the big milwaukee tool only for $100 because I already had batteries. The biggest thing for me and why I recommend it is because the cold doesn't affect the battery. I've had it out on contact with the ice all day in 5 degree weather and it still had full charge and drilled 24" immediately with no problem. Can't recommend them enough for the batteries.

Love watching canadian RU-vidrs and local albertans. Keep on keeping on 🙌

I like the Clam Plate with the Power Drive, have that with 8inch Strike Master and Milwaukee 2801 Drill with only 500 pounds of torque and it rips through 36 inches of ice like nothing, I just upgraded to the 2804 1200 pounds of torque bit haven't had a chance to use it yet, Clam Plate will prevent Sprained rist and broken fingers.

Dewalt drill please with both bits. Sub'd thanks

Acme tools Metabo 30 v HPT 199.00 US dollars with 2 batteries

I think the Dewalt DCD999 Flex Volt really needs to be part of the conversation. Paired with the Strikemaster, it eats like crazy for days.

Cabelas Eze Drill $118.99 US 8 “ hole mine comes in Monday .

Nils USA ALL THE WAAAAAY, paired with a Milwaukee

The real life is, you bought a drill. Then you can explain to your wife that is for fixing something at home. but you spend 700 dollars ice drill, that will be a big trable for you.

Milwaukee has a locking chuck, tighten it all the way then turn it back 1 click.. I've never had mine come loose after locking it

When you tighten your chucks give a quarter turn back after and it will lock the chuck

My fishing buddy bought a 40V auger last year, I think it is an ION but not positive. I have a Milwaukee M18 drill mounted on a Clam adapter hooked up to an old Mora hand drill. I can drill holes 30% faster than he can and since I'm a contractor I have 5 or 6 batteries and can drill several hundred holes (depending on ice thickness, of course) over the course of a two or three day trip and never run out of juice. And I have two drills, just in case. One small caveat - I drill 7 inch holes and he drills 8 inchers. I pulled up a 29" walleye last January thru a 7" hole so not too worried about the size of the hole. I think the auger he has attached the drill to doesn't give enough ability to push down on the auger like the Clam adapter handles do.

Honestly surprised any drill other than the matobo and Fuel made the cut that deep we used an old rigid before everyone was doing it but we were only cutting 8 inches of ice max and using a 4 inch auger since I was prone to stepping in holes the I was a kid walking around 10 inch holes. But if your going out by yourself on ice 12 inches or less for a few hours the drill is perfect assuming you have a drill I wouldn’t go buy a drill just for this my dad and now I have plenty of drills from work. If I was fishing ice that deep I’d stick with an electric auger and if you don’t have a high end drill that will absolutely tear up the drill constantly putting that much stress on a “cheap” drill

I’ve been looking at these options after struggling to open up holes with a hand auger in hard ice. This is the best video someone’s posted in regards to these products.

Ill stick with milwaukee...thanks for the video!!

You did good man 👍 The fishing industry is based out of the northern USA states & a lot of these products are created for that huge market. Thinner ice, float suits ect.. Western Canada we get some ice 🧊, comes with the -30 C territory. A lot of people get hooked on advertising. You definitely just sold some strike master augers & flights.

Strikemaster 40 volt is definitely my choice!

One thing I would like to point out is you never cleared the hole with the Milwaukee 2804 and the Eskimo. With a chipper blade that is a must and could bind if you don't. You cleared the hole multiple times while using the Strikemaster with every drill though. If your doing comparisons it needs to be the same identical technique to get accurate results. You also said you would do the math or battery conversion for the Milwaukee to get the same power as the Metabo? I think the 24 volt Strikemaster over that heavy 40 volt would of been a better comparison video and cheaper. Decent video though.

I picked up the Metabo based on torque vs cost but your video really drove the decision home. Lowes has a good price on the kit with the fast charger and two 4/8 AH Dual voltage batteries, It was the best value for this type of torque compared to the major brands. I think the comparable Dewalt sitting beside it was $25 higher for "tool only". I used it with a 8" Rapala hand auger to cut through 40" of ice on Lake Winnipeg. It was so fast and easy I'm thinking its maybe a bit overkill unless your in a speed contest or something like that. I cut three holes and it didn't even touch the battery indicator. The only thing I would change is to have a bit slower RPM on the low setting to maybe match the smoothness of the dedicated ice auger as it is a bit aggressive (could also be the cheap hand auger part). Maybe this could be done pairing with the Clam gearbox but I am not sure of the gear ratio on that and if it even affects RPM. Anyway, thanks for making the video as most others only seem to focus on Milwaukee vs Dewalt.

