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daijames

29/4/2012 at 10:28pm
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drills seem increasingly in use for steadies. has anyone used a small (10.8v) impact drill?

FlyFifer

29/4/2012 at 10:34pm
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10.8v might struggle a bit when steadies are fully wound and may not wind them up fully

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posse

29/4/2012 at 10:37pm
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I wouldn’t use an impact drill .If you can try and get a cheap impact gun 18v battery type lots of grant I have one its ideal for changing wheels on the side of the motorways to instead of what comes with most cars.

I have seen lots of people using chocolate drills after a few times they will burn out .

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29/4/2012 at 10:47pm
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I use an18V Dewalt impact driver it has a terrific amount of torque and will out perform any drill driver it's designed for that kind of usage..

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Trouble u got is this, cheap ones don't last long and don't always have the power to undo wheel nuts,
Expensive ones with set u back a couple of hundred.

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jamesA114

30/4/2012 at 8:11am
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more weight too, the old fashioned way only takes a couple of minutes.

bill + kay w

30/4/2012 at 10:43am
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sorry guys but an impact drill is designed for driving screws into wood or breeze block not for lowering / raising corner steadies. You could actually damage your corner steadies with the vibration of the constant impact. I use a cheapo battery drill i bought off the tv for £7. Its only 12v and i have to charge it frequently but it works and thats all that matters , if i need more power i can always bring my big boys toys from home lol.,

atb Bill

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bill + kay w

30/4/2012 at 10:45am
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oh yea i forgot to say we have been using ours for 5 years and it still works.

atb Bill

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30/4/2012 at 10:53am
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if there is one job i hate its winding legs up and down on the van.i have used a drill for years.dont pay £7 for a fitting.find a socket to fit the leg nut and a long nut and bolt that fits your chuck,fix the two together.free fitting.

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Vectratot

30/4/2012 at 12:41pm
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I'm like you JamesA114, I use the old fashioned way. I have 12,18, and 24 volt drills (were part of my work) in my garage but never take any of them with me. If I suffered physiclly then I would probably use one, but not when I,m fit and able.

Davebelcanto

30/4/2012 at 9:31pm
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I have recently returned from a week at Black Knowl CC Site where I witnessed an instance of someone using a battery drill on the hammer setting to lift the corner steadies!

How did I know you may ask, well I heard it is the answer! On pointing this out, this proved to be the case and I was thanked by the individual who admitted to not being a very practical person.

The impact driver mentioned earlier is another definate no no!

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posse

30/4/2012 at 10:13pm
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The impact driver mentioned earlier is another definate no no!
Dave

Why i use my snapon gun everyday at the garage .

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mark the roofer

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I think the trouble u can have with a impact gun, mainly good ones specialy snap on ones is that u can easily over tighten it and brake the leg. I've seen the snap on guns snap wheel nuts.

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Quote: Originally posted by mark the roofer on 30/4/2012
I've seen the snap on guns snap wheel nuts.

Are you sure they weren't snap off guns?

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bill + kay w

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I'm disabled thats why i use a cordless drill , It's got a torque setting so i cant damage my steadies but an impact driver is just that hence the name impact. An air gun that takes off / puts on wheel nuts is designed for that job even so it can and does sometimes break wheel studs. so if you want to use a cordless i would go with a drill/screwdriver over an impact driver anyday.

atb Bill

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