Stihl drill BT45

[porky]

I'm thinking of buying a Stihl 45 drill for fencing work etc. One thing that concerns me is, what drills does it take, eg SDS. Don't want to fork out for another set of drills.

[Hawthorn]

I have just ordeered one today.

Spoke to Stihl tech this morning. It is just a standard keyless chuck so you can obviously use normal round, tri or hex shank in it. Have you got wood drills with SDS shanks or do you want to drill masonry?!?

[dent]

sds eneds can be put in akey less chuck but is a bodge but works fine but the is are adaptors available to go from chuck-sds and vise versa plus sds max or what ever the other type is

[jpbeaver]

i have one for sale, its hardly been used pm me if you want more details.

[porky]

I bought one a while back now and use Hex shank drills for drilling timber posts etc. I got a good deal on a set of drills. (They weren't Stihl)

Not sure, but I would guess with the power available a round drill and a SDS drill , without an adaptor, would slip under load.

There isn't any hammer action so probably not ideal for large masonry drills.

[rxe]

They don't have as much torque as you'd expect. I use one to knock 50mm holes in sleepers, and it doesn't much like it unless I do a 14mm hole first - then it goes through fine.

 

Chuck is plain, so any round or hex drill will fit. No SDS - no hammer. It does have a reverse, which is very handy for getting a stuck auger bit out!

[digga]

i use to have a tanaka engine drill was a great tool had it for years couldnt fault it. it had hammer action two speed and forward and reverse and lots of power .was gutted when it got stolen and found out they no longer done that model so couldnt replace it they still do one but not with the hammer :-(

[AlexB]

Has any one used these as a ground auger? I need a new drill and could use an auger every now and then. So, is it a good compromise or is it a right tool for the job thing?

 

Cheers

[doobin]

Won't be any use in the ground except for small bits. IIRC they offer a tiny bit for soil sampling, and that's it. If I can stall the BT121 with a 6" bit on, never mind an 8", then the BT45 won't stand a chance.

 

How many holes of what size are you planning to do in timber with it? If it's just a few 19mm holes in gateposts every now and then, then a Makita 3-speed Li-ion combi drill with a pair of batteries would be your best bet, much more versatile and cheaper.

 

HTH

[penfold]

Stihl produce a planting kit for the bt45 but i think it would be quicker digging a hole the old fashioned way.