Re: [RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

2016-01-07 Thread Matt Sherald
I've been happy with my Bosch 11316EVS. It is heavy enough to drive rods and that is what it gets used for mostly. -Matt On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 4:29 PM, jay wrote: > HI All, > > Any recommendations for a demo hammer, and where to get. > > I don’t use it much, but for digging holes, and install

Re: [RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

2016-01-06 Thread Chris Mason
We have a range of hammers from battery to a unit that comes on it's own trolley. You won't have a lot of success driving ground rods with a light weight hammer, the one we like for that is almost too heavy for one person to lift. On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 8:56 PM, MDElectricSolar . wrote: > I purc

Re: [RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

2016-01-06 Thread MDElectricSolar .
I purchased one of the larger Makita roto hammers, after the bosch was just too light to drive ground rods, the Makita has NO problem driving a ground rod in most soils. Can't go wrong with Makita, they make the best tools. Mike Nelson MD Electric & Solar On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 2:27 PM, frenergy

Re: [RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

2016-01-06 Thread frenergy
Jay, Several years ago I saw a review on 7-8-9 or so Rotary hammers (accepts SDS, max bits) in the Journal of Light Construction and their top one was the Hitachi DH40MR, so I bought it and have been happy with it. I too thought it was the tool for installing ground rods, they even s

Re: [RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

2016-01-06 Thread Dana
Milwaukee SDS Max - Had 1 for 20+ years and you can get a ground rod driver tip & core up to 4" concrete - Great investment! Dana Orzel Great Solar Works, Inc - NABCEP # 051112-136 E - d...@solarwork.com - Web - sola