What size of power drill for scissor jack socket?

Oasisbob wrote:
Why? Just turn the crank. Why complicate such a simple task?

That's my thought exactly. I am a few months from 80 yrs old and I still just turn the crank

Oasisbob wrote:
Why? Just turn the crank. Why complicate such a simple task?

X2!

It is good for YOUR arms!

Go to Harbor Frieght and buy one of their $19.95 3/8 drills. Also get a package with 1/4", 3/8". & 1/2" Adapters for $3.99.
Keep your threaded rod on the stabilizers lubed with a dry lube, NOT grease, and you'll be a happy camper.

Get one big enough to work that is not a hammer drill. I don't mind hearing screaming kids playing and having a good time but I hate hearing the hammer drills banging across the campground because somebody is too lazy to bend down and turn a crank.

Now I'll go back to pushing my button quietly to raise and lower my stabilizers on my trailer. It's not lazy when it comes with the trailer!!!

Oasisbob: My fiver came with rear stabilizers needing about 20 turns, which was easy to do by hand. But those were replaced with stabilizers that needed about 50 turns. So I now am happy to have a cordless drill do those turns.

(Why were the stabilizers replaced? Because I forgot to bring them up before driving away, once. Now, stabilizers are the FIRST thing on my mind when hitching up.)

18V would work and be very useful when not RVing. We like Makita

Why? Just turn the crank. Why complicate such a simple task?

My old 14.4v DeWalt works fine and has plenty of power

NMDriver wrote:
Bigger is better in this case. 1/2 in. drive and 18 plus volts. Yes a 3/8 lithium will work especially if it is at least 18V, but I need the 1/2 in drive for other things like my lug nuts.

x2 I use a 1/2" drive lithium impact wrench, not because I need to, but it's always in the trailer for lug nuts, so it's easy to put the 3/4" socket on it for the stab jacks as well.

the extra torque comes in handy when the stabs are rusted after sitting unused for a while.

Voltage doesn't tell you much, torque is what gives the drill the power to do the job.