[mattyt]

what kind of auger? if it is a strikemaster make sure you get the blades that are made in Sweden not china. seems like a non-issue but the blades made in china are just awful.

 

[mattyt]

Mattyt,

The auger is a strikemaster. I'm not sure what blades are on it, I presume the originals since the thing looks brand new.

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nice. i have the same one except an 8" it says on the blade somewhere where they are made. The ones from China still work it just seems like they get dull way faster than the Swedish made ones. for whatever reason

 

[mattyt]

if there is no snow on the ice, yes always. you will be miserable if not. especially trying to drill a hole. there are a ton of good ones out there. i use yak tracks which work well but there are far better ones out there.

typically if there is some snow on the ice you will be good but its always good practice to bring them no matter what.