I need to take up a good section of drive, some concrete, some tarmac. I've looked at hiring a jackhammer, 105€/day for a 50J electric jobbie. I can buy a chinese import for 160€, rated 45J guaranteed 2yrs.
http://www.bricodepot.fr/perigueux-trelissac/marteau-brise-beton-1700-w-45-j/prod4148/
Previous experience of buying cheap chinese rough and ready tools has been surprisingly good. They dont last the way professional gear does, but in my hands they dont get the intensive use either.
If I get the job done in one day I save 55€ but have no tool for the future. Risk needing two days.
If I buy, it costs a bit more, but I have a tool for the future, but is such a cheapo really up to the job ?
So should I rent or buy ?