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I was just wondering whether its possible to hire/buy a cheap petrol generator to run a fairly robust household drill to bolt outdoors?
any thoughts?
It is possible, see Cockburn Hire or similar. But the thing is a pig to carry so beware. But it had been carried to Mt Randall in the 80s.
get back to work mark.
stop wasting company resources.
why not try to hire a petrol or battery drill,but if you are a real hard man you could use a pecker…head
haha i’m not really a hardman in fact i’m only 17. You can buy a GMC generator for 100 buks, they only weigh about 25kg with fuel. must be cheaper than a rechargable drill and more powerful – i dunno, just seems to make sense if u dont mind lugging it and dont have the $$
Man, you cannot fit a diesel generator into a backpack, as too big and fuel will spill if you put it in sideaways. So your idea is OK for quarries but hand carrying it somewhere + all other climbing bolting gear….the people who have done have done it only once. Anyway, the thing you want to make the holes with is called a rotary hammer, and is definitely not a drill, and is much more expensive (even electricity powered.)
been speaking to more people and yeh it seems its the type of drill which is important, thankyou for your replies.
