This bad boy was sitting on my front porch when my neighbor came home. He moved it for me. It's got some weight to it so I had to share that to say, let your neighbors know not to sweat it because most thieves aren't running off with a heavy piece like this. The auger itself is not huge and many other pictures in other reviews will show you that. It is steel cable in wrapped in a steel coiled wire. The whole thing seemed like it may fall apart due to how things are kind of loose fitting. After using it, I can say that it is not going to fall apart. There is a plastic cover that goes over the belt and the pulley that it sits on. Once it is past that, the belt wraps around the drum and that is what turns it. The wire it self is pretty sturdy and is very dangerous if you don't use it properly. The start and stop switch is a foot pedal. Be sure to put it in a place you don't accidentally step on if you end up having to move from feedback from the wire. Due to the pipe height entrance and the location of this auger, I had many instances where the cable got wrapped up on itself and I may have damaged it as well. That is not a hit on the auger, just an fyi for those looking at it. The auger comes with everything advertised. I went to many places and they all wanted a LOT more money for the same tool. So, price for value was amazing. The auger feeds out through the metal hole. You attach your attachment to the pipe with a pin that locks it in, then pull some out and feed it into the pipe. Don't leave too much out between the auger and pipe. Turn it to run the proper direction and watch as it slowly feeds into the pipe. It feeds very slow and you may need to help push it along at times. The different attachments due a great job in cleaning out a pipe like I needed. Prior to using the auger, my pipe would drain 30 gallons of water into my basement at a time. One pass with the auger and I could get those same 30 down, albeit, in a slower than typical and controlled manner. Once I ran the auger through some more, with the correct attachment, I now have a clean drain pipe that I can use for a few more years before I will clean it again. Likely with this same auger. When you are done, you pull the whole wire out and clean it. That's another great part of this thing. It is really easy to pull the wire out and just as easy to get it back in.
Depending on your needs, I recommend you buy Vevor sewer camera. It saves you some serious time in picking the right attachment and verifying the Auger work.
Big Mike 
J Smith ( purchased March 2023) 
