HS1828 1-Piece 5 In. x 5 In. Tamper Plate Works with SDS-Max, Spline/Round Hex, and 3/4 In. Hex Hammers Hammer Steel

Bought this for digging a ditch that ended up being cakewalk with a shovel. So this has sat in my box for 2 years now until the day I truly needed it. It works great. That dry, compacted clay with numerous chunks of old bricks and fist sized gravel was no match for this bit. Allow me to give you and idea how hard the soil was- I could not dig below the sod to remove it so that I could recover the ditch when I was done; just came up in little pieces with a shovel. I put this bit in and dug 25 feet from 14 inches deep to daylight a drain in about 20 minutes. Took more time to clean out the ditch with the shovel. The one caveat, this is the 16 inch model and I realize now that I should have gone with a 30 inch model. It sits at just the right height to make your back hurt a bit when standing to use it. I intended to use it for electrical ditches that run 24 inches deep but I think having the other length will help and use both. 30 is too long when on your knees and just starting, 16 is to short once the ditch is deep. If you are trying to choose, go long first then short; would be my advice. After looking for this, seems they no longer make the 24 or 30 inch versions of these, so I would by the SDS plus adapter and one of the 19" versions of this blade that comes in SDS plus. should give you about 25 inches of reach.

I have purchased the flat, point and spade bits over the last year or so from this listing and they all fit properly into my 3/4" hex/spline drive "Macho" demo hammer drill. All the bits I received were genuine Bosch and are all of good quality. The spade bit has an edge ground into it, which has helped me cut through tree and brush roots. Overall, these bits have brought new life into my aging demo hammer. I am happy with all the bits I purchased under this listing. P.S. the photos in this listing is NOT correct; the photos I posted are of the actual bits...

I’ve used this for about 8 hours compacting my roadbase for a concrete barn area and approach driveway. Works excellent and no issues with durability.

Have about 40 hours on it. Used it to pack in around large diameter ac duct work. Help up great

Original Review: Rough, pitted construction with a good bit of rust and no makers marks or model stamp. Considerably lower quality construction/finish than all of my other Bosch SDS Max components. Of course, the tamper is meant to pound ground so finish is not a big consideration, but this piece is suspicious as it does not match Bosch's product info or other retailers examples. Was sold and shipped from Amazon. Cleaned up the tamper with some T-9 and 0000 steel wool to knock large flakes and deposits of rust off (put sticker back on after for image comparison). Including a pic of the image Bosch provides of HS1828, which is consistent with what other online and local retailers sell vs the one I received (with the sticker). Sent Bosch the images for reference and to check if legitimate, but no response yet. If it's Bosch, great. If not, it will probably do the job just as well, but appears to be a less expensive, alternative brand's part and probably not getting one's money's worth. UPDATED February 22, 2021 - Bosch was able to confirm that the part received without any markings or stamps is an authentic Bosch part and the current offering. Has only seen light use so far and holding up well/doing its job well. Received with rust and seems prone to it. Just be sure to clean and lube a bit after use to keep from rusting over and rusting tools/bits stored with it. Will update if it has problems in the future. Otherwise, good to go.

Works great!

Way cheaper @ AMZN than another web site

For those hard to reach areas, gets in and smushes that soil.

Very disappointed not as depicted in the photo not a Bosch quality product no identification marks as on a genuine product ,the steel is not as thick as my old BOSCH HS1828

This tamper is excellent. It works far better than I expected. We used it to replace paving stones. Don't forget to buy the required shaft. Perfect to get close to walls.

Arrived quickly and as described

Although i ordered the wrong bit the first time the company processed my return and sent me the correct bit just a day later. Awesome service! Great tool!

The product works as advertised.