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marcarolle
Explorer
May 24, 2017

What size of power drill for scissor jack socket?

Hi, What is the minimum strength of a cordless drill to use with the scissors jack socket? Would a 4V cordless screwdriver be sufficient for my "new to me" Gulf Breeze 26RKS (approx. 5100lbs) ? ...
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naturist
Nomad
May 24, 2017
Short answer: no.

The truth is you need to put a little torque on those jacks for them to actually do anything. I tried with a 9.6 volt 3/8 inch cordless drill/driver and was less than thrilled with the stability. I'm now using a 1/2 inch cordless drill/driver that develops 425 inch-pounds of torque (18 volt) and find it does the job well.

If you want to use a 4 volt cordless screwdriver, good luck. Waste of time IMHO

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