New to this forum...my wife and I have acquired a new travel trailer that has manual operated stab jacks, what size socket do I need to acquire to place on my power drill so as to lower and raise stab jacks with ease? Thanks.

We picked up this ultra speed socket from CW and it works great. Similar variations available from other retailers.

Power socket for stabilizer Jacks

I chuck up a alan wrench in my drill. Mine have a whole in the nut and I just stick it in there and works fine.

Judging from the specs of the two in the replies, you need a 3/4" socket, a 1/4" or 3/8" hex to !/4" or 3/8" square drive for the drill. I would buy a midrange 3/8" battery powered drill motor with 18 volt batteries. All of which can be purchased from, Home Depot, Lowes, ACE Hardware, Do It Centers and about a thousand hardware and tool stores.I like Harbor Freight's BLACK sockets(impact type), they are inexpensive and so far they have been working well for me in auto and MoHo repairs and tire changing. The cheap 18 volt drill motors from HF are so so, I don't know about their upper end drill motors. The ones that come with the LED flashlight for about $18.99 are throw away items for me. I have two of them and if they get dropped or in any way damaged on the road, I just throw them away.

Mine are 3/4" if I remember correctly. :)

What size socket for power drill operation of stab jacks

16 Replies

GordonThree
Explorer
Aug 09, 2014
camperpaul wrote:
popeyemth wrote:
GordonThree wrote:
what option is there if the stabs have neither a bolt head or an allen / hex key hole? on the KZ my stabs have a piece of metal that's been hammered flat on the end, and it fits into a slot cut into the round tube of the jack handle
Cut it off with a hacksaw with a stub left and chuck that in a drill.
Good Luck, Mike

Post a photo of the business end of the crank.

this fits over the end of the jack screw, which has been hammered flat to form "ears" which fit in the slot
mlts22
Explorer II
Aug 07, 2014
martipr wrote:
"Camco 57363 Leveling Scissor Jack Socket" from amazon, $5.14, free shipping if you have prime. Cheaper than buying socket and adapter.

x2. I have multiples of these, and they have worked well for me for years. Easier on the back to just fire up a drill.

I also notice my BAL X-chock wrench fits my stab jacks as well, which has helped me in a pinch.
therebynightfal
Explorer
Aug 07, 2014
.........thanks all for your guidance.
martipr
Explorer
Aug 06, 2014
"Camco 57363 Leveling Scissor Jack Socket" from amazon, $5.14, free shipping if you have prime. Cheaper than buying socket and adapter.
Sprink-Fitter
Explorer
Jul 30, 2014
I use a 3/4" 1/2" drive socket on a 18 volt dewalt impact driver.
camperpaul
Explorer
Jul 29, 2014
popeyemth wrote:
GordonThree wrote:
what option is there if the stabs have neither a bolt head or an allen / hex key hole? on the KZ my stabs have a piece of metal that's been hammered flat on the end, and it fits into a slot cut into the round tube of the jack handle
Cut it off with a hacksaw with a stub left and chuck that in a drill.
Good Luck, Mike

Post a photo of the business end of the crank.
GordonThree
Explorer
Jul 29, 2014
popeyemth wrote:
GordonThree wrote:
what option is there if the stabs have neither a bolt head or an allen / hex key hole? on the KZ my stabs have a piece of metal that's been hammered flat on the end, and it fits into a slot cut into the round tube of the jack handle

Cut it off with a hacksaw with a stub left and chuck that in a drill.
Good Luck, Mike

thats what I thought :(

If I come across a 2nd jack handle that's the same, I'll cut one down to chuck in a drill... like having the manual handle just in case.
popeyemth
Explorer
Jul 29, 2014
GordonThree wrote:
what option is there if the stabs have neither a bolt head or an allen / hex key hole? on the KZ my stabs have a piece of metal that's been hammered flat on the end, and it fits into a slot cut into the round tube of the jack handle

Cut it off with a hacksaw with a stub left and chuck that in a drill.
Good Luck, Mike
GordonThree
Explorer
Jul 29, 2014
what option is there if the stabs have neither a bolt head or an allen / hex key hole? on the KZ my stabs have a piece of metal that's been hammered flat on the end, and it fits into a slot cut into the round tube of the jack handle
vic46
Explorer
Jul 29, 2014
Canadian Tire.The make and model of the jacks may be Googled and you will get the size information you need.
Another choice would be Greg Industries, 5141 - 76A Street Close.