[RE-wrenches] Nuance ground racking

[Dave Tedeyan]

Jeff,
Thanks for the notes and things to look for from the field. I was not aware
that there are two versions of their PowerJack out there, and I'll make
sure to get the newer one.

Kienan, I'm glad you have had luck with the cordless drill. I am leaning
towards that one, and it does have more rated power than some of the corded
drills out there. I think the concern will be if the batteries will last
long enough for what we need. Although if I end up with 3 batteries and two
chargers, hopefully we will not have to wait for batteries to charge.

Cheers,
Dave

On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 6:10 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> On that subject, what bits are people using to drill holes through
> block/concrete (for 1" - 2" conduit)? We have been using some dry diamond
> coring bits we buy online, but they don't seem to last. We have had them
> break off at the weld. Wet coring seems overkill for the relatively few
> holes we need to make.
>
> Jason Szumlanski
> Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
> NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
> Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 10:49 PM Kienan Maxfield via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> I own the Dewalt 2 inch 60V rotary hammer you linked and it is totally
>> awesome. You’ll be blown away by it. It’s totally worth it.
>>
>> You might want to make sure to just use the huge 12ah batteries that it
>> comes with… might be a lot of power demand fire smaller 60V batteries… but
>> I regularly use mine with the smaller batteries and I’ve never had a
>> problem.
>>
>> I mostly use it for drilling 2 inch holes in 8” concrete walls for
>> bringing conduit into basements and crawl spaces. It goes through amazingly
>> easily. Everyone who has tried mine has been totally blown away… probably
>> about 8 professionals and contractors.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Kienan
>>
>> *Green-Go Solar Wholesale Distribution LLC*
>>
>> *kienan at dist.solar*
>>
>> *(801) 631-5584(Cell)*
>>
>> *www.distribution.solar*
>>
>> On Oct 9, 2023, at 8:33 AM, Dave Tedeyan via RE-wrenches <
>> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am going to try out the Nuance OSPREY PowerRack as a ground mount
>> option that does not require an excavator. I am wondering two things about
>> it:
>>
>> 1. Does anyone have experience with this, and do you like it?
>>
>> 2. What drill do you use for the drive rod?
>> It seems like the Milwaukee 2" SDS max drill is the standard -
>> https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/5342-21
>> I am wondering if it is possible to use a cordless drill though. DeWalt
>> makes both a cordless and corded version that claim to have the same impact
>> energy as each other, although both are less than the Milwaukee Drill.
>> Milwaukee has 19.9 ft-lbs of energy and the DeWalt ones have 19.4 Joules,
>> which is 14.3 ft-lbs of energy.
>> Cordless Kit -
>> https://www.dewalt.com/product/dch773y2/60v-max-2-brushless-cordless-sds-max-combination-rotary-hammer-kit
>> Corded Kit -
>> https://www.dewalt.com/product/d25773k/2-sds-max-rotary-hammer
>>
>> The cordless drill is tempting because I already have a bunch of DeWalt
>> equipment, and it would be nice to avoid needing a generator or some very
>> long extension cords.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -Dave
>>
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