Iron Mole motor drills review

When we need to drill a hole, we use a drill. But when they need to be made more than one, it requires a lot of physical effort. And then the Iron Mole motor-drills will come to the rescue. This Russian company, whose name is translated "Iron Mole", has established itself as an excellent manufacturer of compact, high-quality and inexpensive equipment for drilling soils of varying degrees of complexity.

A motor-drill is a small mobile device, the purpose of which is to drill holes in the ground or ice. The popularity of this tool is due to several advantages over drilling rigs:

• ease of control, which does not require special operator training;
• small weight of the device;
• mobility;
• acceptable cost.

When choosing Iron Mole motor drills, you should pay attention to important points.

1. Unit engine. It can be either two- or four-stroke. The difference between them is the same as for any gasoline engines of these types. To put it simply, the weight of the two-stroke is less. But the noise and fuel consumption are higher than those of their four-stroke counterparts. On household equipment, two-stroke motors are more often used.
2. Reducer. It is designed to increase the torque of the device. The higher this indicator, the more expensive the drill will be. Basically, all manufacturers use 30 to 1, but the motor drills of the brand in question can be with a 40 to 1 gearbox.
3. Power. It determines the depth to which the device is able to drill a hole. Accordingly, the higher this parameter, the larger the drill diameter that can be set.

Iron Mole currently offers gasoline powered motor drills with excellent performance.

For example, model E53 has a two-stroke engine with a capacity of 8 liters. with. It is capable of drilling a hole in the ground with a diameter of up to 250 mm, weighs 8.6 kg without packaging.

Model E73 equipped with a motor of the same power as the previous unit, but can drill larger holes (up to 300 mm). Weighs 11 kg.

Also provided in this line gas drill S-5... Although it has a lower engine power (7 hp), it has the ability to make holes with a larger diameter than previous models (up to 350 mm).

If you need to drill more difficult and heavy soils, then you should pay attention to the hydraulic hole auger from the Iron Mole trademark. He can cope with soils of the third category of difficulty.

The range of such devices is quite wide, there are several units. They are equipped with 4-stroke engines and, most importantly, they have the ability to reverse the drill.

One of the most popular are the Iron Mole Compact and Iron Mole Profit hydraulic hole drills. The first is notable for its modest size, it can even fit in the trunk of a car, but at the same time it can drill a hole in the ground with a diameter of up to 350 mm. The weight of this unit is 75 kg. Operated by two operators. The second is very economical and can make holes up to 450 mm in diameter in Category 4 soil. It is equipped with a 7 hp engine. sec., unit weight - 80 kg. Can be operated by one person. On the engines of all models there is a mixture quality screw, which makes it possible to adjust the engine idle speed, and this, in turn, saves fuel.

The company produces spare parts, components and accessories for its equipment. The speed and ease of drilling depend on their quality. Quite a lot of this list is produced at domestic facilities, for example, drills for mechanical and hydraulic units. The company's warehouses have a full set of consumables and spare parts, they will be delivered to the customer as soon as possible.

The following video provides an overview of the Iron Mole E53 motor-drill.