Drill motor for stabilizers

I’ve been using my m12 Milwaukee 3/8 ratchet. Have no problem. Takes less than 10sec per stabilizer and quieter than an impact.

BurbMan wrote:
It was a joke...if you clicked on the link you would see that a 1" cordless impact wrench used to remove truck tires is waaaay overkill for spinning a jack down.
When I replaced my DeWalt cordless I delegated the old one to trailer duty.

Maybe add a smiley face or something next time. ;)

valhalla360 wrote:

BurbMan wrote:
Most of us with staabilizer jacks use this Milwaukee, but you could probably get something smaller if you're on a budget. The weaker ones sometimes don't do anything tho.

Most of who?

It was a joke...if you clicked on the link you would see that a 1" cordless impact wrench used to remove truck tires is waaaay overkill for spinning a jack down.
When I replaced my DeWalt cordless I delegated the old one to trailer duty.

2 many 2 wrote:
"The use of an impact is absolutely unnecessary"

This!

All the stabilizer jacks I've even had on TT's I've owned specifically state "Do Not Use Impact Wrench to Operate Jack" in their instructions. Some even have warning labels right next to the operating nut.

I find a Cordless Drill works just great.

If Cordless Drill doesn't hack it, try servicing the jack screw, thrust bearing (behind Hex Drive Nut) and pivot points.

BurbMan wrote:
Most of us with staabilizer jacks use this Milwaukee, but you could probably get something smaller if you're on a budget. The weaker ones sometimes don't do anything tho.

Most of who?

Any drill with good torque and a charged battery will do the job. Getting a 2speed with a mechanically separate lower gear is what we went with. Don't recall the brand.

Biggest issue is you forget to recharge the battery.

"The use of an impact is absolutely unnecessary"

This!

20v DeWalt drill. Excellent tool and should last forever for most folks. I don’t believe in using an impact driver for any job that doesn’t require one.

“… but the Ryobi stuff lives in the trailer.”

That’s what I use. Works well.

penguin149 wrote:
Impact drivers are loud. Be prepared to get dirty looks from your neighbors!

for the 10 second on each jack, I never had anyone complain when I used mine, most people that saw me doing that would come up and say "thats a heck of an idea" and noise wise people running generators is more anoying than that.

Any of the brands of cordless drills will fo the job just fine.
I have a fleet of Dewalt tools, so I use one of my 20V drills.

The use of an impact is absolutely unnecessary. Wrong tool for the job, and they make a lot of noise. Most drills have high and low speed setting. Use low for more torque.