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At Alliance Tool Hire, we're committed to providing you with the highest quality equipment, which is why we've always included Hilti breakers in our fleet, which now features models from their new cordless Nuron range.
Our team is often asked which breaker is best for which job, so we've created a simple guide and a helpful chart to make it easier for you. Whether you're breaking through walls or floors, dealing with different materials, or handling various thicknesses, our guide will help you understand how to use these versatile breakers effectively.
Using the right tool for your application helps to increase productivity, reduce the likelihood of damage, and improve overall comfort and safety.
To help select the right tool, it’s important to ask yourself the following questions:
Weight: 6.3 kg (12.6 lbs)
Base materials: Concrete, asphalt, and masonry
Chipping / light breaking: Up to 5cm / 2 inches
The lightest Hilti breaker in the Alliance range, the TE 500-AVR is the preferred solution when mobility is the primary concern. At 6.3 kg (12.6 lbs), this tool was built to be used at or above shoulder level for lighter breaking applications, especially in masonry materials.
Weight: 6.3 kg (12.6 lbs)
Base materials: Concrete, asphalt, and masonry
Chipping / light breaking: Up to 5cm / 2 inches
Good for removing tiles and plaster, loosening compacted earth and demolishing concrete and stone walls, the Nuron TE 500-22 has all the power of the TE 500 AVR but with the added benefit of being cordless and able to use anywhere, regardless of power supply.
Weight: 8kg (17.4 lb)
Base materials: Brick, concrete, stone
Breaking depth: Up to 10cm / 4 inches
TE 700-AVR is a versatile tool that can handle a wide variety of applications, from wall demolition and plaster removal, to window and door openings to tile removal. Its weight allows for easy use at any level.
Weight: 10.6kg (23.4 lb.)
Base materials: Brick, concrete, stone
Breaking depth: Up to 10cm / 4 inches
Hilti’s most powerful wall breaker, the TE 800 makes light work of wall demolition and can also be used for light / corrective work on floor slabs and making penetrations for ducts and pipes.
Weight: 12.5kg (27.5lbs)
Base materials: Brick, concrete, stone
Breaking depth: Up to 10cm / 4 inches
The TE 1000-AVR concrete breaker is a great all-rounder and can be used on both walls and floors. Ideal for demolishing concrete and stone, renovating floors, removing tiles, bushing and compacting and corrective chiselling such as adjustments to door and window openings.
Weight: 15kg (33 lb)
Base materials: Brick, concrete, stone
Breaking depth: Up to 20cm / 8 inches
At 15kg (33 lbs), the TE 2000-AVR is light and easy to move, while delivering reliable demolition performance in floor slabs up to 20cm / 8” in depth. Like the TE 1000-AVR, the TE 2000-AVR features a brushless SR motor and detachable cord to extend the tool’s life-time. It also features electronics to enable consistent performance in multiple power supply scenarios.
Weight: 17.4 kg (38lbs)
Base materials: Brick, concrete, stone
Breaking depth: Up to 20 cm / 8 inches
Delivering the same breaking performance as the corded TE-2000 but powered by Hilti’s new Nuron battery. Excellent for one-day demolition jobs where a fast start and efficient progress are essential.
Weight: 30kg (66 lb)
Base materials: Brick, concrete, stone
Breaking depth: Up to 30cm / 12 inches
The TE 3000-AVR is the hardest hitting member of the Hilti breaker family and is ultimate in demolition performance. Besides its best-in-class performance, it's ideal for demolishing reinforced concrete slabs and foundations, breaking/cutting asphalt in road construction, pipe laying and pavement repair, removing concrete for structural restoration, reba reinforcement and repair, digging, trenching and tamping in rock hard clay, setting ground rods in hard soils for a safer, ladder-free installation of earthing rods.
