Ozito RHR-850

Bloody rippa – Low cost, value for money rotary hammer/drill/chisel. For a home handyman it’s a no brainer. Comes with SDS bits and spare brushes and grease and a case. It not the Rolls Royce (which I couldn’t justify) but it has paid for itself on its first use. Many possible uses around the home.  Show details

Excellent – I bought this a few years ago to remove bathroom tiles, and gave it hell. It performed brilliantly. I continued to work it hard, until the brushes wore out. I replaced these, and it's still going strong up to today, when the brushes again wore out. I'll replace them, and I expect it will work hard for a few more years. It's depressing when I think… Read more

of the hours I've spent over the years with a small hammer drill putting holes in concrete. This does previous half hour jobs in a few seconds. Don't even think about it - just get one.

Very pleased – Purchased this drill to do a couple of jobs around the house. Didnt expect much but this exceeded my expectations for a cheap drill. I.still have it and its working fine even after 18 months of hell that i have put it through.obviously not meant for tradies but for a diyer its perfect. Definately recommend.

Got job done, love it – I needed to remove old tiles (about 7 sqm) in the bathroom. I called Kennards for hiring a hammer drill with chisel bit. the quote I got was $85 plus $20 for a chisel bit for 24hrs. But I brought it brand new for only $69. It worked great, I finished my job in less than 20 minutes. It still looks like new. I could have put it on ebay and get some money back, but decided to keep it! Highly recommended. good quality, great tool for this price.

Good for Money – Cheap and good - easy to get, dont have to go online and for the unit is good. Feels strong and good for the purpose, got plenty of torque and power behind the chisel and hammer action, slightly bulky but that is expected as the power needs to be there, good for small jobs, but not good for too small. Power, cheap Bulky

Excellent machine – I had never heard of Ozito. I was at a tiling course and one of the students was enquiring as to how to remove the old tiles and the Ozito came up in conversation. My ears pricked up because I’d be doing the same thing. I was intending to use a hammer and chisel. I knew jack hammers were several hundred dollars, perhaps topping $1000 for a… Read more

good one. There was no way I was going to pay that much. My curiosity got the better of me and off I went to Bunnings on the weekend to have a look, and bought one for $69. That same morning, I had gone into a specialist tool store to check out what they had. I explained my needs and was directed to a Makita. The person was showing me an “entry level” model. It was priced at about $280. At that moment I was sure I was going to be using a hammer and chisel. You don’t want to spend money buying rubbish equipment. You might as well through your money away. Anyway, I called into Bunnings.

I took a punt and bought it. One of the comments the tiling teacher said got my attention. For the price, if it lasts for only one job and you throw it away afterwards it would still been a good deal. Quite right I thought.

This unit has an SDS bit holder. I’d never heard of SDS. Apparently this is common enough. The guy at the specialist tool store noted that the Makita had an SDS bit holder, as though that was something special. The Ozito comes with a chisel, pointed chisel, and 3 masonry drill bits which fit the SDS holder. So, here we have a quality make and this Ozito both with SDS. The Ozito is on the right road. The Ozito also comes with a chuck which attaches into the SDS holder and can be used as an ordinary dill; though the unit is on the heavy side. I doubt this chuck will get much use as I have other power tools that are easier to handle.

There are two main controls that I have not fully understood as yet. Something about shifting from hammer to rotation, and drilling to chiselling. Anyway, all I wanted this thing for was chiselling. So, I set it as per the instructions. On with the goggles, ear muffs, dust mask, and got stuck into the tiles. I was impressed.

I almost fell about laughing because of the easy with which the tiles were coming off my besser block wall. There were bits of tiles coming off in all directions; hitting the ceiling and the wall on the other side of the bathroom. The place was getting covered in debris and the tiles were just falling off with the machine. And all for a $69 machine. I was laughing with pleasure! The unit is not overly heavy but unless you are used to these things after a while the weight of the thing on your arms takes its toll. But standing in a position where the machine’s own weight helps with the task works wonders.

I found that the side handle didn’t tighten up tight. It always remained loose. Perhaps the vibration did that. The handle remains solid and is very secure to hold and operate. So, that’s fine. But there was an incident. I was holding the machine in both hands and for some reason had to stop work. I let go of the trigger and kept hold of the side handle with my left hand. Because the side handle has right-hand threads and was a little loose (as noted above) the machine’s weight pivoted on the side handle threads which caused the chisel to swing upward, and before I knew it the chisel point was scraping my safety glasses. You wouldn’t use anything like this without safety equipment, but I quietly thanked my lucky stars that I hadn’t just lost an eye.

Eventually, I had to remove the screed that was on the floor of the shower base. This is supposed to be a 4:1 mix of cement, and the Ozito made light work of it. I don’t know how it would go on a larger slab of concrete, but then it’s not designed for real heavy work, but I suspect it would give it a good go.

At the end of the job the chisel was still relatively sharp, the Ozito never missed a beat, and is still going strong. I’ve very pleased with it. I have not as yet used it as a drill, nor have I bothered to try the chuck in the unit. I suspect the jack hammer function will do me just fine. Excellent price, performed well

Very good value for money – After being quoted $88 to hire a similar type of machine for one dayonly I bought the RHR-850 for $69 at Bunnings. It is obviously made to a price but is very good value for money. As reviewer errolflynn experienced the side handle could loosen as it seems vibration in chisel mode may have loosened mine - so beware. I mostly found myself just… Read more

gripping the front of the motor or front of gear case area (large hands).

The two separate mode selection switches can be a little awkward to understand (and are not completely logical in my opinion) however once set (read the manual) the machine works well.

The Hammer drill mode with the masonry drill bit/s supplied simply blasted through an old 75mm concrete slab, and the Chisel mode (Jack hammer mode) with the pointed chisel supplied did the same.

I used the pointed chisel to break up sandstone rock and the flat chisel to dig out solid clay, the Ozito completed the job with ease.

It weighs about 4.4 kg - and as with most tools you should let the weight of the tool or the ability of the tool to do most of the work for you. In chisel mode the weight of the Ozito provides enough reaction force to get the job done.

I think the 13mm three jaw chuck included would be useful for boring through timber bearers/ joists/ posts etc. and may well be understated.

I should have bought this tool a few years ago and saved a lot of time and effort. Very good value for money. Side handle might loosen with vibration in chisel mode.