bulldog SDS xtreme max

[lightning02]

https://www.cpooutlets.com/bosch-gb...max-rotary-hammer/bshngbh228l,default,pd.html

good deal or not? not sure if these regularly go on sale or what

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

There is one for sale on eBay for $166.50 US. New product, damaged packaging is what the entry mentions.
I bought a used Bosch Bulldog about 10 years ago and it is still going strong. But I would have bought the one above if it had been available then.
Great company that produces a great tool.

 

[MoonRise]

$139 is a decent price IMHO.

And the Bosch Bulldog SDS rotary hammers generally have a pretty good rep IIRC. About the only brand 'rated' higher usually would be a Hilti (also much higher on the $$$ ).

 

[highland512]

$139 is a decent price IMHO.

And the Bosch Bulldog SDS rotary hammers generally have a pretty good rep IIRC. About the only brand 'rated' higher usually would be a Hilti (also much higher on the $$$ ).

We go through hammer drills by the dozen every year. Bosch is just as good as yellow and red in every accept in my book. Hilti is better but not by $250-$300 per tool, not even close.

 

[kctyphoon]

Cordless cordless cordless -if at all possible

 

[lightning02]

I don't use it enough to need cordless. Was wounding if the price is something that's always found or one time thing. I dont look into them enough to know.

 

[ChrisLS8]

Cordless cordless cordless -if at all possible

Our work supplies DeWalt cordless as needed. I got tired of asking for one so I bought a Ridgid brushless and I won't go back to a corded one.

A 4ah battery can drill about 80-100 3/8 anchor holes so why not

 

[dacan23]

Surprised they use the term "Max" in the name as its just a SDS-Plus not a SDS-Max.

While the Bosch's are nice. As an infrequent tool probably better off with a cheaper corded one, even nice cordless models are in that price range or less if you get a 5/8 one. CPO's regular "sale" price is just normal retail, surely that thing goes on special somewhere for less than $200 all the time.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Good price and that will likely meet 98% of your needs. I have the same one, but it rarely sees use as the Bosch cordless sds is the go-to.


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[lightning02]

Guess it was on sale. It was for sale Last night at 168 new if I recall.

 

[kngelv]

You should have jumped on it at $168.00. I have one and paid less than $200.00 for it on Amazon when they had a price drop. It rarely drops below $200.00 though. $259.00 is the typical price for it. It is made in Germany and a total beast. Much better than the cordless Bosch.

James

 

[timgunn1962]

I would assess carefully whether you actually need that level of grunt.

Several years ago I killed a 450W B & D Industrial SDS drill (it was through abuse, but I had no alternative at the time). Replaced it with a 30mm capacity Atlas Copco SDS. The B & D had been superb for just about everything I needed it to do. The bigger drill hit much harder and had a horrible tendency to punch the back out of a brick when only half-way through it. Almost useless for household stuff, though it was pretty good for bolting down machinery.

I use cordless for the smaller stuff now. If I had a need for continuous use, I'd buy a smaller corded Bosch.

The Bosch stuff tends to be pretty good, with only Hilti really beating it by any discernable margin over here (UK).

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

Guess it was on sale. It was for sale Last night at 168 new if I recall.

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[lightning02]

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seems to still be at that price, on my phone it didnt show it tho. odd!

 

[rcbk00]

I own two Bosch rotary hammers (SDS plus and max), but I also have one of the Harbor Freight SDS plus versions . For the $60 I paid for it, it works great- Tapcons, removing floor tile, etc. They've changed the labeling, but the version I have is pretty much the same as the current Bauer 64288- with a coupon you can get it for around $70. Also, the SDS chisels and drill bits at HF are totally fine for the money. Not the best, but they'll get the job done cheap.

 

[lightning02]

I own two Bosch rotary hammers (SDS plus and max), but I also have one of the Harbor Freight SDS plus versions . For the $60 I paid for it, it works great- Tapcons, removing floor tile, etc. They've changed the labeling, but the version I have is pretty much the same as the current Bauer 64288- with a coupon you can get it for around $70. Also, the SDS chisels and drill bits at HF are totally fine for the money. Not the best, but they'll get the job done cheap.

for the amount ill be using it that probably is the better idea

 

[kctyphoon]

I was about to say - if youre barely using it, why by a top tier band new? Cordless point being - if you dont use it a lot, (meaning for a LONG time, but frequent short use) and already have a major cordless system youre into, they are probably about the same price.

