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I've got the spade bit and it makes a huge difference in how quickly I can dig holes. This puppy ate right through the old concrete.
It had some wear. I bought this used off of craigslist for $200.
I had some concrete I had to demo for a gate that was busted. I've used it quite a bit over the past 4 years.
Mostly to dig holes for fence posts. We recently purchased a second home and I've been landscaping it and replacing 200ft of fence.
Well worth the money, but I'd watch for it used on Craigslist since they are so durable.
My Dad's business has used this hammer for years (10+) and there really isn't anything else out there that compares to it. I wouldn't doubt if it had over a thousand hours on it. We work on refractory (high temp insulating concrete) on commercial and industrial boilers and this hammer allows you to get into the smaller spaces and do some serious destruction on a tear out. I bought one on amazon after the first one the company had finally kicked the bucket. The new one we just bought already has about 20 hours on it in two days, and ran flawlessly. I know it has an overheat sensor to prevent damage, but I've never seen one overheat.This is a great tool that just reeks with quality and I hope Bosch continues to make for years to come.
nothing wrong with this product. for its size, it's fine. I just wish it hit a little harder, because it takes so long on some rocks. seems well built and reliable.
It's small size relative to other brands made it much easier to use. I have owned this hammer for several years now. I also own the larger yellow breaker hammer for the big concrete breakup jobs, but I still often end up reaching for this one. I originally bought it because I needed to repair my very old foundations, and it was nearly impossible to dig through the very heavy clay and sandstone that my house is built on. This tool combined with the clay spade made digging the holes and trenches I needed possible. It may take longer, but the light weight makes it much easier to use, especially when you are trying to break into something at an angle. The ability to rotate the bit is also extremely useful when digging holes with the clay spade.
But it's perfect for breaking through walls and close-quarter work. It's a little short for pure vertical work unless you get a longer chisel - otherwise you are uncomfortably bent over a bit.
It is one quality tool and built to work and last. I've used it to demolish a block wall, and break up cement sidewalk and stairs.
I've used this tool for 9 months now and absolutely love it. The only challenge was thick high-strength sidewalk (about 7 inches thick - don't ask me why) - it did it, just took a while.
It works great for any job where you have to move the hammer around a lot as the weight doesn't fatigue the arms as heavier tools would yet it still packs a wallup. It only hammers when there is pressure on the tip, which is nice.
I find myself working on my knees a lot with it (my chisel has gotten pretty short now - time for a new one). I can't over-emphasize how important it is that it's a light-weight hammer for lifting/horizontal work.The only problem I had was with the cord where it went in to the tool broke a wire inside but it was relatively easy to take it apart and shorten the cord.
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