[RE-wrenches] demolition hammer drills

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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 <frenergy at psln.com> wrote:

> 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 supplied
> the "bit" for that purpose.  After many drives, I have found that nothing
> beats a hand held sledge hammer though.  I'm glad I got it for the many
> other things it does beautifully.  It came in a hard case that holds many
> bits...have drilled many 1 1/2" holes in concrete, digs clay/dirt etc great.
>
>         Living in the bush of NE CA, I usually go to the enemy for
> specialized tools....Amazon.
>
> Bill
> Taylorsville
>
>
>
> On 1/6/2016 1:29 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 installing ground rods.
>>
>> Standard 15 amp 120v unit.
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> jay
>>
>> peltz power
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