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I have an old 8" barracuda ice auger from eskimo. I just recently purchased a new manual auger and I am thinking about converting my old one into a power auger. I have access to a vertical shaft lawn mower engine and wanted to use it but I don't know if I have to attach a transmission or a clutch to it to help control the rpm. Has anyone on here made there own auger in this fashion? Any tips or advice you would be willing to share would be great. Thanks, Chris
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You DEFINITELY want a transmission/clutch so you can start/stop it by controlling the speed of the engine. If not that sucker is gonna be spinning so fast it could kill you. Have you looked into an adapter for your old auger that could hook up to a hand-held, battery operated, drill? They do make them and I'm sure you could Google it.
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Here is a Link for where you can buy just such an adapter.
[url "http://www.icemasteradapter.com/"]Link to Adapter[/url]
The site say it will work with just about all the major brands. Just need a 1/2" drill.
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