Harbor Freight Bauer 1" SDS D-Handle Rotary Hammer Review
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- Here's a review of Harbor Freights 7.3a 1.9 foot pound SDS Plus rotary hammer I do some minor comparing to the Bosch bulldog 11255vsr the the unit Harbor Freight advertises as comparing to. I also do a Drilling comparison, Note: the Bauer appears to drill faster but the bottom of the hole broke out and so the Bosch ended up having to drill a deeper hole.
63433, 1642E-B . .
That was not “significantly” faster they both clocked in @ 11 seconds put them through a trial and error test with multiple tasks.
But just in case any one was wondering. Bosch for industrial sites and Bauer for weekend Warriors
I used an HF rotary hammer for about 5 years (DIY), then it finally gave up the ghost. It always sounded like it was going to explode, but it kept on going. I found a used bulldog at a government auction for $30 and it runs like a dream. Bosch is hard to beat in the long run.
Bauer 11sec, Bosch 12sec FROM YOUR VIDEO, dude! Yet, "Bosch was SIGNIFICANTLY faster", really? Of course, if it is 2x price, it has to be better, right? RIGHT?
I’m glad I’m not the only one who watched the time stamp …had to rewatch as I didn’t at first but when he said it was faster I didn’t think it was and had to check. Lol
I prefer to shop at harbor freight and not borrow anything from anyone
I have the Bauer and abused it really hard drilling multiple holes through hardened 6" concrete floor. It never quit. If it did I would take it back and they would give me a new one no questions asked.
I got the 1 1/8” bauer rotary hammer drill open box today at the parking lot sale for 34.00. All the cables are tied up and everything looked factory, unlike some of the other tools that were on the table. What a great buy I think. Using it at home as I have a brick house.
Bauer is the go to tool for a contractor who only occasionally uses a certain type of tool. I worked for a contractor who bought a Chicago Electric breaker hammer for one time job about 10 years ago. At $350 at the time, it was cost effective to buy instead of renting. Years later, it's still banging out 10-15 concrete jobs a year. You can catch lightning in a bottle with some Harbor Freight tools.
I run a hammer like lightning... never Strike the same place twice... :)
Thanks Buddy!!
Harbor freight doesn't make the comparison That their tool is better or the same for less money (at least the way I see it) there stating that for 75% less cost if one is willing to drill a hole for 2-5 more seconds then 75% less cost is awesome......
For someone needing a tool at home and not in a professional day to day manner, the harbor freight tools have been very good. I have a 3/8" drill that has been used a lot with no issues at all. I also have a jigsaw and sawzall from harbor freight. Never had an issue with either of them. I do understand the need for very dependable professional tools but for the home job, these are great.
I bought one of the big hydraulic presses from Harbor and it was missing one of the thick 1 1/2" press 'V' plates at the end of the setup at home. They COULD NOT send it to me. More than a month later I got shipped the same press I had originally bought with the instructions to remove the plate I needed and send the rest of the press back on a UPS return slip emailed to me. On principle, I could have just kept the whole thing but I did return it. I've never heard of anyone talking about getting replacements parts. May I'm in that rare .0001% but I recommend buying anything at Harbor Freight with either getting an extended warranty, using it heavily during the return time or thinking of your purchase as an expendable commodity. I'm going to get the Bosch Extreme, though, after watching this. That Bauer motor running does not sound healthy. Great video, thanks.
There's also an even more powerful Bosch Bulldog Xtreme Max but it's pretty expensive
I ordered several parts for my HF chipper and the price included shipping and I received the order within a few days from Camarillo, CA. Was shocked by the great experience.
I have some cracks in my driveway concrete (concrete is 4-5 inches thick) where grass is growing. I need to widen the cracks to about 1-2 inches wide to be able to fill them with concrete. Is this powerful enough to do this job?
