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- jeomeliaExplorerThe jacks are to stabilize the trailer not to level. A 3/8" lithium ion battery drill would work. When the threads on the jack become dirty you need a drill that you can hold on to and has decent torque.
- naturistNomadShort answer: no.
The truth is you need to put a little torque on those jacks for them to actually do anything. I tried with a 9.6 volt 3/8 inch cordless drill/driver and was less than thrilled with the stability. I'm now using a 1/2 inch cordless drill/driver that develops 425 inch-pounds of torque (18 volt) and find it does the job well.
If you want to use a 4 volt cordless screwdriver, good luck. Waste of time IMHO - NMDriverExplorerBigger is better in this case. 1/2 in. drive and 18 plus volts. Yes a 3/8 lithium will work especially if it is at least 18V, but I need the 1/2 in drive for other things like my lug nuts.
- JesLookinExplorerVoltage doesn't tell you much, torque is what gives the drill the power to do the job.
- GordonThreeExplorer
NMDriver wrote:
Bigger is better in this case. 1/2 in. drive and 18 plus volts. Yes a 3/8 lithium will work especially if it is at least 18V, but I need the 1/2 in drive for other things like my lug nuts.
x2 I use a 1/2" drive lithium impact wrench, not because I need to, but it's always in the trailer for lug nuts, so it's easy to put the 3/4" socket on it for the stab jacks as well.
the extra torque comes in handy when the stabs are rusted after sitting unused for a while. - JIMNLINExplorer IIIMy old 14.4v DeWalt works fine and has plenty of power
- OasisbobExplorerWhy? Just turn the crank. Why complicate such a simple task?
- Dick_BExplorer18V would work and be very useful when not RVing. We like Makita
- RoyFExplorerOasisbob: My fiver came with rear stabilizers needing about 20 turns, which was easy to do by hand. But those were replaced with stabilizers that needed about 50 turns. So I now am happy to have a cordless drill do those turns.
(Why were the stabilizers replaced? Because I forgot to bring them up before driving away, once. Now, stabilizers are the FIRST thing on my mind when hitching up.) - Get one big enough to work that is not a hammer drill. I don't mind hearing screaming kids playing and having a good time but I hate hearing the hammer drills banging across the campground because somebody is too lazy to bend down and turn a crank.
Now I'll go back to pushing my button quietly to raise and lower my stabilizers on my trailer. It's not lazy when it comes with the trailer!!!
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