SDS drill for breaking concrete

[InertialTooth45]

Afternoon,

I have a section of your finest council green fencing in my garden which I'd like rid of. God knows what the previous owner was thinking but it's there now and I'd rather it wasn't.

It's metal posts are concreted about 2 foot deep in the ground, and have a bit of a base plate so even when it's loose from the concrete they're still a pain to remove since the hole needs to be a fair bit bigger than the post for the base plate to fit through.

So far I've removed 2 of the 9 and it's taken me a good two hours of hammering and chiseling to get that far. The third one is a lot more awkward to get to so isn't going any better.

So I've concluded as a man I need to buy some more tools. The obvious thought being an SDS drill with a chisel attachment. I've looked at hiring one but then I found this which isn't much more than the cost of hiring one for the weekend.

http://www.screwfix.com/p/titan-ttb278sds-5kg-sds-...

Anyone know if this would be suitable for breaking up concrete or do I need to be looking at something more substantial, or am I looking at the wrong type of tool completely?

Thanks

[InertialTooth45]

Just found this one at £40!! Ordinarily I wouldn't even consider anything at that price but there's not a single bad review for it!

http://www.screwfix.com/p/energer-enb465drh-4-8kg-...

[InertialTooth45]

That is my main thought too. Whilst I know the hiring a medium breaker would be the best tool for the job that would also leave me with nothing after the job, not the end of the world but if I can get something that will still manage the job but slower and leave me with a tool afterwards then I'd rather do that.

[InertialTooth45]

Busa mav said:

jon- said:

Old wood + a liberal use of concrete almost always equals snapped posts

OP has metal posts

It was a combination of this and hammering and chiseling that did eventually get the first one out. I also used some really long lengths of wood for extra leverage and it did loosen things up eventually, but still took a lot of hammering and chiseling to get it to this stage. They been put in far deeper than is necessary.