Cordless drill for scissor jacks

arkieguide wrote:
As opposed to using a battery drill, take a 12 volt drill remove the battery pak, solder in an ext cord put clamps on it,
hook to your TV battery, No run down battery problem and plenty of power to do the job.

I did 90% of that myself. took an old battery apart, got the necessary "stuff" and lost interest. :)
bumpy

bobndot wrote:
If you use wood blocks under the levelers so the reach is less, it would be a lot less hand cranking. I have done it both ways over the years and found, the time it took me to find the charger, get the drill out and swap a battery, i could hand-crank two TT's . :B

I use blocks and a cordless wife !

"you do the jacks dear and I'll do the septic" :B

As opposed to using a battery drill, take a 12 volt drill remove the battery pak, solder in an ext cord put clamps on it,
hook to your TV battery, No run down battery problem and plenty of power to do the job.

Flatfoot-Rogue wrote:
That is why I now only buy power tools with a lifetime warranty. Just don't forget to register them online or you will be surprised that there is no warranty when you need it.

A number of years ago I bought the steal of the century - two 12 volt lithium battery powered drills in a kit that included a charger, bag, and lifetime warranty, for ~ $120 Cdn. :B



Dumb me, for whatever reason I forgot to register them :R ... used 'em so much around the house and for operating the trailer stabs one battery went south completely and the other was on it's way. Arrghhh - had to pay for new batteries myself. :S

I notice these days Rigid still sells a similar kit for a similar price but it's even better - one is a much higher torque rated drill driver, the other is an impact driver. This would be perfect for the average homeowner / RV owner - put the drill driver in the camper for raising / lowering the stabs and the impact driver for use around the house. This light weight, 12 volt Kit R9000SB sells for a mere $119 Cdn here at Home Depot but can be found for less online elsewhere. Just don't forget to register! ;)

westend wrote:
Cordless power tool story: I just had an 18V Ridgid Lithium battery go South.It won't accept a charge. I called customer service, gave the serial number of the registered product. Under the Lifetime warranty, a new battery is being shipped and they advised to register the new product when I receive it to get the Lifetime warranty continued. It doesn't get any better than that with cordless tools.

That is why I now only buy power tools with a lifetime warranty. Just don't forget to register them online or you will be surprised that there is no warranty when you need it.

westend wrote:
Cordless power tool story: I just had an 18V Ridgid Lithium battery go South.It won't accept a charge. I called customer service, gave the serial number of the registered product. Under the Lifetime warranty, a new battery is being shipped and they advised to register the new product when I receive it to get the Lifetime warranty continued. It doesn't get any better than that with cordless tools.

This is exactly why I own Ridgid tools!!

There are 4 pages of replies. Now my experiences.

I used a electrical 1/4" drill for a few years of FT. Average 4 days per site. For some UNKNOWN reason (maybe because the speed of the drill) The spring pin that held the long screw into the jacks were sheared off. This happen to 3 of the jacks over a period of 2 years. I changed to a MUCH slower 3/4 inch impact wrench and no problems.

I think either will work, if you run the drill at as slow speed. Why do speed have any effect -- I do not know but I think is is because of the impact of when the screw hit the stop point.

Cordless power tool story: I just had an 18V Ridgid Lithium battery go South.It won't accept a charge. I called customer service, gave the serial number of the registered product. Under the Lifetime warranty, a new battery is being shipped and they advised to register the new product when I receive it to get the Lifetime warranty continued. It doesn't get any better than that with cordless tools.

I just use my cordless craftsman with an 18v Li-ion battery. I make sure its charged before I leave. Battery lasts a long a time. Ive never had an issue with a dead battery, so I never pack a charger. my longest trip was 15 days. Lowering/raising the stabs is the only time i use it. Really no reason to bring along all the extras batteries and stuff IMO. If it does go bad, using the hand crank wont kill me.

I use an 18 volt DeWalt. Came with 2 batteries. Works great.