Recommendations for hand held electric pavement breaker please

[newbury]

So were you setting fence posts and created Dry Falls?

 

[oosik]

No, no - Newbury. That is the Potholes Reservoir - down near Moses Lake. That entire dry coulee system is really a sight to see. All created by many, many out washings from Lake Missoula.

That's how all my property and for miles & miles around was created. I live in an area called "the channeled scablands". Just north of the Palouse as it extends north into Ea WA state.

 

[newbury]

Google showed it when I looked for "dry falls, wa".
A long time ago I used to teach an aerial photo interpretation course, primarily based on stereo aerial photos, to military and civilians in the Corps of Engineers.
That was the area of one of our study problems. Absolutely amazing the power of a leak.

 

[oosik]

Hard to imagine. They say a wall of water - up to one mile high - came thru this area every time Lk Missoula broke loose.

Certainly shows on my land. Areas where the soil is more than 15 feet deep( depth to bedrock ). And several areas where the bedrock is exposed on the surface. Bedrock areas are where I grow moss - ha, ha.

 

[kenmac]

I watched that video and it is what sold me on the Vevor.

At some point I sure that the Vevor longevity will come down to materials (alloys) and workmanship, but when I disassembled mine to have a look see, the fit and finish seemed fine, and in line with the video. I'm using a high quality oil and I added some Teflon fluid to the grease. I'm not breaking concrete regularly; I just need it for the occasional bit of random work. I've seen the Bosch version, and no question that it is better made. At the end of the day though, the basic design of a chisel hit by a free floating piston driven by an air cushion is over a hundred years old.

I am actually looking forward to driving two new ground rods. I watched a contractor put in two shortly before I bought the Vevor, and with one of these, it is a piece of cake.

All the best,

Peter

I also purchased this breaker after my $1000.00 2'' makita sds max broke the piston.
I thought that if I could get a couple jobs completed before it self destructed I would b ok..
Well, I have used this Vevor on several projects and it's still operating great !
For me, It was a better investment than the more expensive Makita !

 

[newbury]

Well a little late to wrap up this thread but last week I bought the HF 35lb demo hammer. The Hercules was $100 more and I could barely pick up and move the case. After reviewing many youtube videos I think it will do my jobs.

 

[fatjay]

Well a little late to wrap up this thread but last week I bought the HF 35lb demo hammer. The Hercules was $100 more and I could barely pick up and move the case. After reviewing many youtube videos I think it will do my jobs.

Remember the weight of the unit is what breaks the concrete. I'm not pressing down on my breaker, i'm just pressing the button and keeping it from falling over. The weight of the unit does the work. So I just lift it up and set it in place. And it's 70lb so it's not light.

 

[QRTRHRS]

Remember the weight of the unit is what breaks the concrete. I'm not pressing down on my breaker, i'm just pressing the button and keeping it from falling over. The weight of the unit does the work. So I just lift it up and set it in place. And it's 70lb so it's not light.

I used my HF breaker with three foot bits to break up rocks in fence post holes that I was hand digging. Not much fun.

 

[EddieWalker]

I own a Makita SDS Max that I use all the time for breaking up concrete slabs when doing home remodels. For the size, and what I need to do, it's ideal. But I'm usually just moving a drain line for a toile or shower over a few feet.

For concrete slabs, parking areas, and sidewalks, I'm always used the front bucket on my tractor, or a rented skid steer, to pick it up and drop it. It's fast and easy to remove a lot of concrete quickly. My goal is to get it broken up into pieces that are about two feet square, or at least close to that size. Then I can haul it to where I want it, or on jobs, usually just pile it off to the side where my client will deal with it in the future.