I need a heavy duty drill

longwalks1

I need to drill a load of drainage holes in some concrete and pavers, and so far have burnt out a cheapo hammer drill (it was about £20 from Lidl) and even using a Bosch SDS 36v cordless it'll only do 6 or 7 holes before needing to be recharged.

Is there anywhere i can hire a real heavy duty drill for a day or 2, and what should i ask for? (brand, type etc)

stuart45

These are really good for the money. Delivers 8J, which is a lot more than more expensive ones. I use one a lot when drilling into Chert walls, which are harder than concrete,
Titan TTB653SDS 5.9kg Electric SDS Plus Drill 230-240V | SDS Drills | Screwfix.com

tiggerbodhi

Any of the Hire shops, HSS, Beaver etc will have a suitable heavy SDS drill, go for 5KG or above, all hire shops only stock premium brands so it will be a good one, I have my own monster Bosch one when I need to break out the big guns, been reliable for over 10 years

Jeepers_Creepers

The Titan linked to by Stuart is a beast, especially at that price. Comes with drill bits, chisels and a carry case.

Allow it to do its work under its own weight - barely any need to push! They are great value.

I'd buy one of them before hiring any time.

fenwick458

I agree with stuart45, it's cheaper to by a drill and sell it rather than hire one. I've heard of people paying £50 to hire a £100 drill for a weekend, that just doesn't make sense. but it's because of the minimum charge set by the hire company, who mainly rent out plant or scaffold. whats interesting is you can often hire a £50000 telehandler for about twice the price of a  basic power tool or scaffold that prob costs 1% of the telehandler

benson1980

I've had the Titan one for quite a few years now...one of my best tool purchases. I'd be amazed if that didn't work, for what you describe.

Clive_Woody

I got a cheap sds drill from Screwfix basically as a disposable tool for a single job.....it’s still going strong 12 years later. It doesn’t get masses of use but has come in handy on many an occasion, it’s not light to use but drill into pretty much anything.

531063

Get some decent drill bits, the bits of most of the work not the drill.

(!!!!!! why wont it le me put in do instead of of)

longwalks1

Thanks everyone - bought a Titan sds hammer drill from Screwfix for £60 and its gone through the concrete like a knife through butter!   Very impressed!!  

Thanks again all, great recommendation

stuart45

Glad it worked out for you. Main problem for some people when drilling walls is the weight of the drill. You will find that your drill bits last longer when going through the masonry quicker. Before SDS was invented you went through loads of bits drilling into a hard wall with the old hammer drills.

Jeepers_Creepers

My first experience of an SDS drill was a cheapo from SF, most likely a Titan even back then - around 15 years ago. I bought it because my normal hammer drill wouldn't touch the internal concrete blocks in my 1930's house - it would just bounce off any pebbles in there and I couldn't drill a straight hole.

I was putting up wall units in the kitchen and chuckling to myself as the new SDS drills just sank these deep plug holes into the wall. Until my wife called out that I'd blown right through into the dining room.