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 <[email protected]> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Redwood Alliance >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change listserver email address & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out or update participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Michael & Jessica Nelson MD Electric & Solar Inc. Office: 707-884-1862 Cell: 707-684-0064 *We prefer to have ALL documentation E-mailed ** prevent paper waste**please think before you print*
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