Electric breaker any good for posts holes?

[scbk]

Thanks everyone

 

Never did update this thread, got the above erbauer 15kg breaker.

 

When I looked it up, the dewalt with anti vibe handles was £700+, which is a bit much for the amount of use it would currently get with me.

 

The erbauer is ok, defiantly a help on post holes. The downside is the obvious one, the length of the chisel, and that you can't buy longer.

Maybe at somepoint I'll see if I can weld 2 together

 

Edited January 12, 2020 by scbk

[woodwoozles]

Absolute nightmare to get hold of one now..bee and que stores advertise it but say its not available...so what does that mean, why not take the add down.. thinking I might spend more so I know I can get spares if I need them. yes it's only 200 quid but if I have to buy it twice its pain

[dumper]

Get a secondhand bosch 16-28 off eBay great breaker and repairs by bosch 

[youngsbury]

Had a few over the years had a panther power pack and breaker couldn’t keep control when going deep in post hole ! Now have got a 30mm shank makita with 900mm bits ! Tbh I’ve found the sds max with long bits easier to handle to split the concrete then a good ole bar on it !! 

[woodwoozles]

Okay did you choose any particular makita over the others

[youngsbury]

The 30mm shank is the older version of the 1317C I’m not sure of model as it’s on site had it at least 7/8 years and defo worth the money I’ve tried the generic breakers from Screwfix etc and I’m sure they have there place but  they just don’t have the clout needed. Not sure if the older big brand versions are better than today’s kit for sheer clout due to antivibe less Joules! Etc 

[woodwoozles]

Just using an sds drill at the moment a spike and the other fencing bits..talk about vibes

[Jack.P]

I’d recommend the screwfix Titan one (about 200 quid )

Had one for a few years and been ok .tried a high end Bosch and prefer the Titan .

they also seem to work better with a wider spade and plenty of power 

 

[dumper]

Once you have used a pro breaker of any make you won’t go back to a cheap Lidl ,Aldi screwfix, b&q cheapy more comfortable to use, more choice in steels and cheaper in the long run plenty of backup and spares although not needed much.

if you need to dig holes I would get a second hand , Makita, dewalt or bosch they all have exceptional backup and repairs 

[difflock]

1 hour ago, dumper said:

Once you have used a pro breaker of any make you won’t go back to a cheap Lidl ,Aldi screwfix, b&q cheapy more comfortable to use, more choice in steels and cheaper in the long run plenty of backup and spares although not needed much.

if you need to dig holes I would get a second hand , Makita, dewalt or bosch they all have exceptional backup and repairs 

Having bought a £50.00 Parkside out of Lidl, I agree, the softgrip rubber fell off the various surfaces very quickly, and the tool, 1 of a set also bought from Lidl, broke in the chuck when I was chiseling and left the chuck impossible to dismantle.

Left with zero faith in the Parkside brand, (well that and the cheap/nasty/doncy/shaky/unsatisfactory Parkside table saw I bought and returned once I had seen it out of the box).

OK for boring the odd hole, but that is the height of it.

mth