New cordless drill for Groundbait…… Recommedations

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- 14/10/2011 at 12:29 pm #49129
  TF_Irk the purists
  People have said to me 18v minimum if you don’t want to burn it out but will you get away with a £20 one or is there more to it than that….
  
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- 14/10/2011 at 12:39 pm #149913
  TF_chubby chubber
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  you wont burn a cordless drill out mate the battery will die first i just use a 14v and its fine use it when we got to holland it does enough for six of us to ball in and fish through the feeder and thats fine so doubt your going to do more g-bait than that in one go so i think you will be fine mate the best advice is not to do too much in one go if you get my drift id say a maximum of 1/3 of a sensas bucket at a time then you know it will be done properly
- 14/10/2011 at 1:17 pm #149914
  TF_dunno
  Buy a second hand 18v De Walt on fleabay.
  
  Buy cheap and buy twice, thrice etc.
  
  Tried them all from bosch, black and decker, homebase, b&q etc. They all burn out or you have to divide your mix.
  
  Since I bought the DeWalt two years ago I have had no problems and I can mix 17 litres in a jiffy.
- 14/10/2011 at 2:10 pm #149917
  Anonymous
  dont RIVE do one 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉
- 14/10/2011 at 3:27 pm #149919
  TF_rik_j
  Milo actually do one – bright red in a nice shiny box
- 14/10/2011 at 3:41 pm #149920
  TF_geepster
  Participant
  DeWalt… end of story.
- 14/10/2011 at 4:35 pm #149922
  TF_sillysod
  dewalt all the way….i have got a milo one and they are crap it struggles to mix more than two kilo at a time…..when i use the dewalt its done in less than half the time
- 14/10/2011 at 5:25 pm #149926
  TF_rocketFeeder
  can advise against the Wickes own 15.6 drill. Anything more than 2kilo and it can’t handle it, waste of money.
- 14/10/2011 at 5:56 pm #149930
  TF_andy cranes mate
  Participant
  What mixes do you mix on the bank and why don’t you do it the night before?
- 14/10/2011 at 6:08 pm #149931
  TF_Dodge
  We used an 18v Bosh last weekend whilst competing in the Sensas Challenge Final on the River Somme in Abbeville France . 17 litres (cips rules) done in no time ! 😀 😎
- 14/10/2011 at 6:29 pm #149933
  TF_squatt
  Makita 24v 3.2ah batteries. It will bust a hole in the bucket if you’re nor careful lol. Will easily knock up a 7kg(dry) mix in Holland or France. The batteries recharge as quick as chips too.
- 14/10/2011 at 6:56 pm #149936
  TF_daveroberts
  B & Q are doing an offer on a makita 18V for £100.00 instead of £165.00. Bought one the other week 2 Batteries. Quality bit of kit.
- 14/10/2011 at 7:23 pm #149937
  TF_Irk the purists
  Andy Cranes Mate…
  
  Know what you are saying, most me gear is done at home with a normal drill but potential trips to Ken for festivals requires a cordless thingy….
  
  Rog, was it really powerful enough? would it do for year on year or did it just suffice as a one off? Impressive result for the team on the Somme!!
  
  Thanks to all for contributions to date, much to think about…… :rolleyes:
- 14/10/2011 at 7:43 pm #149940
  TF_MarcRodger
  I have had a Milwaukee 14.4v for over 2 years now, and it’s still going strong.
- 14/10/2011 at 9:40 pm #149948
  TF_Dodge
  @Irk the purists wrote:
  
  Andy Cranes Mate…
  
  Know what you are saying, most me gear is done at home with a normal drill but potential trips to Ken for festivals requires a cordless thingy….
  
  Rog, was it really powerful enough? would it do for year on year or did it just suffice as a one off? Impressive result for the team on the Somme!!
  
  Thanks to all for contributions to date, much to think about…… :rolleyes:
  
  Steve , the mix we used was heavy with leam added as the Somme was 8 – 10 foot deep and pushing through (also tidal) the drill we used coped easily mate. Keeping the batteries charged on whatever drill you use is priority 😉
  Another perch or two would have seen us in a much higher position but it was tough for all the 260 teams ………….. the lads are made up beating 180 of the top european teams at our first attempt of fishing abroad 🙂
- 15/10/2011 at 8:15 pm #149982
  TF_rik_j
  We’ve got a mortar mixer drill and a power generator for when the whole team are mixing their groundbait. When we fish in Germany we can mix 5 x (6 kg dry + 3 kg leem) in less than 30 minutes.
  
  The mortar mixer drill is much, much stronger than the normal drills, it’s the buckets you should worry about 😮
- 16/10/2011 at 5:47 am #149986
  TF_Irk the purists
  Thanks to all for responses, it was Dave’s Makita at a ton that started me thinking….. It’s just that it will primarily be used for fishing as me and DIY just don’t mix!!
  😮
  
  Seems a bit of a travesty to use quality kit so inappropriately but hey ho….
- 16/10/2011 at 6:57 pm #149995
  TF_Aprilriver
  Participant
  Its not so much the voltage of the drill, its the amp hour rating of the battery that give you the legs.
- 16/10/2011 at 11:11 pm #149999
  Anonymous
  I bought a cheap £9.95 Tesco 9.6v cordless and it was crap, didn’t have the power or speed to mix groundbait.
  
  I then bought the 18v Milo and it was a bit better for mixes under 2 kilo.
  
  I now have a Makita 18v that I bought on offer from B&Q last Christmas and it puts all to shame. I put my milo whisks on it. The 2 gear ratio makes a big difference.
- 17/10/2011 at 9:01 am #150004
  TF_Cutnut
  steer clear of any drills using NiCad batteries you will be disappointed. Lithium ion batteries are the way to go. Make sure you get two batteries and that the charger is capable of charging them in as short a time as possible.
  
  Makes that will do the job are: Dewalt, Makita, Mac Allister.
- 18/10/2011 at 4:52 am #150049
  TF_Irk the purists
  Cheers everyone, looks like the Makita will have to be mine!!
  😮
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