We have a Bosch 36V 1" SDS-Plus Rotary Hammer 11536VSR and a gas powered Ryobi. I have only used the Bosch once and it seems to be about 90% of the Ryobi. I noticed in another post that some are using a similar 20 Volt DeWalt Hammer Grill. I did a little research and DeWalt has a very similar 36 Volt hammer Drill also. The DeWalt is not as costly as the Bosch.
Does anyone have experience with the 36 Volt DeWalt?
> Does anyone have experience with the 36 Volt DeWalt?
If you mean he 20v Dewalt, yes, I have. It's fine. Obviously the battery life is much less. We needed to add to the fleet just last month, and we added the 36v Bosch.
The Ryobi, which I have also used, just isn't available any more, is it? If it is, I'd sure like one.
This is the 36 Volt model I found.
> The Ryobi, which I have also used, just isn't available any more, is it? If it is, I'd sure like one.
Yeah. I have two and if you want either one, you'll need to pry it out of my cold, dead hands. I consider it to be a fundamental tool for land surveying in Central and West Texas. It gets used on virtually every project, whether it's drilling:
- a 3/8 in. hole in a concrete curb for a spike and washer control point,
- a 3/4 in. hole in rock or concrete into which to grout the stem of a tablet (using the same 3/4 in. bit to countersink the tablet a bit),
- a 5/8 in. x 20 in. hole in rock to set a rod and cap monument in,
- a 3/4 in. hole in rock or caliche to drive a 48 in. PVC "lath" into
- a bunch of 3/4 in. holes in asphaltic concrete pavement to break the crust,
it's all good. Mine are now 23 years old and still running great.