I love the cordless drill. Look for one that has the lithium battery. Costco sells these drills very cheap. It is faster than doing it manually and faster than the electric ones. The electric ones are easy to install, but why add them when a drill just takes a few seconds and you can use the drill for other things when faced with an emergency.
FLY 4 FUN wrote: I had two trailers with manual cranks, and now a 5th with electric. Mine have worked flawlessly for two years but I have two issues with them. First, they both come down together, meaning I have to add boards under the high one on uneven ground. Two, they are extremely slow. They were on our trailer at purchase, but knowing this now I would have been just as happy cranking down each corner manually as far as needed. Just my take on them.
Daryll
I think that if you check you'll find that when one pad touches the ground it waits until the other touches the ground before putting any lift on the RV. No need to put blocks under one side on uneven ground.
Frank now without Renae
KZ Montego Bay 37CKM
2007 Dodge 3500HD DDW
Three cats -- Sunkist, Topaz, & Amber
One dog -- Rascal
Started Full Timing since March 26, 2008
RockyMt wrote: Frank is absolutely correct!when lowering my jacks if one is ahead of the other the fastest one waits for the slow one.Slow does not bother me as I love my electric jacks,they work great!
X2,Love our electrics..
2011 Palomino Sabre 31RETS,5th Wheel,Triple Slide,4000W Onan Genset
2006 Super Duty,XLT, V10, 6 Speed, 4.10, Tow Command, Tow Pkg. 4X4,Dual Exhaust,K&N,Reese 15K,Air Bags
FLY 4 FUN wrote: I had two trailers with manual cranks, and now a 5th with electric. Mine have worked flawlessly for two years but I have two issues with them. First, they both come down together, meaning I have to add boards under the high one on uneven ground. Two, they are extremely slow. They were on our trailer at purchase, but knowing this now I would have been just as happy cranking down each corner manually as far as needed. Just my take on them.
Daryll
I think that if you check you'll find that when one pad touches the ground it waits until the other touches the ground before putting any lift on the RV. No need to put blocks under one side on uneven ground.
I hated my electric jack because of what Daryll said and that's how I did it for 2 years. The last day I owned the trailer, I learned how to do it the way Frank&Ranae says. . My new trailer has manual jacks. I think that I may miss those electric ones. The saving grace is that I did buy the "socket" and will carry my cordless!
'12 Keystone Cougar 297RKSWE
'03 Dodge 3500 QC 4X4 Long bed Dually
DW-Lynn
BigDog-Kelley
LittleDog-Kroozer
Frank is absolutely correct!when lowering my jacks if one is ahead of the other the fastest one waits for the slow one.Slow does not bother me as I love my electric jacks,they work great!
We put the fancy electric motors on they work great cost around 300 but the cordless drill works just as good a whole lot cheaper its all in what you want also installed a levelease for the front jacks makes set up a breeze
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. My new trailer has manual jacks. I think that I may miss those electric ones. 
The saving grace is that I did buy the "socket" and will carry my cordless! 
