Breaker / demolition hammer

[Steve]

Looking for recommendations on electric demolition hammers. In the past I have had a couple of the Titans & currently have a 19 kg scheppach all of which have been good value but wondering what others would recommend.

 

[Jimbo69]

I‘ve had this one for a while now, it’s mostly been used to break out concrete for fence posts. It’s been out in the rain and covered in crap but still goes fine.

Erbauer EBR1750 15kg Hex Shank Electric Breaker 220-240V - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Versatile tool with anti-vibration technology, an electric brake and adjustable speed settings for maximum control. Chisel function: choose between pointed or flat chisels to suit the job at hand. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

 

[Diggerdavey]

Just keep an eye on the HAV spec of the cheaper breakers if you employee people. They are great value for money and do a great job but they always seem to lack anti vibration properties

 

[Steve]

I‘ve had this one for a while now, it’s mostly been used to break out concrete for fence posts. It’s been out in the rain and covered in crap but still goes fine.

Erbauer EBR1750 15kg Hex Shank Electric Breaker 220-240V - Screwfix

Order online at Screwfix.com. Versatile tool with anti-vibration technology, an electric brake and adjustable speed settings for maximum control. Chisel function: choose between pointed or flat chisels to suit the job at hand. FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 1 minute.

www.screwfix.com

Thanks, that is a very good point a lot of my work is similar & a 15 kg breaker is probably better suited to the type of work I do rather than say the draper 32 kg breaker that I was just looking at.

 

[groundworker]

Those cheap Titans are powerful but horrible, mine was stolen and I haven't replaced it.

I have a medium Bosch and a pecker.

 

[Steve]

Which Bosch do you have?

 

[V8Druid]

Those cheap Titans are powerful but horrible, mine was stolen and I haven't replaced it.

I have a medium Bosch and a pecker.

they've gone up a good 50 quid in the last 2 years BTLs ... used to be 120 quid ... and could usually be broken within the 3 year warranty

 

[JerryRtilt]

Don't know how Screwfix etc get away with selling Titans and all the others that look like they come out of the same Chinese factory, they can't conform to any standards regarding vibration, trouble is a decent alternative is about ten times the price, people think they are working well because they make a lot of noise, i hired a nice Hilti that did more work, quieter and far less vibration.

 

[hiluxman]

You can't knock an old kango k900

 

[groundworker]

Which Bosch do you have?

GSH11 VC

Very good tool but not up to breaking thick/large slabs.

 

[Giles]

Hilti we run te56, te76, te1000 and the bigger avr 3000 te

It’s expensive but mine been going 10 years now through some pretty heavy use when we were in factory for years on end.

Go to now is flexvolt battery breaker for quick jobs

 

[V8Druid]

Don't know how Screwfix etc get away with selling Titans and all the others that look like they come out of the same Chinese factory, they can't conform to any standards regarding vibration, trouble is a decent alternative is about ten times the price, people think they are working well because they make a lot of noise, i hired a nice Hilti that did more work, quieter and far less vibration.

I have used one of those titans .. as said vibes are terrible, but they do get through a slab pretty well TBH

 

[Danny]

Sooner tow a compressor and have plenty of hose!

 

[JerryRtilt]

I have used one of those titans .. as said vibes are terrible, but they do get through a slab pretty well TBH

I'm still shaking

 

[Smiffy]

Sooner tow a compressor and have plenty of hose!

If your going to that extent a beaver pack is smaller and more handy

 

[Steve]

I have a road compressor and breaker which is excellent but I can’t remember the last time it was used, just because it is such a pain to move around and any job that warrants it would be done with a pecker on the digger. I should probably replace it with a beaver pack really.
The small 15-18kg electric breaker would be only really used for small jobs like holes for fence posts or water leak repairs.

 

[Giles]

Not used my beaver park breaker in 8 years, if it’s that bad it’s mini/micro and pecker not having me or lads vibrating away when can just sit on machine and do it more effectively and no havs. I’ve got weird hand stuff from days on the breakers working for my old man when I was younger when it was just shut up get on with it. Hard work never killed anyone bullshit

They once poured subfloor 2” too high inside shells on some of his new builds had me as 16 yr old trying to break 2” off across all these room sized pours! Ffs

 

[doobin]

If your going to that extent a beaver pack is smaller and more handy

A beaver pack doesn't have as much oomph as a modern electric big Hilti. They are kind of obsolete in my opinion.

For occasional use, the Erbauer screwfix breaker has much better anti vibes than the Titan. It's OK for the odd small slab, although not a patch on a £2-3k Makita or Hilti obviously. But realistically, anything more than half an hour's pecking about and I fetch the Sherpa or micro.

 

[William127]

I have the titan, Normally get just over the warranty period out of them
I have thought about upgrading to a makita or similar, but the same size, mainly because of the vibration and surely there'd be some performance upgrade for the price!!
But for my use it just seems a bit of a waste of money as I'm always using it in the mud and crap, down fence post holes is the main use. Plus I don't mind leaving the titan on jobs, under a barrow or in the customers unlocked shed etc.
For slab breaking I'd go and borrow/hire/buy something better, but I've only needed to a handful of times over the years.

 

[doobin]

I have the titan, Normally get just over the warranty period out of them
I have thought about upgrading to a makita or similar, but the same size, mainly because of the vibration and surely there'd be some performance upgrade for the price!!
But for my use it just seems a bit of a waste of money as I'm always using it in the mud and crap, down fence post holes is the main use. Plus I don't mind leaving the titan on jobs, under a barrow or in the customers unlocked shed etc.
For slab breaking I'd go and borrow/hire/buy something better, but I've only needed to a handful of times over the years.

Change the Titan to the Erbauer for the sake of your health mate. Also, for down fence post holes, a 10kg SDS MAX breaker with an extra long chisel is a much more agile and capable tool.