Wireless impact driver for manual stabilizer jacks

Make sure you have at least one extra battery.

I like multitaskers. We bought the Craftsman 19.2 set. We use the cordless drill, but also have the fluorescent camplight, LED work light, conventional halogen flashlight, compressor, and dustbuster. One hi-cap, and three standard batteries. We have an inverter in the Suburban, so I can charge batteries while we drive.

FYI Ryobi ONE is exclusive to Home Depot and the various starter kits are the only thing you'll ever find on sale.

OK, I did buy a string trimmer on a promo price once. And I did find their Refurb outlet on eBay for my yard blower.

I bought their inflator and it goes on our trips with us. Overall, the line has been a good replacement for my old Black and Decker 12v drill.

I have a wife to deploy the stabilizers, but she cost a LOT more than $299.00. :)

Seriously though, I wouldn't use an impact as they would easily apply more pressure than you need.

A simple cordless drill with 2 speeds should do fine. High for quick down/up and low speed to snug them up. Be careful though, with a decent drill on low, you still have enough power to break something if you are trigger happy.

Any inexpensive cordless drill will do. You do not want too much torque these are stabilizers not jacks.

Too much torque can cause damage. Our instructions said not to use any powered drill just the hand crank as damage could result.

westend wrote:
...I went with 18V Lithium Ridgid (bought at Home Depot). Ridgid warranties everything for life, the tools, the batteries, and the charger. They are also a pleasure to use and I use them daily. I bought the set last year, around Christmas for $189, IIRC.

FWIW The new Ridgid is not the old Ridgid. Home Depot bought the name and now Ridgid is exclusive to Home Depot just like Ryobi.

Why not a cheap cordless drill from Harbor Freight? Hard to beat at $20 for an 18V drill, battery, and charger. Don't even need a chuck key for it. For another $5, you can get a combo deal that includes a flashlight.

http://www.harborfreight.com/18-volt-cordless-38-in-drilldriver-with-keyless-chuck-68239.html

Don't use an impact driver for this job. They are handy for a lot of stuff (used mine today to drive some screws), but not for this application.

I have a 1/2 drill with a low/high range from Harbor Freight that I bought for around $35. I also cut off the end off a manual crank and put some flats on it to fit the drill chuck. It works great with the clutch set so it doesn't put too much stress on the stabilizers. No reason to spend more money when a mediocre quality tool will do the job imo.

18V here but I use it for several other things around the house. Like some of the others has said, NO on the impact drill.

Roman Duck wrote:

Roman Duck wrote:
Go to home depot and get a Ryobi 18volt lithium battery impact driver for 99,00/
Use it all the time, We had a 30 class A that had no jacks, trying to keep the MH from rocking when walking was a real issue with the light sleepers inside. Bought the largest scissor jacks we could find and welded then onto the frame.
I would take the impact wrench (not a drill) and used the speed socket that I bought from CW to extend the jacks down to the point of lifting the wheel into the air, a lot easier than the hand crank

Copy this link and paste it into you address window

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-18-Volt-One-Lithium-Ion-Drill-and-Impact-Driver-Combo-Kit-2-Tool-P882/203406854?N=5yc1vZc298

Get 2 for 99.00, I've used these tools in commercial construction for years, they have held up well.

Battery impacts turn at about 400 rpm max, which is slower than most drills of same voltage. not talking about the impact that is used on a wheel. drills work fine, but have a short battery life due to the torque required to set the jacks. Battery life will last 4 x as long in a battery impact driver, and really no nosier than a drill. The link above will let you do either.

Agree with you 100%. Just put away my impact driver after a day's work, don't know how anyone gets by without one. :B

FWIW, I recently replaced my Makita set of cordless tools. The charger and batteries went south and I haven't located new stuff at a reasonable price. I went with 18V Lithium Ridgid (bought at Home Depot). Ridgid warranties everything for life, the tools, the batteries, and the charger. They are also a pleasure to use and I use them daily. I bought the set last year, around Christmas for $189, IIRC.

Be sure it is at least 18 Volt. I have several Makita's that I like both regular drill and impact driver.