slotsavegas
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I have seen where many people have used an electric drill and socket to operate their slides when the motor has failed or is no longer able to open or close a slide. I would like to purchase something that I could carry with me to have as a backup. I have never much cared for the battery operated tools as they usually have a dead battery when I go to use them. I have found it impossible to keep them on a charger all the time, and never need them when they are freshly charged. Can someone offer another solution ? The last time I had to move my slide I used a socket and ratchet. It was more of a "stuck" situation than a complete failure so only a few turns on the socket was enough to loosen the bind and I was able to let the regular system do the remainder of the move. Would a normal 110V electric drill be as good ? I will most likely be within distance of an outlet, or a portable generator for power. Does anyone know if a drill is made with a 90 degree chuck ?
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keywester
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Lot's of cord drills available with a 90 degree head. They are called right angle drills. Milwaukee makes three 7 amp drills according to their website. That should give you plenty of power to do what you want to do. I am like you with the battery never being charged when I really need it. www.milwaukeetool.com will show you the Milwaukee offerings but there should be many, many more.
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marly
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Whose fault is it that the battery for your drill is dead when you want to use it? Flashlights are portable containers that you can store dead batteries in.
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HUTCH45
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I've got an old 110V Milwaukee 1/2" "Hole-Shooter" that weighs a ton and will break your arm if it snags, but boy can it open a slide when necessary.
My back-up is an 18V DeWalt cordless with a spare battery pack and a charger. I...for one... see that the battery pack(s) are always in a state of good charge. It's really pretty simple actually, and sure saves in the irritation category...
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donawilcox
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I used a Hilti deck screw gun. it ran my slides out about as quick as the motor. My 18volt dewalt would not run them out on a single charge. The deck screw gun is a higher torque with about 2500 RPM. not sure on torque. The nice thing about the deck guns are they are lighter than a 1/2 drill. I use to work for Hilte and it is an expensive drill so probably do not want to go that route. I think you can get a Dewalt or some other deck guns for less. Just do not get a drywall gun. they are very low torque and high rpm.
The higher the RPM the faster your slides will go but will need the torque to maintain the speed.
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lat471
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If it's just for the slide failure save your money and use the hand crank when or if it ever happens. Chances are your battery would be dead anyway if that's all your using it for.
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Dandy Dan
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I bought a 24 volt cordless impact. I also use this to screw down the rear jackstands. Works great. If you are worried about battery when you need it if the slide fails just plug in the charger unit sit back for a bit and wait for it to charge. I normally plug it in at home prior to going out camping so when we get where we are going, I have a good charge in the impact. Good Luck and Happy Camping.
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donawilcox
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Are you talking about hand cranking from the pump. If so you will be there a long time. It drained my 18volt dewalt. I have not found a manual crank on the slide it self. When we did a walk through the guy doing it could not find it either. He looked and said maybe it did not have one.
Does your 24volt Impact have the rpms or is it slow. How heavy is it.
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Traveling Texans
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I carry a 3/8 drive ratchet and appropriate size(because I can't remember the size) shallow socket. I have had to manually start mine twice. The socket moves it very easy and both times I just turned it a couple of times and it worked with the switch. The drill cordless or electric will be hard to get into the space expecially if it is under the trailer like mine.
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flyswamper
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slotsavegas wrote:something that I could carry with me to have as a backup.
If your primary mechanism/electric motor has failed, my tune would be a little different...but since it is only for backup, my vote would goto ...
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