Demolition Hammer?

[theflyingpig]

Hi all, will be needing a demo hammer on and off for the next few months and figure I am better off buying one than renting . . . .

anyone got one of these clarke ones? http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/cl-con2100-110v-hamm

and, if not, what have you got that does the job but hopefully won't demolish the bank . . .

thanks

 

[noseall]

For work as intense as demolition or grubbing/wrecking, i would advise buying a reliable product such as Bosch, Hilti, Milwaukee/Kango, Makita etc.

All the above are fully serviceable and are proven to be both powerful reliable.

I have not heard of Clarke but the price seems low end.

Cheap tools have a tendency to break. And, because they are not serviceable you then have to throw them away.

Put it this way, you don't see hire companies renting out cheap tat.

 

[Nige F]

Clarke are diy ish Motor repair tools OK as such - but probably put their name onto a Chinese breaker

 

[Deluks]

What will you be using it on?

 

[Thermo]

if you want a guide what to get then ask the hire shops what they use. They use them as they are reliable and do the job. As noseall says, with the list. Im looking at getting one at the moment, and theyve all advised me to go withy bosch.......not cheap though!

Tell you what but a bosch one and ill buy it off you when youve finished!

 

[steveb1964]

If hiring isn't economical and you only need it for a few months you might be better spending a bit more on a quality one then sell it on when your done to get a chunk of money back.

Maybe even ask at some local hire places if they have any 2nd hand ones to sell

 

[theflyingpig]

thanks all - and for reminding me that buying cheap tools is ALWAYS a false economy . . . .
am reconsidering the hire options!

cheers

 

[joe-90]

I bought a cheap one from Makro about 16 years ago - still use using it to knock down walls and break up concrete.

 

[noseall]

I bought a cheap one from Makro about 16 years ago - still use using it to knock down walls and break up concrete.

Yeah, righto Rigsby.

 

[pauldelahaye]

I totally believe in Buy cheap buy twice, but when it came to purchasing a breaker, I bought this one from Screwfix, looks just like the one from Clark but comes with a 2 year warranty, buy it, treat it like crap, knock down all you want, if it breaks, just get screwfix to pick it up and replace it.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/22968/Power-Tools/Construction-Equipment/Erbauer-ERB150-18kg-Breaker

A 3 month hire for a breaker will be in the region of £100 per week, not allowing for the grief of putting the tool on and off hire, just buy one I say.

If it lasts longer than the job in hand great!

Why spend £600 on a similar branded breaker?

 

[R5GTT]

A 3 month hire for a breaker will be in the region of £100 per week, not allowing for the grief of putting the tool on and off hire, just buy one I say.

If it lasts longer than the job in hand great!

Why spend £600 on a similar branded breaker?

1) a £600 Hilti / Bosch / Makita will perform better, last longer and will be serviceble.

2) If the machine needs serviced no-one will touch it, and Screwfix wont take it back as it's not down to warranty.

3) a branded machine will have a re-sale value if you only need it for one job.

4) If the Erbaur / similar breaks down on you, you can guarantee it will be on a Saturday / Sunday, and you'll either need to hire one until Screwfix collect it, or end up without it while you need it. It's also far more likely to break down on you than a branded one.

If you're going to buy anything cheap a breaker is the last thing you should waste money on. If you only want to spend a couple of hundred quid you'd be far better off, as someone else mentioned, to either look on ebay at a branded machine, or try a local hire shop for an ex hire fleet machines - hire machines need to be serviced and electrically tested after every hire so they should generally be in decent nick.

 

[joe-90]

If the branded machines are so much better - why don't they have a 5 year warranty? If the cheapo's are so bad - how can they afford to give them a longer warranty than the branded product? Would you if you made tools?

 

[noseall]

If the branded machines are so much better - why don't they have a 5 year warranty? If the cheapo's are so bad - how can they afford to give them a longer warranty than the branded product? Would you if you made tools?

Because the cheap ones are produced in China by the thousands complete with a whole industry of re-use by cannibalisation.

You stick with your cheap tat Joey, us pros know what is best for us.

 

[Thermo]

as much as i hate payiong out i totally agree (says he who has just spent 700 on a new bosch one, because my last cheaper one gave up after 18 months)

 

[htgeng]

I totally believe in Buy cheap buy twice, but when it came to purchasing a breaker, I bought this one from Screwfix
http://www.screwfix.com/prods/22968/Power-Tools/Construction-Equipment/Erbauer-ERB150-18kg-Breaker

Why spend £600 on a similar branded breaker?

I bought an identical one from Makro for £99 +vat a couple of years ago to break up a driveway. It smashes 150mm concrete in seconds . I was going to hire one for £50/week and I've only used it a couple of times. So I've probably broken even. I'd say its pretty heavy duty, but wouldn't be any good to ground workers who were using it 4 hours a day all week.