hey what's up everybody and welcome back to the channel my name is Kyle and for
today's toolsday we're going to talk about a power tool that I've been using
the entire building season so let's get into it
so today we're gonna talk about the Bosch bulldog but you know a lot of
people think bigger is better and I've got a lot of big SDS rotary hammers that
I do use quite often but they're so big I mean look at the size of this thing
compared to what we're gonna talk about the Bulldog they all have their
application and maybe in the future I can do a video about these larger SDS
max rotary hammers which are gonna use bits like this but for today's video
we're gonna talk about the Bosch Bulldog this is the new well new I've been using
it now since about the spring time of 2019 this is basically like a staple in
the industry the bosch bulldog and the D handle it's been around and I think it's
been replicated by a lot of different brands this style of a rotary hammer
this was my first rotary hammer that I ever bought the corded version and that
goes back probably 10 years ago but now they have it as a cordless option as
most manufacturers are moving all of their you know new tools to cordless and
even these monster SDS max rotary hammers they have great performance just
with a battery but we'll talk about that maybe in a future video so this is the
one inch SDS Mac or SDS plus rotary hammer like I was talking about it's
dubbed the Bulldog the model number I don't know Bosch does a really weird
model number on all of their tools it just seems not to make a lot of sense
but GBH 18 V - 26 D I'll put that down below if you guys are interested in
looking this up the specs on this tool specifically are pretty good and
compared to the corded version they claimed it to be better
Bosch does and I would have to agree with them after using the corded for so
many years and I know you guys are gonna say hopefully you're gonna do a demo
corded verse corded but I sold my corded version because there's no way I'm ever
gonna use it again so you're not gonna get that demo out of me today guys so
this is gonna come with the brushless motor as most tools are going that way
and Bosch utilizes the 21700 cell technology on their back
which gives you better performance smaller battery packs they charge faster
all those good things so good on Bosch to be utilizing the 21700 cells so does
Dewalt with their flexible the new Milwaukee high output so it's somewhere
that most manufacturers are going right now is the 21700 battery cells so that's
a good thing I usually just rock a four amp hour but
I do have an 80 amp hour and I want to reference the build series that I just
didn't up on the YouTube channel here which is the hunting cabin if you guys
go back to the first video you know I use this for that whole job and every
fastener that I put in on those brackets that we mount our building to the
concrete with I did all of those tap cons with one a doe battery and a four
amp hour battery on the vacuum which we'll talk about in a little bit as well
the nice thing about this tool is it only weighs like 5.8 pounds so it's less
than six pounds it's super lightweight compared I mean you know size comparison
wise you can definitely see the difference
and unless you're drilling some monster holes this is gonna do almost everything
so this is a one inch SDS which means that's kind of what it's rated for up to
a one inch hole I typically just use it for tapcon sometimes I will put in a 5/8
bit and it performs great it's got 1.9 foot pounds of impact energy and I don't
really know exactly what that equates to because those are just numbers to me I'm
more of a realist guy on the job site and it's performed quite well here
you've got three modes you've got your drilling mode which is not gonna it's
not gonna activate the hammer and then you can also go just to a straight
hammer mode which is you know good for chipping or maybe you want to pull up
tile on a floor this is gonna be a great tool to do that you can put different
bits on for different applications and then you've obviously got the hammer
drill mode which is what I typically use to drill some holes in concrete so
another nice feature that Bosch is actually putting in a lot of their tools
including a drill that I have as well as a grinder with the new X lock technology
which maybe will be a future video so definitely tune in if you're interested
in that and drop me a comment down below if that is a video that you would like
to have me do in the future but what's nice is this has that
kickback control so if you're you're drilling into some concrete you hit
rebar it's not gonna rack around and ruin your hand it actually let me see if
I can do it just and that you can maybe get an idea what I'm talking about see
that my hand never left the trigger but just the sheer quick motion has a
gyroscope or something in there that sensing that motion and it instantly
shuts it off that's gonna save your wrist if you used to use old corded
tools without those brakes a lot of guys broke arms it's telling me right here
that there's a problem let your hand off the trigger and you can go right back at
it so this tool sets about $1.99 and I like I said I'll drop links down below
if you're interested that's gonna come with the battery the charger and the
drill itself now what I like is as most companies are these days they're
thinking about dust control silica dust isn't a joke and obviously OSHA is a big
deal so this is a HEPA vacuum that attaches very easily to the drill itself
I mean that's it it just clicks in and now it has its own battery it's got its
own space for all the dust you can hold if you were using a half inch drill bit
you could dig a 40 inch hole and contain all of that dust in this housing here
and like I said I was able to drill I think don't quote me on this I think I
actually quoted it in the video in the building series but I was able to drill
and vacuum out I think it was like 80 holes so it's pretty impressive
technology even with the HEPA extractor attached to it it doesn't make it overly
bulky it's still way less weight way easier to manage than one of these
larger SDS max drills that I do have also and what's nice is with the handle
with the D handle design that is so common with this bulldog it's really
nice if you're working above head or on a ladder it's just very ergonomic and
comfortable so really enough about the specs you can't really go too hard into
the specs of a hammer drill I mean it's made to specifically do a couple things
and that is bust up concrete or drill holes in
concrete so I thought it is a little bit crappy outside but we can go out we
could hook up a couple bits maybe drill through a couple holes show you guys how
the extractor works and just the overall performance of the drill so let's go
ahead and do that all right so we're outside here I got this pile of stone
and I got this chunk of concrete I really just wanted to show you guys how
it works mainly I think the dust extraction on the bit is really good and
worthwhile so whenever I'm doing these videos you know it's not to try to sell
you on a product it's try to help educate you so you don't go out and
spend your hard-earned money on a tool that it isn't gonna work for you based
on some hype or some specs or reviews that you might see elsewhere so I've
been using the Bulldog for like I said all this season so probably about six
months worth of building I've drilled a lot of holes and it's great so without
further ado I've got a 5/8 inch hole so our bit on here to drill a 5/8 inch hole
and I'm gonna go ahead and first not use the vacuum and show you what it does and
then we'll go ahead and turn the vacuum on after the fact now this is super old
I don't know how old but it's probably gonna be nice and hard so here we go
so obviously you can see all the dust there I wasn't pushing super hard but I
can definitely push hard I just prefer to let the tool do the job now let's go
ahead and let's turn on the HEPA vacuum and see how it does with dust control
so two things to know obviously way less material but did you notice that it it
actually drilled a lot quicker so what's gonna happen when you use dust control
is by getting all of that material out of your hole it's actually going to
extend the life of your bit and it's gonna make you a lot more efficient so
not only is it good to be safe not breathe in all that dust or for those
around you that are working with you but it actually makes you a more efficient
carpenter or builder or whatever by using this because it's gonna run a lot
quicker so that's pretty much it man I mean what else do you do to demo a tool
that drills holes other than drill a couple holes so hopefully this helped
somebody out there make a good decision on going out and buying a tool that's
gonna make your job easier more efficient the cordless version which is
what I'm showing you guys here is better than the corded I promise you I've owned
both and the freedom to go anywhere without having to lug around a cord or
have power on site is well worth it at $200 I think that's a pretty good price
and there's a lot coming from Bosch I've seen some pretty cool tool innovations
and so if you're getting into the platform for the first time I don't
think you'll be super disappointed so thanks for watching the video guys
hopefully it helps you and I appreciate the support we'll see you guys on the
next video