Cordless drill for scissor jacks

I use a 12V cordless 1/4" driver. I like the speed. I keep the driver in my toolbox anyway, so I don't see any reason not to use it.

I don't really think hand-cranking four scissor jacks is enough exercise to justify the extra time and inconvenience (however minimal the difference may be). To each his own.

nineoaks2004 wrote:
I use a speed Handle, no battery to worry about It only takes a few minutes to do all 4 and at 74 I probably need the exercise.

:) Hi, at 71 this is the least I could do manually. Maybe I could get a machine to insert my hitch into my receiver too. When I can't do this I will stop towing. :S

I'm using a Rigid Stealth Force impact wrench, way overkill for the stabalizers but it's the best way to lift my trailer using the BAL leveler. It's very quite due to the hydraulic drive, it's the only kind of impact tool that can be used continuously without hearing protection.

I use a speed Handle, no battery to worry about It only takes a few minutes to do all 4 and at 74 I probably need the exercise.

just saw a Ryobi combo pack on sale for $129 IIRC. drill, impact driver, two lithium batteries/charger, circular saw, sawsall jobby, etc.
bumpy

rmrileyjr wrote:
Just bought a Dewalt 20 volt lithium with two batteries, charger, and soft case at the orange box store for $99 plus tax.

Pretty good sales going on there now with all the stuff in yellow boxes. :-)

rmrileyjr wrote:
Just bought a Dewalt 20 volt lithium with two batteries, charger, and soft case at the orange box store for $99 plus tax.

Get a set of bits and drills to go with it and have a handy tool to fix a few things..

Just bought a Dewalt 20 volt lithium with two batteries, charger, and soft case at the orange box store for $99 plus tax.

Golden_HVAC wrote:
I use a Ryobi 18 volt drill. They sell one with 2 speeds, and it is handy, as you can run it in low speed for extra torque.

Yes I also have a 18 volt screwdriver, and it is really handy when building a fence, it will drive a 4" screw into a 2" 2X4 then into a 4x4 post. It is noisy when driving a large screw.

So I would take along the 2 speed drill to run the jacks.

I would take the 18 volt cordless flashlight and use it a lot too!

The 18 volt reciprocating saw is very handy to trim a tree when required, or cut up firewood.

The new Li-Ion batteries last a really long time.

I even have a 18 volt cordless trimmer - weed eater with a 12" diameter cutting width. It is very powerful.

I have been very happy with all the Ryobi products that I have.

Fred.

If you are like me sometime in the future your Ryobi battery will refuse to charge, don't throw out, instead try this to bring it back to life again.....works for me and saves you a bit of .....cash

Thanks to Matt Eannarino, just hit the Hyper Text above ......Ernie

This thread made me laugh... folks are round up pretty tight anymore.. I like to relax. I had my 18v DeWalt and it worked fine, my wife saw the 20v DeWalt and now have a drill and impact, along with several batteries and charger. Porter Cable was on sale when Dad got his new trailer a few years ago, so bought him electric jacks for Christmas and birthday. He loves the powerful drill, uses it for everything (not just his jacks). My brother was looking at new trailer and realized he could add a few things to make his current trailer work better for him, like a $20 Harbor Freight cordless drill to lower and raise his jacks. He also changed over to electric tongue jack. He likes setup more now... I am thinking I might fashion a long extension with swivel so I can stand upright when messing with jacks. I don't have very good balance and have fallen when bending down to do the jacks (waited too long to have back surgery)..