Best Cordless Drill For Stabilizer Jacks

[Banjoman]

Just wondering what are the good and bad when it comes to cordless drills?
What brand and voltage drill have you used for putting the stabilizer jacks down? What would you reccomend? What junk to stay away from etc.
Any recommendation would be great.
Thanks
God Bless

[halfprice]

I was wondering the same thing. I just bought a combo set from Harbor Freight. Tried it out the other day. If the jack was tight the drilll would not lower it. After starting the jack the drill put it down real fast and lifted it fine.

The drill is a cheap 18 volt and not really that powerful for 18 volts.


Jerry

[richf28]

I to went to Harbor Freight and bought a cheap drill. On sale with coupon was 9 dollars. Been using it for a year now for the satabalizers and small jobs. Works for me. Remember...you're not lifting the trailer with the stabalizers, just setting them.

[SteveC7010]

I bought a Skil brand 18 volt kit containing a drill and a large flashlight. The drill works just fine as does the flashlight, but the batteries don't hold much of a charge. I've seen workmen use just one or two batteries for a whole day's heavy work with the DeWalt and other pro units. One of the Skil batteries won't sustain a charge for more than a few drills or whatever. The other one is OK, but still runs down after an hour's use.

I'm sending a letter to Skil, and if they don't offer a decent solution, I may step up to the DeWalt or Ryobi pro drills.

[hankpage]

All my cordless tools are Dewalt 18v and they are used every day all day. When we travel the ½" drill/driver and the ½" impact driver are in the tool box. If you have ever changed a trailer tire on the side of a busy interstate you will appreciate an impact wrench to remove the lug-nuts. Granted, they cost a little more than $9 but they work when you need them to. As cheap as I am, if the only thing I needed them for was the stabilizer jacks I would probably still be using the hand crank.

[SteveC7010]

Originally Posted by hankpage

If you have ever changed a trailer tire on the side of a busy interstate you will appreciate an impact wrench to remove the lug-nuts.

For the big jobs, I carry a Makita 110 vac impact wrench and the Honda generator. It'll pull the 8 lug nuts off one of the duallies in no time at all. No hand loosening or tightening required.

I've also got an adapter for the truck jack to spin it up and down with the Makita. Still looking for a couple of good scissors jacks with the 3/4" (or larger) hex heads on them. They work a lot better than the factory jack.

[Maxzd]

Dewalt for me too. I carry a Dewalt drill with the socket adapter for the rear stabilizer jacks. I bought a used impact drill carry that now too. I must own at least a dozen cordless dewalt products. I had craftsman for a long time but was getting tired of buying a new version and having a different battery pack to deal with.

How many of you guys carry an air compressor? I bought a Campbell Hausfeld 2 gallon air compressor last fall still new in the box at a swap meet. I got it for 55 bucks they are usually 80-100 in store. Fits perfectly in the basement hatch pretty compact unit, good for emergency or the odd football soccer ball bike tire..