 

[kctyphoon]

OP - if youre still looking - the corded Milwaukee is on sale for $159, free shipping. Basically the same as the Bosch bulldog.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-in-SDS-D-Handle-Rotary-Hammer-5262-21/203000510

 

[lightning02]

OP - if youre still looking - the corded Milwaukee is on sale for $159, free shipping. Basically the same as the Bosch bulldog.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-1-in-SDS-D-Handle-Rotary-Hammer-5262-21/203000510

thanks for the heads up, im holding off on buying one since somethings have changed and not sure id need one now to have. if things change and i do need one it will just be for a day maybe once a year if that and i can just rent one then or buy the HF one. guess we just play it by ear which im sure ill regert in the end lol

 

[acer66]

I would not buy a cordless if I only use it once in a blue moon because cordless plattforms change and will render it useless.
Corded will be usuable until the end of time.
I am trying to kill an old usa made Bulldog and even it lost all its oil it still keeps going.

 

[driftpin]

I would not buy a cordless if I only use it once in a blue moon because cordless plattforms change and will render it useless.
Corded will be usuable until the end of time.
I am trying to kill an old usa made Bulldog and even it lost all its oil it still keeps going.

+1^

I like the convenience of cordless tools, but to do work continuously, all-day, if needed, I'll take a corded tool.

Harbor Freight made a decent tool for their corded hammer drill/impact tool. I bought this SDS-MAX 120 volts/8-1/2 amps tool maybe 4 years ago, and used it to demo two bathrooms to the slab/stud walls/block walls, for a complete re-do. The wide spade bit I broke on the second bathroom, I replaced it with a Bosch bit, and it's still going strong. I bought the pack of assorted drill bits, they have four carbide tips, and last decently in my use. I also bought the multiple tips set (narrow chisel, wide spade, needle bit, and one other), and apart from the spade bit, the others have shown no problems in-use. The wide spade bit, I was leveraging sideways, and after probably 12 hours' of abuse, it finally split.

I suggest for best performance, you keep the bit flutes well-greased, if the bit starts to not cut-well, check the grease on the bit, in the chuck.

I also re-fill the grease vault on the machine at the end of the day, so it's ready for the next-day's use.

I read online about the tool before I bought it, and saw reviews amounting to, "a good value for the $," and I can agree w/that. It cost me $95 out the door with a -20% coupon when I bought it. I had looked at the Bosch SDS-plus tool, a Milwaukee, and had looked at craigslist, but decided to buy the HFT SDS-MAX tool. It was much-less inexpensive than the other new tools, and it's worked well for my occasional use. If you need it for drilling holes in concrete, it does-so quickly and there are no batteries to change-out. I had a contractor trying to use a Dewalt hammer drill to set some wedge-it pins for anchoring the baseplate of a 10' X 20' steel-framed/Hardi-Board siding building, and he couldn't get the job done, I fired him and did the work myself easily with the HFT SDS-MAX tool.

Demoing the bathrooms saved me $1800 the GC allocated in the budget of a home renovation project, so that minus the tool and bits cost, the HFT SDS-MAX tool saved me probably $1650, not-bad.

 

[kctyphoon]

I would not buy a cordless if I only use it once in a blue moon because cordless plattforms change and will render it useless.
Corded will be usuable until the end of time.
I am trying to kill an old usa made Bulldog and even it lost all its oil it still keeps going.

You can still buy 9.6 volt makita batteries.. dewalt is STILL SELLING their Nicad tools in stores.. 20 + years isn’t enough? And thats not even talking about aftermarket stuff.. just sayin - its not like these things are here and gone in a 5 year span..

 

[acer66]

You can still buy 9.6 volt makita batteries.. dewalt is STILL SELLING their Nicad tools in stores.. 20 + years isn’t enough? And thats not even talking about aftermarket stuff.. just sayin - its not like these things are here and gone in a 5 year span..

True but me personally I would not want to bother with old cordless tools since the not only batteries but also the tools themselves improve so much.

I work in construction and try to go as much corrdless as I can but as a home owner like the op who wants use it a few times a year I would stick with a corded one.