Good demo, Bauer seems faster.
can this be used to drill through metal or do they even sell drill bits for the drill to drill through metal or is it just for concrete, can you recommend a good drill to drill through metal, thanks
Believe or not Catus, When i first started my career we used the hand drills. They were commonly called “star drills”. Hated doing the bigger stuff because it was a two person job.
Man, I’m not even going to lie....when I first stumbled across your channel I thought you were super nerdy and figured it would be a horrible video. Now I watch every one of your videos and I’m in the process of watching the ones I missed in the past. I watch a metric shit ton of tool reviews/channels but currently the only channels that I watch every single video in that category are Ave and catus maximus. Keep it up man!
I only watch wranglerstar or whatever her name is. She’s the best just ask her ...
I have a Bulldog Xtreme and I love it. I had an older HF rotary hammer, and it worked fine until it just quit working, but I didn't use it enough before the warranty expired. The Bosch has already lasted longer and it still feels much better than the HF one did new.
My Bulldog is 3 yrs old I think, it's a beast. Some of the best tool money I ever spent.
I bought a Bosch Bulldog at a yard sale this summer for a dollar. I'm still trying to figure out what's wrong with it. It seems to work just fine to me. In its case no less. With the paperwork. Now I need more SDS bits to run in it.
Wow.. Luck you
@@fencefirst2722 sometimes. Sometimes I get shut out too though. I did OK last weekend. I got a Stanley Hurwood screwdriver for a dollar. Saw one on ebay going for $58 Mine's in better shape too. It's a really nice screwdriver. I'll use it to turn plane iron cap screws. I don't like using the lever cap for doing that. Sometimes it chips them.
How can anyone be stupid enough to sell a Bosch rotary hammer drill for $1? 😮😮
@@ChrisGilliamOffGrid it puzzles me when I think about it. I have no answers. One latch was missing on the case. But other than that I can't find anything wrong. I replaced that latch too. I made a new one for it out of a length of coat hanger and a piece of sheet metal. Not the first time I'd done that.
@@1pcfred If you ever wanna sell it call me, I'll give you double what you paid.😂🤣😂👍
Good video. I've got a different model Bauer rotary hammer, has worked great up until today. Used it for about an hour, took out the concrete I had been breaking up, came back to work some more, the unit is on because I can see the light showing it is getting power, but when I pull the trigger nothing happens. Thought I'd ask if you and maybe get lucky that you knew of a easy fix?
I will open up the handle and check the wires going to the motor maybe one came lose
Harbor Freight understands their customer base. This isn't the tool you take on a daily job site. This is the tool for the homeowner like me that has a one and done job and then has the tool for the next family or friend that has a similar one and done job. I have the money to spend on a more heavy duty product/brand but it would be overkill and over spend. This thing is literally half the cost of the next cheapest one I can find at HD or Lowes that is similar design/spec with a "hammer only" mode(I'm removing 300 sqft of kitchen tile flooring). The fact they compare it to the Bosch I think is valid. You could substitute any other major brand at HD or Lowes because those are what your other options are that are similar to the Bauer..Bosch, Milwaukee, Makita, Dewalt, with prices ranging from $179-199....for a tool most us will use a handful of times at most.
Or on the other hand, some workers do use these on jobsites, in case of theft. 😁
It wasn't faster at all...I noticed that too
Difference is in the price and it's reflects how long it lasts.
Only issue is reliability both do the job,but id have to have 2 of them on site just in case.
In the first test the Bosch actually took 12 seconds and the Bauer took 11 seconds.
Yes I fail to show properly in the video but they Bauer broke out the bottom half inch of the whole were the Bosch ended up having the drill all the way through
@@CatusMaximus I might suggest doing multiple hole like 3 and taking an average. The breakout might not have been the drills fault it could have been a bad part of the block or what ever. We know the tools aren't equal most likely over time it will show greater differences. It just might be a better way to test though.
Would liked to have seen this on old portland cement. Cinder block is easy to get through.
I have a couple jobs around the house that this tool would be great for. I looked into renting one and honestly I think just buying a cheap Bauer drill might be a better deal for me. Basically if I got two uses out of the Bauer it would cost the same as renting a comparable hammer drill twice.
