fairfaxjim
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GuyM wrote:My old, old, old 12volt DeWalt does the job just fine.
This ^^^^! Always finish off with the hand crank.
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danskool
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fairfaxjim wrote:GuyM wrote:My old, old, old 12volt DeWalt does the job just fine.
This ^^^^! Always finish off with the hand crank.
x3.. old super old dewalt 12v.. Love this drill.. This is a real high mileage drill.. Can't begin to list what it has done in its lifetime.. Now, retired to leveling the camper !.. ha..
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gon2dadawgs
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I have been using an 18 volt 1/2" drive DeWalt ever since I was leveling out the old TT in CO in a hailstorm. That stuff is cold when it goes down your.....nevermind!
I just cut the crank and marked the end with a black marker got some marks on it from the chucks jaws and filed flats on it....the chuck never slips and the drill, charger, batteries and shaft go where we go.
Just remember to check rotation before each use....the 1/2" cordless drills nowadays are torque monsters and can surprise you when you expect them to turn the way they don't!!
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Huntindog
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charlesmyatt wrote:Has anyone used a battery powered drill for leveling jacks?
I see the "tool" for sale in RV stores, but, need to see what size drill folks are using. One of the things I like about the trailer we are buying is that it doesn't have the "factory electric jacks" where one motor adjusts two jack legs.
What size and brand are you aware of? Leaving in four days to "meet" our new rig. Sadly, the Holiday Rambler I show as ours was damaged beyond reasonable repair by a hail storm. We're moving on and up.
I used 14 volt Dewalt for years. It has more than enough power.
My new TT has the factory electric jacks where one motor adjust two legs.
I think that you may not understand how that system works and it's advantages.( I did not at first either)
The one motor turns a long screw that lowers both legs. The works, as in legs screw and motor are mounted in a long piece of channel steel that in turn is nested in a slightly larger piece of channel steel.
The smaller channel can slide inside the larger channel.
In operation both legs lower at the same time until the leg closest to the ground makes contact. It then stops lowering and as the motor coninues to run, the small channel slides inside the larger channel transfering all of the power to the leg that is still in the air until it hits the ground as well. Then both legs EVENLY apply force to the TT frame.
With this system it is impossible to rack the frame, as is quite easy to do with individual jacks, as has already been pointed out to you.
Using a power drill on individual jacks makes it real quick and easy to rack the frame.
Another advantage is that if you camp on any thing other than a hard surface such as concrete or asphalt, you can expect the jacks to settle into the ground. The settling will almost always not be equal, which if using individual jacks will result in a racked frame.
This won't happen with the factory power jacks. The entire TT will get "loose" but no racking will occur. A quick push of the buttons snugs it right back up.
On my old TT with the individual jacks I would often have to readjust the jacks to get rid of the racking that was causing the doors to stick,,,,only to have to do it all over again a day or two later.
So I seriously urge you to reconsider this feature.
I have used all of the stabilizing systems. First the old manual aluminum screw jacks, then the individual BAL type jacks with a cordless drill, and now the factory power system. Each step up was a big upgrade. I won't ever go back.
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JayWalker2009
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I was going to get my significant other one of those fittings to use on the jacks, he said heck no, he doesn't mind the work out. lol He said if he was going to the gym as often as he liked, maybe he would use that but he said he doesn't mind doing it manually at all.
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I have an old 18v black and decker adjustable speed, nothing special about it. If you buy one of the sockets, make sure you get one with the hex shank. The round ones are junk and spin in the drill and don't work well. Goes from the garage to the camper toolbox and back every trip. I got a spare charger that uses the same battery when I bought a B/D battery hedge trimmer so that charger stays in the campers front storage, just in case I need it. If I get bored around the campground, I have it if I want to walk around the camper and check screw snugness.
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LarryJM
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Intersting, 110V, 19.2V, 18v, extra batteries, finding right socket, extensions, shearing problems, etc. all to put down stabs that don't don't do the job on trailers over about 26'. Then it's another set of stab jacks to mess with closer to the wheels when a properly set up system will solve all these issues, but that is a non money maker for Rf manufacturers and dealers so it's not offered or discussed.
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I was dissapointed that my 5 year old, 18 volt Ryobi wouldn't do what I saw other drills do. Bought a new battery for it and it lifts like all the other 18 volt packs. The batteries can say fully charged, but old ones don't have the muscle of a new one. A technician told me Lithium Ion Battery packs have 500 charges in them. I was obviously on at least 501 with the old pack. ;-)
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DE88ROX
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I just bring along my 18v cordless. I have an extra charger in the TT because it will die after siting awhile.
I also use the cordless and an old 1" spade bit and drill holes in the ground for my Tiki torches. Doesn't have to be that deep.
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