Drill motor for stabilizers

[Rick_Y]

Looking for recommendations on which cordless drill I should buy for raising and lowering my stabilizers. Appreciate any advice. Thanks.

[parcany]

Had the Dewalt before I had the trailers. Just have to be careful when you get close. But that is no big deal.

[stratrex]

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

[valhalla360]

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. 😉

[BurbMan]

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.

[Microlite_Mike]

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.

[valhalla360]

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.

[2_many_2]

"The use of an impact is absolutely unnecessary"

This!

[GrandpaKip]

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.

[Lwiddis]

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

That’s what I use. Works well.

[StirCrazy]

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.

[BobsYourUncle]

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.

[JIMNLIN]

I used a 14.4 drill motor for years for my rear stabilizer jack till DeWalt came out with their 20v tools.
Just like which brand tow truck....just get one.
Which cordless brand is the most popular ?? Without a nationwide survey no one knows....most don't care.

[theoldwizard1]

BB_TX wrote:
Most any 18 volt will work fine, especially the 2 speed ones with a high speed and a lower speed with more torque.

I second the 2 speed. Make sure it is a mechanical 2 speed transmission not just and electronic speed limiter.

[Grit_dog]

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.

Roflmao! A 1” impact? Hahaha.
Are you breaking lugs on a 100ton rock truck, or running your stab jacks down?

[TurnThePage]

I prefer drills to impact drivers for that job. Much quieter and fully up to the job as long as you opt for 18v or higher. I used a DeWalt 14v for a while and it did the job ok, until it suddenly didn't. I've been using a Ryobi 18v drill for quite a while now. It's way more than enough.

Keep your stabs clean and lubricated too. It helps.