12-18-2019, 09:02 PM
For someone who has more than $99 to invest I would suggest at least looking at this Ridgid from Home Depot:
https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Vo.../206127587
That drill will get the job done and it comes with 2 big batteries (4.0 Ah) and an impact driver to boot. Ridgid does make a similar setup to the Kobalt for $69 but I would not recommend the basic drill for ice augers. Get the heavy duty 750 torque 2 speed with 2 big batteries and you won't regret it. The best part is that Ridgid Tools AND Batteries are lifetime guaranteed. Kobalt is guaranteed 5 years on the tool and 3 years on batteries. I can verify that I had a Ridgid battery go bad and took it in to Home Depot and a week later a brand new battery showed up in my mailbox. I was expecting to need the warranty on my drill but I've had no issues with my Ridgid drill after several years of ice fishing and drilling many hundreds of holes.
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https://www.homedepot.com/p/RIDGID-18-Vo.../206127587
That drill will get the job done and it comes with 2 big batteries (4.0 Ah) and an impact driver to boot. Ridgid does make a similar setup to the Kobalt for $69 but I would not recommend the basic drill for ice augers. Get the heavy duty 750 torque 2 speed with 2 big batteries and you won't regret it. The best part is that Ridgid Tools AND Batteries are lifetime guaranteed. Kobalt is guaranteed 5 years on the tool and 3 years on batteries. I can verify that I had a Ridgid battery go bad and took it in to Home Depot and a week later a brand new battery showed up in my mailbox. I was expecting to need the warranty on my drill but I've had no issues with my Ridgid drill after several years of ice fishing and drilling many hundreds of holes.
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