I use my DeWalt makes quick work gets through 6 inches in 2 seconds

Just curious... lmfao- as soon as I was about to ask if you were pushing you said it!

tighten the chuck and back of till you feel one click then it wont come lose. thats how the Milwaukee chucks work.

The kobolt kicked ass I have the same drill just got a attachment for it and I love the pistol grip

I would just like to add that the bigger ridgid octane with 1,300 lbs per inch is a fantastic option. On my 3rd year with mine with a 9ah battery.

You had me at watching a million guys drilling other holes!

I use a.pistol bit and a Dewalt 996 works great...

I wouldn't mind any if I was running a hand drill point taken use whT you can afford

Get a six inch auger and all them drill will work. What I was told its recommended to use a 6 in when using a drill

I use my old Milwaukee brushed drill with 5ah batts and does the job

Great video. Metabo is on my shopping list

I’m from upstate New York but your ice is so thick .

The standard lazer hand auger on a good drill will outcut anything

I bought my"Fuel" for$350 Canadian. Came with 2 5ah batteries. It worked great for two years. Last year I drilled it into a shoal and wreaked the drive gears. Milwaukee repaired it free of charge after nearly two years. Took two months unfortunately.. Still works great. I use it with a cheep 8" hand auger. Max 24" ice here though. I bought the clam adapter after the first year. Too hard on the wrists.

Man! What a great comparison video, I’m so glad someone did this.. and not on 10” of ice. Had to pause and verify my excitement to find out that you were in Saskatchewan 😀 You got a subscriber from this video 👍

Great video metabo will be my choice

I need to see what drills the most holes!!! Great video by the way

If you put the Milwaukee on Mode 2 to on top of the drill it will drill faster

18v vs 36v? Do the math. You obviously don't use tools anywhere else. You saved a few seconds on an icehole!??? Really? I work in the field and overall across the board Milwaukee smokes everyone else. Thank goodness for FF.... You didn't waste as much of my life. Keep ice fishing in Khakis and dress shoes with hats that you just took the tag off. SMH

I have the ridgid and the pistol bit and have no problem. I can drill holes all day long without a problem.

you forget the dewalt 20v 5amp on the line up,.. I use to be jiffy gas auger, since strikemaster invented the lite flight, the best Ice fishing equipment I had....

Dewalt 996 hammer drill (1600 inch lbs) . It's what I run with a pistol bit and it's the best!! So no, you didn't test all the best drills lol. Also, ill take the drill/pistol bit combo over the bulkier 40v strike master. And under $500 all in.

Great job and information was needed

And this is why I keep my 2 old gas auagers around.... early season on 12 inches or less of ice I use my drill auger... but once I can drive out on the ice and don't have to worry about keeping everything light weight...u bring one of the gas augers out

Great video.. thanks for the review.

Love my kobalt

Looks like the Milwaukee 2804 won to me in every aspect with both auger bits.

For the chucks, you’re supposed to tighten them all the way and the click them back so they wiggle back-and-forth

Great video. Thank you!

I used a 355 pound drill for jokes got a 6 inch whole done pretty quick

I live at the bottom of the ice belt and the drills do just fine. I used to use the Milwaukee 2804 but recently got their mud mixer and love it.

Yea great info I have been looking hard

I just bought the Metabo hpt 36v drill and the lite flite auger.

After watching this video I bought a Metabo HPT drill and a strikemaster lite flite lazer auger bit. Thanks! You are dead on about that drill! Sure beats the old hand auger!

Eskimo pistol bit is soooo garbage

After seeing this awesome video , I’ll definitely be sticking to my gas auger !

Blows my mind the ridgid does so shitty, I run a 8 inch razor bit with the old 18v gen5x brush drill have with a 5 amp hour battery and been going for 3 seasons with it no issues yet

Best bang for your buck I think is the kobalt, I've been using one with a 7" laser and an 8" Nero auger for a couple years and it's never tripped the power protection on.

Not a good ad for the “pistol” bit yikes.

Thanks for the video!

Good video man, new sub here 👍

Solid video man! I subbed!

Thought you were gonna be biased at first lol. But by the end of the video I learned which auger to buy and learned I was no longer buying a Milwaukee drill. Thank you. What an awesome review.

I bought the Pistol Bit last year and the blades got dull really fast. Maybe after 50 holes. It also gets stuck at the bottom of the holes. I decided to get a K-Drill this year and already after only being out 3 times this year I like it so much more. Doesn't get stuck as it breaks through the ice and it drills connecting holes with no issues. I almost bought the Strike Master but went with the K-Drill as there are so many people who love it! It's almost got a cult following online...

