Customer Reviews

Neiko Industrial-Grade Electric Demolition Jack Hammer, with 2 Bits Point and Flat & Metal Case

5 star:		(48)
4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

First one arrived broken, casing and handle were shattered. The padding is almost non-existant in the case and the item is heavy, so buyer beware. etoolscity sent in a claim with UPS but UPS never picked up the broken one. So, etoolscity sent me another one. This one didn't arrive broken, but it was close. The metal case had a dent and the lower handle on the jack hammer was 'deformed', but easily shaped back into shape by me.

As for the jack hammer itself, well we couldn't be more pleased. For the price, it certainly is doing the job. I'm using it for landscaping in our back yard, we have about 15 cubic yards of hard clay that we've unearthed. It's doing an excellent job and it's saving our hands from having to use a pick axe.

I'm giving it a 3 star primarily because of the padding in the case. It really needs better packaging for shipping, or something, or anything. It weighs 50 pounds, it's going to get knocked around. The casing on the unit is 'brittle' from the 'made in china' pot metal they use. But for the price, what would you expect? If I can get through this without it breaking, then I have a jack hammer for occasional use. If it wasn't for the shipping conditions and padding, for the price of the unit and what it does, I'd give it 5 stars. But, like I said above, buyer beware it could arrive broken.

Another "Made in China" product that works well and simply can't beat the price for the performance. And if it does break, so just get another one ... it's inexpensive. It's a rugged jack hammer with huge tool bits and works very well for my home project to dig through concrete to access a water leak. It's heavy, too. I'd classify it as an industrial-grade product. I'm real happy with my jack hammer.

WOW! This is much more of a machine than we expected. Very pleased with it and how quickly it can be assembled. As complete beginners at jack hammering we took out a large chunk of reinforced concrete to re-route two electrical outlets. It was possible to demolish the wall and work with precision around the electrical conduit. The weight of it is significant - not a "ladies tool".
Giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is because my husband is an engineer - albeit not in construction - and he is somewhat unsure of the quality of the casing for the motor of the machine. On a construction site with uncaring labourers this could be dropped and the casing may break.
For us as above-average do-it-yourselfers it works well. (We built our own home with concrete and brick construction.)

The project for which I needed a jack hammer was digging post holes for a wooden privacy fence. I started to rent a hammer which runs about sixty bucks a day in my area. But I didn't want to dig all the holes at one time (I am 61 years old and prefer to do heavy work a little at a time), so I started shopping to buy one. When I came across this one, it was dirt cheap relative to most hammers, and had a predominance of great reviews. At that price I figured I had little to lose, but to be honest I did not expect much of a product.
After I ordered I began to lay out my fence post locations while I waited. I figured it would take a week or ten days from the west coast to Texas. Wrong. I think it was 3 days. I also figured mine would be in a severely dinged up case like so many others reported that theirs was. I have to admit, it is a pretty cheesy, thin-walled case but it actually arrived in perfect condition.
But the case was not what I ordered it for. I was just afraid I would be getting a flimsy piece of equipment. When it arrived I was out of town. My wife had a girlfriend (I hope) spending the weekend with her while I was at a friend's ranch hunting. The point of that part is to say that the two of them could not comfortably move the package off the front porch, and they barely got it shoved out from the front of the door so they could go in and out. This ain't no lightweight. I am not saying whether that is good or bad. You will have to evaluate that for yourself. To me, it is good given what the tool is going to be spending its life doing, but not so good if you are weak of back or have a lot to do in a hurry, or if you are an out-of-shape eye doctor like me.
Now, I live in north central Texas, at the northern end of the hill country. That won't mean anything to you if you live elsewhere, but if you live here you will relate. We have about 8" of soil and then a solid shelf of limestone under our property. And that is why I needed this tool. I had to put 350 feet of post holes 16" inches deep. It was 8" of clay followed by 4-6 inches of solid rock followed by more clay. Because of the clay I also ordered the clay spade bit.
I had never used a jack hammer before but believed it to be hard work. I got that part correct. This thing is heavy and limestone is hard. But what a tool. The spade tip weighs several pounds (adding to an already heavy tool) and is about 1/2 " thick at the thinnest part of the tip. I figured no way was it going to go into our hard ground. Wrong again. Slid through like butter till it hit the limestone. Switched tips to the pointed tip and started busting out the limestone. Once I got a basic hole punched out I switched over to the chisel tip to round the hole out. It takes about 15 minutes per hole.
Was it easy for me to do this work? Uh, no. But did it seem like it was easy for the hammer to do its job. Absolutely.
I spent about 3 days worth of rental to buy this item. Now instead of killing myself trying to get all 40 holes done in 2 days, I can dig at my leisure, and I still have the hammer for future use. Would it have been worth it at the cost of most "name-brand" tools (which is what I usually buy), probably not. But with so little invested, this has been a jewel.
I do almost all of my shopping on Amazon. I buy dozens of items here every year. I can count on one hand the number of reviews I have taken time to post. But I just had to state my opinion on this one. It's a Rock Star :-) Sorry I couldn't resist.

Looked around quite a bit for a demolition/jack hammer. Even renting one for a week would have exceeded the purchase price of this tool. Hey, it's made in China like everything else today, and their quality control is questionable (included safety glasses were smashed from the weight of this thing in the case)but overall this was a great tool for a great price.Highly recommended.

