Concrete breakers?

[AlanD]

I'm in the market for a concrete breaker. I've hired 30kg machines in the past and found them effective, if a bit on the big side to manoeuvre around. I now have a few jobs lined up over the summer which will make it more cost effective to buy one instead. But which size?

Ideally I'd prefer something a bit smaller than the 30kg machines. I've found several 15kg ones on ebay (typically around £100 new for a small-brand, or more for a used Makita etc). 110v is OK as I have a 3.3Kw transformer already.

Screwfix have an Erbauer 18kg machine with £50 off at £145 at the moment:

?source=aw#Does anyone have any experience of these size machines? Are they OK? Jobs planned include breaking up an old garage and conservatory base, probably around 6" thick at the most each.

Budget is £200 max.

Thanks in advance...

[Andrew Mawson]

?source=aw#>> Does anyone have any experience of these size machines? Are they OK? Jobs

I bought (£50) an ex hire Kango 950 which seemed to do a fantastic job for years until I got a JCB Beaver hydraulic breaker which knocked spots off the Kango. I then got a three tool road compressor with a pneumatic breaker, which eats concrete like there's no tomorrow!

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[AlanD]

?source=aw#>>>> Does anyone have any experience of these size machines? Are they OK? > Jobs

Andrew, Hmmm, road compressor version. I like overkill but that's probably OTT for now! Alan.

[John Rumm]

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I needed one in a hurry once when a drain I wanted to tap into turned out to be buried in something significantly stronger and thinker than the "weak mix" that traditionally used to surround drains! The 2kg SDS was making no impression!

I bought something similar to your SF one linked from Makro. It was branded Fairline - but looked very similar. Cost about £115 iirc. Actually did a surprisingly good job. It was comparable to similar sized hydraulic packs I have used in the past.

[R]

?source=aw#>> Does anyone have any experience of these size machines? Are they OK? Jobs

See if U can pick up a

hire one

[Andrew Mawson]

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Well the excuse for the road compressor was to drive the Hodge Clemco sand blaster pot as I had some steel trusses to clean in the barn. It's proved very handy, driving not only the concrete breaker, but also a Grundomat mole to put pipes and wires underground. A chap needs his toys y'know

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