Cabela’s EZ drill

brewster29 · #1 01-16-2022, 11:34 AM

Cabela’s has these on sale. Is anybody here using one? Looking for feedback…
I have several Milwaukee M18 fuel drills for powering it.

CNP · #2 01-16-2022, 11:45 AM

I bought one also. Haven't used it yet but looking forward to. I bought it for an extra auger for my ION X 5A/H. It's 2 lbs lighter than an ION 8" auger. I'll be using it this coming week for sure.

SakoA7 · #3 01-16-2022, 10:06 PM

I got mine yesterday, went out today and was able to drill 5 holes. With a Makita 18v and a 3ah batt the ice was 27-30".. it cut really fast and the holes were nice and clean.

Al

trophyhunter · #4 01-19-2022, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by SakoA7

I got mine yesterday, went out today and was able to drill 5 holes. With a Makita 18v and a 3ah batt the ice was 27-30".. it cut really fast and the holes were nice and clean.

Al

Where are you located? That’s a ton of ice

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Andrzej · #5 01-19-2022, 11:13 AM

I looked at EZ drill but after reading reviews I"ve got Jiffy Torch with a ripper blade this last Friday from the Fishin Hole in Calgary. I have an Extention for my gas Jiffy and spare blades, and Torch has
the plastic shield that prevented it from going down the hole this past weekend.

I used a compact DeWalt drill but is not strong enough. We still managed to drill 11 holes of 24 " ice on one 5 AH battery but we had to let the drill rest after a couple of holes.
So ...I am waiting for the DeWalt DCD999B hammer drill from Amazon.ca for a total of 270.09.

HuyFishin · #6 01-19-2022, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrzej

I looked at EZ drill but after reading reviews I"ve got Jiffy Torch with a ripper blade this last Friday from the Fishin Hole in Calgary. I have an Extention for my gas Jiffy and spare blades, and Torch has
the plastic shield that prevented it from going down the hole this past weekend.

I used a compact DeWalt drill but is not strong enough. We still managed to drill 11 holes of 24 " ice on one 5 AH battery but we had to let the drill rest after a couple of holes.
So ...I am waiting for the DeWalt DCD999B hammer drill from Amazon.ca for a total of 270.09.

damn only being able to drill 264" of ice and having to rest the auger after 2 holes is rough. I was able to do 540" straight with with a 6ah flexvolt on the DCD999 with no rest. Try upgrading the battery since the torch is so demanding. I'm pretty sure the dcd999 with only the 5ah will still die fast.

JSAUTO · #7 01-16-2022, 10:17 PM

It's basically same as the woods eze drill from CT, but woods has a much better drill adapter, it also prevent it falling into the lake.
I bought a eze drill from cabela's last year won't cut the ice, this year I installed a woods auger blades and the drill adapter, paired with a dewalt drill, it cuts smooth and quick. For the price I should have just bought the CT one.

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aragor764 · #8 01-18-2022, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JSAUTO

It's basically same as the woods eze drill from CT, but woods has a much better drill adapter, it also prevent it falling into the lake.
I bought a eze drill from cabela's last year won't cut the ice, this year I installed a woods auger blades and the drill adapter, paired with a dewalt drill, it cuts smooth and quick. For the price I should have just bought the CT one.

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I have the exact same setup, and its deadly, went through 16" of ice last weekend in a few seconds no problem.

HuyFishin · #9 01-17-2022, 12:20 AM

I’m pretty sure The eze drill and the woods drill is made by ht enterprise. It looks nearly identical to the HT E drill.

Many reports of the eze drill from cabelas experiencing blades breaking where the screw hole is. Also happened to a friends eze drill after one season of use.

There is a YouTube video with someone that installed pistol bit blades on his cabelas e z drill and apparently it fits.

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aragor764 · #10 01-17-2022, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HuyFishin

I’m pretty sure The eze drill and the woods drill is made by ht enterprise. It looks nearly identical to the HT E drill.

Many reports of the eze drill from cabelas experiencing blades breaking where the screw hole is. Also happened to a friends eze drill after one season of use.

There is a YouTube video with someone that installed pistol bit blades on his cabelas e z drill and apparently it fits.

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The main difference between the EZE and the Woods drill is the attachment. The Woods is far superior IMO as it has a fixed handle as opposed to the EZE which rotates independently of the drill, I purchased the Woods this year and it's great! To each his own but IMO the Woods is better.

