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Thank you for that information we do have a UV light and heat lamp. I’m guessing it might be over feeding so I will keep a closer watch on how much we are giving her

If you know anyone that has an Ion maybe see if they will let you test it with their battery. Not sure if it matters but I always like to check as many things as I can before calling a company. That being said the customer service I received was fantastic and I got the impression they really wanted to help. I hope you get it running soon as that was a great price for it and they are great augers

I agree as frustrating as it was when it didn’t work the support I got from the first moment I called in was great

If you are still looking at getting an auger I would recommend getting an Ion still. Even with the problem I had the company made it right quickly and with the weird winter we have had in Minnesota there are some great deals out there. You could also check out the new Eskimo augers they are very similar and a little cheaper

@@funwithflandy I bought another Milwaukee and a pistol bit (like I had before the Ion). It works really well. I have 3x 5ah batteries I will be good with that. I wouldn’t want to have to play in all those wires myself. I’m disappointed they don’t send you a new one or repair it themselves

@@mathisngo1786 I'm not going to lie to you I was very surprised when they said they would ship me out a new part to install myself. That being said I really didn't mind not getting a different one shipped to me since I know most companies that do replacements on electronic devices will only send you a remanufactured one and since this one only had about 10 minutes of run time on it everything else was brand new. As far as doing the swap myself I am guessing that is the policy because not everyone is close to a facility that can do the repair and this is the fastest way to get it back up and running for the customer. I'm sure I'm coming off as a bit of a Ion fanboy but this isn't the first auger that my family has owned that was made by Ion or their parent company and they have always served us well for over 35 years so they have earned my trust. Glad to hear you got something that works, hope you got out and caught some fish.

I don’t notice a wobble with it when I’m using it but to be fair after years of using a gas auger it feels pretty smooth compared to that. As far as a floor model at a store there is always a chance it’s not tightened up all the way or been banged around by a lot of people. Even with having to fix it I’ve been really happy with it

It’s just the air circulating in the cabin. There are pipes connected to the plane that being in fresh air, and it flows over the ceiling of the cabin. It’s perfectly normal, and once the cabin is pressurized and using generator power or engine power it will most likely go away.

Have you tried adding more flour to the dough it might just be to moist

I used just plain sanitizer no dye or scent added so it burns like alcohol. It was under the Doritos but you don’t have to put the sanitizer in the Doritos will burn hot and long enough to get your coals started

I typically use a chimney starter but it looked better on the video without it. I do use Doritos with my chimney starter when using larger pieces of lump charcoal since they burn longer than paper towels. Also we always seem to have a bag of Doritos in the house with a handful of chips left which comes in handy

@@funwithflandy you must have a good job to have an abundance of doritos lying around and then set them on fire to light a bbq.

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I only was able to take it out a couple of times after I fixed it so maybe about 12-15 holes so far. Hasn't been any issues but not the biggest sample size. Getting a new job severely cut into my ice fishing time :-(

If it ain’t broke don’t fix it is an old saying for a reason but the flip side is changing out the control board wasn’t any more difficult than a normal carb cleaning and it was really nice to drill holes in my shack with the heater running when it was sub zero out. As long as you can get fishing it’s all good either way.

Thankfully that guy was willing to help you out but still I understand the frustration, mine went out while I was trying to take my kids fishing and not being able to move when we weren't catching anything was beyond annoying

@@funwithflandy Replacing the wiring was a hastle and it did not fit in "tightly". Unfortunately the screws ended up stipping out so the casing it still loose. I need to find a way to back the screws out and get replacements. I drilled 6 holes yesterday in 2 feet of ice and it cut through them like butter.

I would reach back out to Ion about the screws I am hopeful that if they expect us to make repairs on these on our own that they would offer assistance when we run into common issues like screws stripping out. I know they have several service centers by where I live in Minnesota hopefully they have some near you and they can cover the cost of one of them helping you out with getting your auger back to the way it should be

I've taken it out a couple of times since the repair and it has worked as it should I hope that is the last of the problems with it but only time will tell, If something else happens I will be sure to post an update

It really sucks you won't be able to get out again this year. We had rain here in MN this week so I have no idea if we have safe ice anymore and our fishing season ends on Feb 28th so my ice season is probably over as well. Hopefully next winter we can both get out more

Have you compared the strikemaster with the alpha plus? I’ve never seen them drill side by side.

@@boghammar1423 I don't know anyone with a strikemaster to compare the two, I will say that my alpha cuts very fast, we have had weird ice conditions this year with a hard crust, a layer of slush then the actual ice on a lot of lakes and when it was running it went through like butter. I've been walking out onto the ice this year since I don't trust it to drive on and the lighter weight of the plus has been really nice for that

I was just out fishing with my brother who has a G2 and he was surprised how much faster the alpha cuts and how much lighter it is with the composite auger so maybe it's kinda like having an exotic car super fast but extra work to keep it going. Sounds like your friend got one more hole than I did before the control board went out. Hopefully they got it switched out without any trouble. Thanks for checking out my video!

As a kid we always used to call them rats but I have no idea how that term became a thing. Thinking back now I wonder what the story was behind it

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Don't feel sorry for Skipper, he loves cold weather and we actually had to cut his walk short because we got cold way before he did. I know he only has 3 legs and honestly we don't know what happened that caused the leg to be removed as it happened before we adopted him but he is the happiest and friendliest dog I have ever met. He has never been limited by the loss of the leg so if that was the concern just know that he has found his forever home with us and we do everything possible to give him his best life. I truly hope that he can be an inspiration to people that may be having troubles in their life and he brings my family so much joy that I want to share it others.

That really sucks. The light still came on with mine and it made a faint clicking noise when I tried to use it. Depending on where you bought it they might replace it for you or reach out to customer service. I had the replacement parts in about a week so it was fairly quick. I hope you can get back on the ice soon

Sadly we don't have any Waffle House's around where we live

Nothing to feel bad about Skipper loves the snow 100x more than summer and the missing leg doesn’t slow him down one bit. He has a loving home and gets pets from everyone in the neighborhood when he wants them

this was a no touching display I could get very close to it but not touch it

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