Darda Concrete Crushers & Metal Shears — the HCS8 Combi Shear
One 15–17 lb hand-held hydraulic body, four insert sets: crush concrete walls, break brick, cut pipe and cable, shear rebar, and expand openings — with no dust, no vibration, and almost no noise, off the same Darda power pack that runs your splitter.
The short version
The HCS8 Combi Shear is the quiet way to gut and core occupied buildings — and the cleanup partner that cuts the rebar a Darda splitter exposes. The tool itself is quoted; the four blade and jaw insert sets sell online below from $2,908. Compare every brand we stock in Concrete Crushers & Metal Shears, or start at the Darda hub. Questions? Call 1-888-883-5144.
HCS8 Combi Shear — Four Tools in One Body
Darda HCS8 Combi Shear
The control valve is built into the body, so closing force (cutting, crushing) and opening force (breaking, expanding) are both working strokes and both fully controlled. Inserts swap in minutes: the J concrete jaw bites walls to 6 in., the B brick jaw breaks masonry to 12 in., the S sickle cuts pipe, cable, and profiles with 60,024 lbf, and the C shear/expander cuts 5/8 in. rebar and pushes openings apart with 15,726 lbf.
Choose it when: you are coring or gutting buildings that stay occupied, working scaffolding where excavator attachments cannot go, or following a splitter through reinforced concrete.
Key specs
| Insert | Does | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| J Concrete Jaw | Crushes concrete walls | To 6 in. thick · 170mm jaw |
| B Brick Jaw | Breaks through masonry | To 12 in. thick walls |
| S Sickle Blade | Cuts pipe, cable, profiles | 2.4 in. pipe · 3.1 in. box section |
| C Shear & Expander | Cuts steel, expands openings | 5/8 in. rebar · 9-7/8 in. spread |
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HCS8 Questions, Answered
What is the Darda HCS8 Combi Shear?
A hand-held hydraulic shear-crusher for quiet selective demolition: one 15–17 lb body whose jaws develop up to 60,024 lbf of cutting force closing and real breaking force opening, both metered from the integrated control valve. With its four swappable insert sets it replaces the sledgehammer, the cutoff saw, and the pry bar for gutting and coring buildings — without dust, vibration, or the noise that shuts night work down.
What does each insert set do?
J concrete jaw: dismantles concrete walls to 6 in. thick — partition walls, facade panels, prefab renovation. B brick jaw: breaks masonry to 12 in. C sickle blade: cuts pipe to 2.4 in., disconnected cable, and sheet profiles, with a shape that holds the work from slipping. C shear and expander: cuts rebar to 5/8 in. and pushes with 15,726 lbf — radiators out of walls, door frames out of openings, split concrete apart. Swapping takes minutes.
What powers the HCS8?
Any Darda hydraulic power pack — gas, 110V electric, air, or diesel — at up to 7,250 psi system pressure. It shares the pack with your splitter: every pack connects up to three tools, so one BP3 runs the splitter and the shear on the same job.
Will it cut rebar and structural steel?
The C shear insert cuts reinforcement to 5/8 in. plus angle to 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.2 in. and tube to 1.6 in.; the S sickle handles pipe, cable, and sheet profiles. It is a selective-demolition cutter, not a scrap shear — for heavy structural sections you want a torch or a mobile shear, and we will say so when you call.
How do I buy one?
Insert sets sell online above from $2,908. The HCS8 tool body is quoted — call 1-888-883-5144 and we will package the body, your insert sets, and a power pack if you need one, with Same Day Shipping on in-stock accessories.
Quiet Demolition, Quoted Today
Tell us what you are cutting or crushing and what powers your site — we will package the HCS8, inserts, and power in one call.