Teardown would be nice. Maybe add some grease to the gearbox to see that noise is reduced or not
You'd think adding grease would quiet noisy gears down. In my personal experience if the gears do not mesh right adding grease won't do much for them. I have a HF angle grinder that makes a racket when it runs. Greasing it didn't help one bit. I wish it did. I'd like that tool a lot more. As it is it sits on a shelf and I don't use it. I have a bunch of angle grinders so I know what they're supposed to sound like.
@@1pcfred Interesting. HF's manufacturing tolerance looks a bit huge then. As expected lol
@@technologicalsingularity1788 I don't think Harbor Freight manufactures anything. They just slap their name on tools others make. I'm of the opinion they are not picky about picking seconds up either. Whatever's the cheapest they can get their hands on is what they go with. Except for these new "premium" brands they're carrying lately. The Bauer and Hercules. They don't make those either. But they seem to have some QC and engineering going for them. Still not enough to justify their high price tags. If you want something decent just get a name brand.
Good video , great explanation of features
I'm a professional industrial equip mechanic/ tech
I bought this HF Bauer #1642E-B for $79 I think for few holes in conrete around the house. Here & there. Will be good for Non- Professional Construction worker like myself ..
Yeah, I just did video on the 35 lb demo hammer and the case is made of that same weak crap. Demo hammer ain't bad though.😉👍
Good info 👍
Thanks a amillion!!
You could test the new bauer rotary hammer 20v cordless similar to that but battery
Please do the Chicago electric worm drive circular saw review I can't find any information on that saw online please do a demonstration video
Would this have enough power to drive a grounding rod?
I timed them and both were almost the same 12 seconds
Agreed, they were pretty much exactly the same time.
Yep. He's experiencing cognitive bias becasue of name recognition and cost.
Yes sir you are correct he is bias indeed🙀🙀🙀🙀😤😤
using the timer on the video i got 11seconds on the bauer 12 on the bosch
Actually, the Bauer was ever so slightly faster. The difference was negligible.
1:18 - I was 100% sure, the Harbor Freight is not your only SDS-plus drill. :)
I'm curious if you've ever heard of anyone using the hammer mode and a chisel bit to pulverize an old tree stump? I never have, but can't think of any reason it couldn't be used for that.
I seen people sharpen tile chiseling bits to log home wood carving and notching so no reason you can't do the same with the stump. Just remember that the chuck isn't made for heavy-duty prying loads so if the chisel gets stuck in the wood you could damage the rotary hammer by wrenching on it and putting too much stress on that spindle
send the carcass to AVE?
I'll be happy if I get a year out of mine if it breaks down I'll go get the bulldog
I am rebuilding my barn by building up a cinder block wall around the load bearing perimeter, which requires me to epoxy in 5/8" rear stubs every 3' in 30 year old hard concrete... The price seems right, but I would be nice and diming this project for who knows how long! Thinking I would exceed my 90 day warranty on the shitty knock off... any thoughts, or am I overthinking?
What did you end up doing?
I see these a lot at the HF parking lot sales as reduced price open box items. I mean I see A LOT of them. It makes me wonder if it is an item that is popular for people to buy for that one demolition job, then bring back to the store OR is it that people don't like the performance?
Most people just need to use them one time to complete a project for free.
Yeah its expensive to rent a rotary hammer from the depot and if the project extands then you may need it for a few days which will cost a small fortune. I can confirm that after I paid for my pellet stove, a new hearth, and a hammer drill that wouldnt go thru brick, I broke down and bought an sds rotary hammer from hf and returned it claiming the hammer action didnt work. I feel bad about it to this day but I was running out of funds in a hurry.
It seems unethical to me to use a hf tool with the intent of returning it after you are done bc you do not want to pay for a rental tool... but, child labor in China kinda tops that ethical standards...Kinda sad to pay good money for anything coming from China!