HuyFishin · #11 01-17-2022, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by aragor764

The main difference between the EZE and the Woods drill is the attachment. The Woods is far superior IMO as it has a fixed handle as opposed to the EZE which rotates independently of the drill, I purchased the Woods this year and it's great! To each his own but IMO the Woods is better.

Yea I like the woods drill attachment forsure!

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curtis_rak · #12 01-17-2022, 08:44 AM

JSAUTO - how do you find the Dewalt xr for drilling? What Amp Hr battery are you using?

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JSAUTO · #13 01-17-2022, 02:54 PM

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JSAUTO - how do you find the Dewalt xr for drilling? What Amp Hr battery are you using?

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The model should be DCD996. with 5 ah battery. I bought the drill and 2 battery combo for around $240 few weeks ago from Lowe's, it's on clearance.
It has no trouble go through the ice so far. With the 8 inch eze drill. Drilled 8 holes yesterday at coal lake, the battery still shows full.

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Andrzej · #14 01-19-2022, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JSAUTO

The model should be DCD996. with 5 ah battery. I bought the drill and 2 battery combo for around $240 few weeks ago from Lowe's, it's on clearance.
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That is an excellent price. Two 5 AH batteries alone are about 170 C$.

curtis_rak · #15 01-18-2022, 10:13 PM

Good to know the dewalt will work. I have the same drill so that will save a few bucks eventually.

Thanks!

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CNP · #16 01-20-2022, 10:15 AM

Can't have too many options lol

Cabelas ez drill mounted on an ION powerhead

Brodhead · #17 01-22-2022, 11:33 AM

Great video. One thing to note when tightening the chuck is that there is a lock feature. At least on the Milwaukee, you have to tighten the chuck all the way then loosen it about a quarter turn until it clicks. I used to have the auger fall off all the time before i learned this and now it stays tight all day

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Cigarguy · #18 01-22-2022, 11:59 AM

Hmm...lot is issue I had with the video. Namely comparing a 18/20/24 volt system to a 36/40/60 volt system is not fair. First of all 18/20/24 volt systems are all the same. As are the newer 36/40/60 vols. It's how the manufacturer choose to name their system.

Having said that, 40 volt systems are the future of high torque, high power, high current tools. Cordless drills not so much but lawnmowers, chainsaw, blowers, and saws will see the most benefit. These high end drills will probably not exceed more than the 1200+ in-lbs of torque as it needs to draw a lot of current from the 20 v battery in order to produce this torque. On a 40 v system, one is able to produce the same power half the current.

So to compare a 40v Metabo/Hitachi drill to the 18/20/24 v Milwaukee and DeWalt is not fair. Of course it is going to win. All the major tool manufacturers have recently introduce 36/40/60v system and drills. If you want a fair comparison compare 40 v system to 40 v system.

Most dedicated battery powered ice augers are 36/40/60v for a good reason.

As for chucks I found that DeWalt and Makita all metal chucks to be the best. They just hold. Milwaukee is OK on their higher end stuff but the midrange chucks sucks. A chuck is the most important part of a drill for me. Nothing more frustrating than on a 20 foot ladder drilling and the bit let go or wobbles because the chuck let go.

ruffy71 · #19 01-22-2022, 12:43 PM

Well after reading countless pages and much like cigar guy is saying I went with metabo. I needed a new drill for projects coming up and still have a good but underpowered 12 volt dewalt. I figured to jump over 20v and got to 40v well 36 with metabo. Thanks got the drill 2, 4 amp hour batteries and charger from Lowe’s for 380 with tax it came to 405.

Most of the stronger 20v dewalts, Milwaukee, mskita with 2 batteries and a charger, we’re coming between 275-350. Most of the combo kits or ones on sale are the models with lower torque, so I skipped up and feel okay about the extra money. Will try it out tomorrow. Overkill for auger? Prolly, but I’ve got hopefully a good drill for a big project on the farm this summer too.

HuyFishin · #20 01-22-2022, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Brodhead

Great video. One thing to note when tightening the chuck is that there is a lock feature. At least on the Milwaukee, you have to tighten the chuck all the way then loosen it about a quarter turn until it clicks. I used to have the auger fall off all the time before i learned this and now it stays tight all day

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The Dewalt is also the exact same. Turn it back a quarter turn till it clicks and you're golden!