Cobra21 wrote:
If you are going to buy a new drill, you want a 1/2" 20 volt lithium drill. Get the 2 speed model, Slow speed for your needs, fast speed for drilling. No hammer drills as they are hard on winches and the screw jacks. They cost
around $80 - $100.
Brian
Note that 18V and 20V Lithium Ion battery packs are actually the same voltage (they have the same number of cells). 20V is the maximum charged voltage, and 18V the nominal voltage. Companies that advertise 20V systems are doing so only because they sound like they're more powerful and advanced than their competitors' 18V systems.
I do agree completely about hammer drills/impact drivers (which are different tools). Most hammer drills can be set to non-hammer mode. Most impact drivers, which generally have a hex screwdriver bit chuck rather than an adjustable drill chuck, cannot be set to non-impact mode. For drilling in masonry, or for driving screws in tough materials, the hammer/impact modes are fantastic; but for operating jacks they are inappropriate.
