The RIDGID OCTANE ROTARY HAMMER R86711B does a fantastic job when used with a chisel. |
RIDGID has been pumping out some amazing tools for their new
OCTANE line for the past few months, but the new RIDGID 18V OCTANE Rotary
Hammer is really something that they should be proud of.
The RIDGID R86710, 18-Volt X4 7/8
in. SDS+ rotary hammer is a blistering fast, super powerful
(professional grade) rotary hammer that draws power from the smart 18V OCTANE
battery. As with the other OCTANE tools, the OCTANE battery sends more power to
the rotary hammer on demand. This means that there is very little power
loss/bogging down when busting through solid concrete. We tested this with
solid 6” thick concrete slabs, this beast blasted through ease test hole within
seconds.
Build Quality/Safety
The Build quality of the OCTANE
Rotary hammer is also very impressive. It’s made of a heavy duty poly composite
plastic for the casing, and the grip had the signature RIDGID rubber over mold
that protects the hands, and prevents slipping even when your hands are wet. One
of the coolest things on this rotary hammer is the anti-vibration handle that
actually has a compression point built in. It absorbs the vibration while the
tool is in use, which in return will definitely protect the use from chronic exposure
such as HAVS (Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome).
Power
Even though this rotary hammer only weighs
around 7 lbs., it produces an impressive 1,250 RPM. Now in case you are
wondering, this rotary hammer will run off of any RIDGID 18V battery, but to
get the max power, you should definitely use the OCTANE batteries for max
performance. The 3Ah was fun, the 6Ah battery was intense, but run this thing
with the (Ah OCTANE battery, and it’s just unstoppable.
Multi-function
Other
Features
A few other added bonuses include an axillary handle
that can be used comfortably by a left or right handed user, excepts a 1” SDS
bit, has a very simple to adjust depth stop and mechanical clutch to help
protect the user when/if the bit binds up. On top of all that, you get the
popular RIDGID LSA (Lifetime Service Agreement).
At the end of the day, RIDGID went straight
professional with this tool. It not only comfortable, but its impressively powerful.
It doesn’t matter if you are going through wood, concrete or taking out an old
marble floor, this will get the job done. We definitely recommend this rot
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