36v Cordless Hammer Drill?

Uncle_Fester_2

I want to get a 36v Cordless Hammer Drill

Any recommendations?


Thanks in Advance

Uncle_Fester_2

Anyone?

amarg

36 volt hammer drills are a serious piece of kit.

Out of curiosity what are you drilling that requires a 36 volt drill?

I'd recommend an hilti, but at their price they are far from moneysaving!

BulletBob

Try one of these;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-36V-Cordless-Drill-2-Batteries-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ260156106383QQihZ016QQcategoryZ20777QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Lotus-eater

I'd like to know what you are planning on drilling as well and how many of them.......... also how much are you thinking of spending?
Do you really need a battery drill? What type of chuck do you want?

I'm guessing the 36v hilti must be about £600 ish, so unless you are a tradesman who uses it alot, not the right thing. If you do want a hilti "this is to anyone", set up a account with hilti and buy it direct, then try to knock them down.

Uncle_Fester_2

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I'd like to know what you are planning on drilling as well and how many of them.......... also how much are you thinking of spending?
Do you really need a battery drill? What type of chuck do you want?

I want to drill into Masonry Walls, Concrete etc...and want to spend around £200.

I need a cordless and not sure about the type of chuck I would need for this?

Hitch

If youve £200 to spend, id buy an 18v combi, from someone like Makita, Hitachi, or Bosch, but pick the better battery options, NiMH or Li-ion greatly out perform standard ni-cads.

They would out perform any 36v machine that costs £50 on ebay! We have had a few of them at work, and they just dont last 2 mins.

If you envisage the majority of the work being into masonary, get an SDS machine. Its not just the chuck thats different, sds machines have a much more aggresive hammer action.

Another thing to remember, is 18/24v is plenty of power, as long as you use quality drill bits. Dont spend £200 on a drill, and £5 on bits.

For some reviews of powertools, have a look at http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/forum1/power-tool-reviews-f25.html

amarg

I'd go for the http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/Tool_Reviews/dewalt_dw999.htm

36volt drills are expensive for a good one and heavy.

SDS drills much better than a normal drill and so make sure you get an sds drill for concrete.

Oliver27

If I was you I would go for a Bosch 24v SDS
Drill, I have used mine as a field engineer drilling 20mm
concrete nearly every work day for 4 years and it's still
going strong

In the region of £300 new, but dont be afraid to buy a used
one, personally I would stay away from dewalt IMHO they are
not as reliable as people think, we had a few of these and
they packed up before the Bosch or the Hitachi's we also used

amarg

Oliver27 wrote: »

If I was you I would go for a Bosch 24v SDS
Drill, I have used mine as a field engineer drilling 20mm
concrete nearly every work day for 4 years and it's still
going strong

In the region of £300 new, but dont be afraid to buy a used
one, personally I would stay away from dewalt IMHO they are
not as reliable as people think, we had a few of these and
they packed up before the Bosch or the Hitachi's we also used

I agree that Bosch are better but it is hard to get them at a good price.

Bosch are very hard to beat!