The HF might have done better if it was set to hammer/drill like the Bosch was.... (I do own the Bosch Bulldog Xtreme Max and do love how it works)
Bosch ofcourse is better but drilling through the cinder block I counted the same 14 seconds on both tools
hmmm, I'll take the bauer
My brand new Bauer burnt up and died after 300ft Of tile demo. Went out and got a Bosch night and day. Spend the extra money for Bosch.
They both took 12 seconds to drill the hole
Why compare to a tool that you obviously did not like even before the test. HF may say compare to the Bauer but what about the price. How much was the Bosch in comparison?
dude the baur was slightly quicker doesn't matter if the butte broke out in the end witch one got done quicker i think it definitely is comparable hands down and half the price next redo the test if its not accurate don't assume
buying HF based on this alone. Not a contractor but used to be one. Why waste money on a maybe 10 project tool?
I got the battery free tool deal. So $60 for the tool and 3 amp battery.
0:49 Hence the name "Hammer drill"
But for the price, u just can't beat the bauer. If ur gonna use it occasionally, it's totally worth it.
Cómprame éste que es el que más me gustó y él que más me convenció, por favor.
You need a new watch, the times were identical.
I'm not disagreeing that the Bosch is better, but it's an apples and oranges comparison and if it is going to be made then it needs to be made accurately.
Hilti for job sites and Bauer for home.
Why do they called it 1'' ?
it is the largest bit size it is rated to reasonably drill with.
@@CatusMaximus I have a sds bit, trying to get the matching drill, where do i measure on the bit to get the size?
Only sampled one part of its functionality.
Did you actually time it when you drilled? The harbor freight was faster. You didn't actually say which one is faster.
Even when I put in the description that the Bosch ended up drilling through 1/2 inch more cement because the Bauer broke out the bottom of the hole people don't read it.
Just counting out the time there was no difference in time between the 2 drills
I got 10 seconds for bauer and 11 seconds for bosch.
Just so you know, you can easily dispell the fact that the Bosch drill the hole faster. It's around a second slower, look at the time on the video for each one. Bauer is about 11 seconds, Bosch was about 12 seconds😂
In the video after this I did do a an update the Bosch ended up having to drill through 1/2 inch more cement than the bower because the bottom of the hole in the Bauer broke out and gave it an unfair advantage
No socks and sandals? What gives?!
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BoschBoy here needs to watch his own video and record the time. Not only was the Bosch not 'significantly faster', it was slower by a full second. Downvote for BoschBoy Bias
I have a whole set of Bosch 12v power tools (PS21 driver, PS31 drill, PS41 impact, 3” grinder/cutter, oscillating tool, brushless flexi Click set), I have a Bauer 1641E-B for the occasional concrete hole needs (usually once per year, so $100 is perfect - actually paid $90 - if I used it daily or weekly then the Bosch would be the one)
1st woooo
Sorry bro, you bet is just on the boch brand because it's a brand tool. But the bauer was faster by 1 second. 🤭✌
Bosch will drill a 10000 more holes before the bauer shits itself
jajajaja yes both 11 to 12sec
The Bauer sounds cheap
Bauer: 11.24 seconds
Bosch: 12.19 seconds
Just sayin…
Anybody with any common sense understands that a Bosch is a much better tool, for a weekend warrior the HF tool will work, your review does not mention that you are doing a comparison between the two. I would not have wasted my time if you would have just mentioned that in your description. Biased opinion to say the least.
“That was faster. Significantly.”
Unfortunately, you’re wrong. You judged with your eyes and bias. They were virtually the same.
Get a dewalt or Bosh. They are the best bau wet is a piece o shit no good
fake news lol
Bauer ~10s Bosch ~ 12s, yep Bosch is faster...
They're about the same it seems 1/2 inch piece of cinder block broke through the bottom on the Bauer giving it an apparent advantage
They both took 11-12 secs to drill through lol.. obviously Bosch, Milwaukee or Dewalt is gonna last a lot longer than anything sold at HF, most of the time