Small cordless drill/screwdriver rec for stabilizers?

[brianosaur]

Looking for a very small inexpensive cordless tool to quickly drop scissor jack/stabilizers with a drill socket. It would only be used for this purpose.

I own a 20v DeWalt cordless drill that I dont necessarily want to remember to take with me every time we leave. Plus it's a *bit* heavy.


I like the idea of small pistol grip tool with no hanging battery, but not sure it would be efficient enough.

Does anyone use a cordless screwdriver for this?

Something like this:
with this

[Bobbo]

Jack Spratt wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
Lubricant makes things worse, it causes road debris to stick in the threads.

Ptfe (dry) lubricant has proven ineffective.

I'm subjected to noisy diesels, get them to quiet down and I'll do the same.

What an attitude

No worse than this:

coolmom42 wrote:
PLEASE DO NOT use an impact drill. They are incredibly loud and annoying and disturb the entire campground. They are complete overkill for a stabilizer jack.

I use, and will continue to use my impact Ryobi. I have 4 stabilizers, I have finished lowering them all in less than 90 seconds.

[TurnThePage]

I use a Ryobi One+ drill. It's not all that compact, but the battery can be used on other Ryobi One+ products that are also handy when camping or RVing, ultimately saving weight and space.

[Veebyes]

I started with a cheap & nasty lower voltage screwdriver type drill. Wasted my money. Should have bought the Dewalt 20V drill in the first place.

[brianosaur]

Oh yeah

Here's my new travel trailer. The inside is spacious and the outside really rocks!

[brianosaur]

Oh, then I got this for splitting up some firewood at midnight.

[brianosaur]

Okay got it.

Went and bought this and put a 3/4" socket on it.

[Hammerboy]

coolmom42 wrote:

midnightsadie wrote:
X2 use a impact drill not a reg drill bit drill.

PLEASE DO NOT use an impact drill. They are incredibly loud and annoying and disturb the entire campground. They are complete overkill for a stabilizer jack.

X2, don't be "that guy". Totally unnecessary, I love my impacts but not for camping. I have about 8 18v. drills in my arsenal (between my shop and work trailer) I have a "retired" 18v lithium drill that I keep in my 5er and is more than adequate for the job and more versatile too if your going to keep only one in your trailer. Maybe you can find a quality used one over a new cheap one. Used quality tools are better IMO.

Dan

[Terryallan]

coolmom42 wrote:

GordonThree wrote:
Here in the rust belt, my stabs need an impact wrench to go up or down.

Sorry about the noise. Just think of it as a deleted diesel cranking over a few times.

You might try some lubricant on those jacks, instead of subjected everyone else to your noise.

Yep. Think WD-40, then oil.

[Jack_Spratt]

GordonThree wrote:
Lubricant makes things worse, it causes road debris to stick in the threads.

Ptfe (dry) lubricant has proven ineffective.

I'm subjected to noisy diesels, get them to quiet down and I'll do the same.

What an attitude

[Hank_MI]

We have a motor home with hydraulic levelers but I'll weigh in anyway. I've heard the small impact drivers being used in campgrounds although never really late at night or early in the morning. The few minutes it takes to run them up or down doesn't really bother me. I would much rather hear that than the small diesel truck/tractor in the site next to us. Dual exhaust stacks, one facing our MH, start it up then go back inside for 10 minutes. 10 minutes while I have to listen to it and smell the exhaust fumes. Yea, I'll take the small impact driver any day.

[ScottG]

GordonThree wrote:
Lubricant makes things worse, it causes road debris to stick in the threads.

Ptfe (dry) lubricant has proven ineffective.

I'm subjected to noisy diesels, get them to quiet down and I'll do the same.

Stab jacks come new with grease packed in the threads.
I've used dry film in the past but I don't think it's heavy enough to survive one cycle.
I think the best thing one can do is clean the screw once in a while and slather it with more grease.

[jplante4]

From what I've observed, you need to get the loudest, most annoying impact drill you can find. And oh, make sure you leave REAL early in the morning and arrive after quiet hours start.

[beemerphile1]

Hi, I'm beemerphile1 and I used to be one of those annoying people using an impact in campgrounds. I'm sorry, I claim ignorance but I reformed a few years ago and only use a silent drill now. Please forgive me for being inconsiderate in the past.

Ryobi 18v drill from Home Depot is now my chosen tool.

[jjjandrbaker]

I was happily using a cordless Black and Decker drill until after about 3 months, I was raising a stabilizer and AC runoff suddenly dripped and ruined it. Black and Decker sent me a replacement, but while waiting, I got in the habit of using my corded drill. (I bought it during a trip to repair a poorly installed bed brace on my last camper.) To my way of thinking, using my extension cord is not more of an ordeal than remembering to charge a cordless. Anyway, I have the extension cord out for departure anyway for checking and airing up my tires. All that being said, this is all you need.

[skipro]

I got an inexpensive Ryobi 18v drill off Ebay that lives in my camper that does fine.