Wickes SDS+ 3Kg drill

Jun 11, 2011 5 Replies

Does anyone know if this is the Kress 800PSE rebadged? I have one of the older Wickes 550W SDS drills but I have a job needing a bit more oomph and a drill with a safety clutch (diamond core drilling). The 550W drill has been a rugged workhorse. I used it to demolish a brick outhouse - a job it did with ease. The NuTool 3kg SDS+ drills that I used on the same job all broke, spectacularly.The Wickes drill did the bulk of the work with no sign of a problem.



I'm inclined to trust the Wickes drill if it is a Kress.



Any comment from those who have one / have used one welcome.


I can't confirm that particular model, but some time ago I did check the appearance of all the Wickes pro-stuff (grey with dark red accents) against the pictures/specs on the Kress website and every detail matched up.

It isn't impossible of course that Wickes has had lesser quality innards fitted, but I believe TMH has a few pieces of the Wickes pro- stuff and speaks highly of them.

Does it look like this?

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No, it looks like this:

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I must remember to invest in some tags.

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