Metabo KHE 56 SDS-Max Rotary Hammer Drill

The KHE 56 sat near the top of Metabo's rotary hammer range: a full-size SDS-Max combi hammer built in Nürtingen for heavy drilling and demolition. It offered the high impact energy needed for large-diameter holes and serious chiselling, with the safety clutch and electronic speed control expected of a German trade machine, and it competed directly with the big Bosch GBH and Makita HR models of its era.

Metabo remains very much in business as part of KOKI Holdings, but its UK rotary hammer distribution is thinner than its grinder range, and the KHE 56 itself is long out of production.

What to buy instead today

For the same class of work, look at the current heavy SDS-Max machines from Bosch, DeWalt and Makita, all compared in our corded SDS-Max category. Our Metabo page has more on the brand's history and where it fits today.