FAQs About Pavement Breakers
United Rentals carries a variety of powerful concrete breaking air equipment for rent to assist with your concrete and asphalt needs. Our pavement breakers range from 30 pounds up to 90 pounds to handle demanding, heavy-duty projects. For smaller, tough material demolition, we carry heavy duty air rock splitters for rent, perfect for chipping concrete, rock and other tough materials. No matter what the project entails, our impressive variety of equipment is sure to meet your jobsite needs. Manufacturers include leading brands like Atlas Copco. Learn more about pavement breakers in our FAQ section below.
A concrete breaker is a pneumatic tool designed to break up hard materials, like concrete, pavement and mortar. Traditional concrete breakers feature an excavator fitted with a hammer and are commonly used for demolition work. Need more help? Contact one of our equipment experts for further guidance.
Air pavement breakers are T-handle tools that operate vertically, intended to break up concrete and pavement. Pneumatic paving breakers connect directly to an air compressor, powering a high-impact chisel to break and drill through hard materials.
Pavement breakers and other similar hand tools are designed to break up hard materials like concrete and rock. Our selection features air rock splitters, lightweight and portable tools designed to make concentrated cuts or splits in narrow areas, and air paving breakers, larger, hand-held breakers capable of breaking up slabs of concrete and pavement.