Kango / Breaker Recommendations?

[Mark A]

I am weighing up buying a cheapish kango/breaker over hiring one for £20/day. My 2kg SDS is perfect for drilling holes and chasing but doesn't have near enough heft or power for smashing through concrete.

Any thoughts on this http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb280d ... 230v/67819? I know it's cheap but with a 2-year warranty and excellent reviews it sounds good.

Cheers,
mark

 

[No skills]

I brought a similar model from screwfix a few years ago and for the money I think it is pretty good, I needed it for a fence - had to break up a wall foundation to put posts in, my sds drill with chisel was bouncing off the concrete. When I first tried the breaker it didnt seem much better, then I discovered that it had a variable speed and by lowering the speed it chopped through the concrete easily.

Some of these cheaper breakers have non standard fittings on the ends of the chisels so be aware of that, mine gets used a couple of times a year for odd jobs so I cant really comment on heavy use but for my odds and ends its been good.

HTH

 

[RogerBoyle]

I am weighing up buying a cheapish kango/breaker over hiring one for £20/day. My 2kg SDS is perfect for drilling holes and chasing but doesn't have near enough heft or power for smashing through concrete.

Any thoughts on this http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb280d ... 230v/67819? I know it's cheap but with a 2-year warranty and excellent reviews it sounds good.

Cheers,
mark

Was using one this last week from my mate as my Makita breaker died. highly recommend it
Mine will be in on Monday from the Burton Branch :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Bigdanny]

Looks OK, has a bit of weight to it. I managed to pick up a JCB Kango with hydraulic pack. Ideal for concrete as its over 25Kg. So if you're going to be breaking a lot of concrete then its worth getting something thats up to the job.

 

[LJM]

I've used several, both hydraulic and electric. If you've a lot of material to break, then hydraulic certainly has its advantages (though the machines themselves are heavy). I wouldn't bother hiring the low vibration ones; they simply don't get the job done as quickly. I own a cheap screwfix one and it's as effective as electric one I've used. The quality is obviously lower, but so is the price, by some way; I'd buy one again.

 

[Mark A]

Thanks for the help guys. Last week I bought the Screwfix breaker while I was passing and will be using it next week. I'll report back then with how I got on with it.

First impressions are good - I tested it in the shed on a plank of wood and it shook the floor very well, so should be even more impressive attacking concrete.

Cheers,
Mark