If the drill you have at home won't run it you need to sit down to pee

After watching your video I purchased the metoba and a buddy of mine has the Milwaukee fuel he drilled 3 holes and his died while my metoba made ice into Swiss cheese!

Love the Canadian content!

Wait till you use Dewalt XR

Thanks for the info!

4 inch laser cheap Hitachi 20v and I'm cutting alot

Good luck on your channel.

I like the green machine

Thanks. I'm new to ice fishing, still getting gear. I appreciate the examples. God bless you

Luv that MHPT 36V

Great video, wow! Another interesting video would be comparing some "compatible" non-OEM batteries vs OEM batteries. Capacity and cold temp operation comes to mind. There are probably tons of room temp comparisons. Hopefully that may be a little less expensive than this first one, haha.

Never had a issue with my fuel and pistol bit nor has anyone else I know that has the same set up.

Given the investment, I’d just get the electric auger. Also, check the drill’s warranty as it may become void if using an auger bit. Great video. Update: So, after giving my humble opinion, I just picked up a Strikemaster Lite-Flight on sale at Scheels for $149 US. 🙂Will pair it with a Ryobi hammer drill since I have the battery platform for it.

Very nicely done!!

Thanks, good job

I use a milwaukee fuel with a 9amp battery and and cheap shit hand auger with an adapter and it pounds holes all day no problem. I also work in the trades so this drill is my daily driver at work.

Great video this really helps people save some time and money trying to figure out which drills cut it! Thanks!

Thanks for the great content! Very informative. I wonder how the drills would do connected to a Clam Plate.

Great video!!

NICE VIDEO!!!!!

Great video!

The 2804 I bought was $179 (US) at northern. That’s the best price I’ve seen. The hammer-drill transmission is the most heavy-duty. Anything less than 750in-lb drill will end up overheating anyway. I’ve used mine with K-Drill and Lite-flite auger. No problems. The Metabo with 36v source needs 1/2 the current and therefore less heat generated (this is critical in battery operation). I don’t know anything about the transmission in the Metabo. In the short-term, it works well. The chuck is also critical. Milwaukee is probably the best of them.

Thanks Great video here! for comparison for people shopping for the right/best Cordless Drill/Bit setup option....Keep the videos coming! 👍🏻

Now just imagine having to drill through that much ice with a HAND auger that doesn't have the sharpest of blades. Thats me out in Alberta (Canada). I'm to broke to buy a power auger, and have used the same auger and blades for the last 4-5 years, plus how long my dads had and used it.

Metabo 36v vs 40v Strikemaster!! Great video, I've been researching a new setup.

My makita would smoke you 20 volt 5 amp battery not handle on the drill

My Dewalt 20vmax hammer drill w 5 amphr (owned this prior for other reasons) worked fantastic all last season w the pistol bit and never stopped. None of my gas powered friends even took their rigs out.

The drills will do it if you don't put it on high and actually use the torque setting. My 20v Dewalt 3 speed brushless hammer drill cuts threw like butter with my mora. Faster then gas or propane even. Looking to get the adapter piece for my clam plate to run an 8 or 10 inch auger

Keep it up.

Very awesome video man. Really enjoyed it. I would love to see you review more augers and more drills in the future. Like strikemaster 24v and dewalt drills. Liked the video

Yes i do

That’s the same kind of ice I’m used to here in Alaska. None of those handhelds are practical for 26 inches of ice. I run a strike master now and it’s good for maybe 30 holes a day and it even stops during the cut. My 10 Eskimo mako M43 and it’s the only one that runs all the way through but even that has locked up on me in the hole. Cutting ice 30 inches thick in -20 is a whole different ball game!

Yes i do.

Great video. I already have a 2804 and just need the auger. Looks like I’m shopping for the strike master.

Thanks for doing this much needed and very helpful review! Great video!

He k of a video man! I work in fishing retail and talking with customers and seeing the product in person, I thought the ion/eskimo bits were over hyped. Especially since my strivemaster 40v keeps up with the ion no problem, and I've never lost a race to a drill bit. I never realized how much better the lite flight blade was over the eskimo!!

Devin, amazing video! The best out there. My question- Are these hammer drills or not? I am going to try the Flex from Lowes 24 volt w 1400 inch lbs of torque. Hope she shreds it up with that much torque. Comes with a 5 AH and 2.5 AH batteries for 200 bucks American!