I purchased this demolition hammer about 1 year ago for some heavy duty demolition work. I have been very pleased with its performance.
There are larger demolition hammers available costing much more money but the advantage of this tool it that it is lighter in weight than the others (meaning less fatigue) and about ¼ the price. The most important thing to remember is to remember to keep the OIL level filled at the proper level for proper lubrication. The only servicing you might have to do over the years is to replace the electrical cord and plug. I always replace my tools with a 12 gauge wire. This cost me about $5.00 and took 10 minutes to replace. Most import Chinese tools are manufactured with undersized electrical wires to plug into an outlet. The type of Chisel this hammer uses is a bit specialized and not available at many stores. THEY ARE AVAILABLE HERE AT AMAZON.
Replacement Chisels for this Demolition hammer are available here at Amazon at a cost of about $20.00 (plus shipping) per set of 2. To find search at Amazon - Heavy-Duty Chisel Bits for Electric Demolition Hammer - Jacks Tool Shed. They even have a Shovel attachment to fit this Demolition Hammer for hard pan dirt or clay. I own this Demolition Hammer and it is an invaluable tool to my company. A great deal too!

It is made in China and is nameless. It shares a stunning resemblence to an old version Hitachi(I hope I didn't get anyone in trouble). It works very well and I have been using it consistently for 3 weeks and I am comparing it to the Makita 35lb Gun that I also own. It works as well and for Many Many Dollars Less. I am going to add a 2nd one to the arsenal. How long it will last with consistent use remains to be seen. Performance 5 stars. I am going to break some concrete now for no apparent reason and will report on durabily after every ounce of concrete in my neigborhod has been demolished. (JOKING)

I agree with the "packaging" issue. If they offer insurance, take it. The box it comes in was not made for individual shipping. I bought it off of another website and didn't pay close enough attention to the description. They did not include the scaling bit as pictured and I have spent hours online and hours traveling to try and find one (bought two online which didn't fit).

Now for the positive, for the money this is one strong pony. Busts up cement and concrete with ease.

A true handheld jackhammer, this unit did the job. With just has half the mass, it provides almost as much impact as the larger heaver units. With jackhammers more mass = more destruction, but this unit's portability allows you to have more control and less strain on your back.

I put this unit to the ultimate test when I began the insane process of removing about 25 cubic yards of earth from my basement. It turned out that the earth I wanted to remove was composed of over 70% rock, so a jackhammer and lots of time were needed to get the job done. I logged about 150-200 actual running hours in the process of removing this rock. During this time, I learned some things about breaking down rock and a few things about this jackhammer.

First of all, go ahead and add the Clay Spade Scoop Shovel Bit for Industrial Grade Demolition Jack Hammer to your cart. It's an excellent tool for cutting through dense clay and soft limestone.

If yours is anything like mine, it will arrive with the case dented all over and the oil all over the interior of the box. The case, oil and paper-thin gloves are laughable - throw them away. Get yourself some thick leather gloves Dewalt DPG41 Large Premium Cowhide Leather Work Glove with Reinforced Palm And Wing Thumb and Safety Cuff as you'll wish you had them when the body and then the handle start to heat up to skin-searing temperatures if you intend to run this machine non-stop for over an hour at a time. (Otherwise, you can use it for 15 minutes solid without even wearing gloves.)

You'll have to take a few additional measures to be sure it runs right and lasts. First of all, I would recommend getting some medium strength loctite Loctite 37684 9 Gram 248 Threadlocker Stick (1 EA) and one by one removing each of the allen bolts, coating the threads and tightening them back in place with reasonable torque. The first time you run it, don't just plug it in and fire it - put a bit in, put the bit down against the ground or something you want to break and then run it nice and easy to break it in. Otherwise, if you dry-fire it the first time it will act like it's broken - when all it needs is resistance to go through it's first few cycles. The oil can be checked by standing the unit upright and peering into the small window. It never seems to run out, but I would advise draining as much out as possible and replacing it with gear oil about every 100 hours.

When breaking through really dense rock, you'll find that you can eventually chip away and get where you're going, but if you want to make more headway, I would recommend perforating the rock with large holes along weak points in the rock and then coming back with the jachammer to break along the line you created with the drill. I learned through experience that you'll need a used industrial grade hammer drill - like a HILTI that runs SDS or (preferably) SDS-max bits. (unless you want to buy a brand new $900-1200 drill) These can be found in the $150-400 range on CL and in pawn shops everywhere. Since none of these bits are really designed to drill through anything other than concrete, you will need to get the shortest and fattest concrete bit you can fit on your hammer drill to avoid warping. Also, once you start drilling make sure you FOCUS and stay on-axis or you will get a nasty surprise when the whole drill snaps around and sprains your wrist! Also, NEVER use the lock button if your drill is small enough to have one. If the bit goes off axis and you have the lock on, it will dig in and spin around continuing to run until it destroys itself. (I lost my Bosch 11255VSR BULLDOG Xtreme 1-Inch SDS-plus D-Handle Rotary Hammer this way.) With practice and experimentation, you will find that different rock formations can be broken down with a combination of careful drilling and jackhammering.

Just as I was finishing the project last week, I decided to shave off a little section of earth that was going to get in the way of the concrete work. About five minutes into it, the jackhammer slowed down and stopped responding to the trigger. It turns out I ran the thing so much that I wore out the brushes on the motor! The great thing is that replacement brushes for anything are easy to get (usually cheap), and this unit is designed to easily replace the brushes as it has two easy-access panels just for this purpose! When I have time to look them up, I'll replace them and it will be good as new, but considering the amount of work I have accomplished (a pile of rock about the size of two SUVs) this unit has FAR exceeded it's cost to value ratio - and will continue to for years to come.

I wish I had the time to do a video review. I purchase this demolition hammer with the clay spade bit. Wow! It does the jobe I am tunneling through hard clay under a concrete slab. The best tool, prior to this hammer and clay spade, was a claw hammer. I did in 4 hours more than I had done in a month with manual tools. Great investment. I would not that now and then the piston does get stuck in the outword possition but you just need to bump it back and away you go. This has been a great investment.