Kango sds drill for removing render

[FreeD]

My SDS drill came to the end of its life today, so I popped down to screwfix and bought this

DeWalt D25123K-GB 2kg SDS Plus Hammer Drill 230V | Screwfix.com

I was removing hard render with 40mm chisel and it packed up after about 4 hours. Chisel kept popping out of the chuck.

So I took it back and got a refund, thought I'd do some more research.

I'm looking for something lightweight but with high impact energy that is going to last!

Any recommendations?

 

[jackom]

That dewalt you bought from screwfix is to light duty to be constantly on chisel you need somthing bigger makitas are always a good breaker

 

[jackom]

Makita HR4001C 6kg SDS Max Rotary Hammer 240V | Screwfix.com

i have two of them there expensive but thats the type of thing you need for long hours of hacking of they go secondhand on ebay for around £150

 

[Fatarm]

Hilti te range, used em for years mate tad pricey but go the distance:RpS_thumbup:

 

[FreeD]

Wow that look heavy, isn't it a killer to use over long periods?

 

[jackom]

i dont think its heavy pretty comfy with the front handle thats the type of thing you need mate lighter stuff will just keep burning out

 

[twitcher]

yeah they will weigh a tonne after a few hours, and you'll get tingling in your fingers, followed by numbness.

get some ear defenders

 

[FreeD]

Thanks m8 will look into those will have to buy second hand though damn expensive new!

 

[chickyboy]

I think you may have just been unlucky with your drill, perhaps it was a friday afternoon one. I have pretty much the same drill, about 3 years old and have spent days chipping old render with a 40mm chisel. It's my second de walt 2 kilo, the first one i was drilling with the back of the drill touching some fresh concrete and it vibrated water up through into the motor and burned it out. I know the feeling of ringing ears from a day's chiseling!

 

[lucius]

Just hire one for that kind of work, Hilti or Kango are the best.

 

[Fatarm]

I find an Sds is to light and to slow, get a proper breaker, hilti or kango provide the correct weapons for the job! If you have enough work for it, they pay for themselves after a few jobs:RpS_thumbup:

 

[Dansouthcoast84]

hire the powerprep, used it few times and now bought one, ideal

 

[beddy]

I've got the same as jackom. Good bit of kit. All that needs doing now and then is sharpening the chisels. Nowt wrong with the drill.

 

[del]

Also, buy the 80mill sds chisel from hilti.

Hilti Online - Wide-flat chisel TE-CP SPME 8/18: Item number: 00282306

 

[owls]

weve used all sorts of chiping hammers over the years, ive had a kango, a makita one,etc, they all dont seem to last
the best way weve done it is to buy a cheap one and get rid if and when it packs in.ive got a clarke one from machine mart , give about 50 odd quid for it, had it years and its had some abuse over the years.

 

[Arti]

just hire one and if it piles in take it back and get another........simples.........:RpS_wink:

 

[twitcher]

them cheap clarke ones are alright for taking off old plaster. I got one with a tile remover that works well. I wouldn't get it on some really hard render. It'll just overheat, and then burn out.

 

[owls]

them cheap clarke ones are alright for taking off old plaster. I got one with a tile remover that works well. I wouldn't get it on some really hard render. It'll just overheat, and then burn out.

luck of the draw i guess,
ive had that one for about a year, and only used it on render,and its still thirsty for more.