Cordless drill?

[oldtugger]

Can anyone reccomend a 18v cordless drill for winding the legs up/down on a caravan please, I have one but it's useless for the job needed.
Many thanks Wayne.

[Roving Rangies]

You say useless, an electric drill should do the job fine! Is it that it doesn't seem gutsey enough?? only it could mean that the thread on the steadies need a thorough de-grease and clean with brake fluid and nice new grease being re-applied. That then should be able to make the legs go up and down with your fingertips, not alone a drill!

[Jim_UK]

My 18volt drill is also useless. One lot of winding up and then down on site and the battery is flat.
I said the drill is useless but should have said it is the batteries that come with the drill that are useless.
I can charge them fully and leave the drill for a week or so and they are nearly flat.
Drill was one from Aldi >> other tools I have bought from there have been great but not this drill. A quick look online tells you that you can't buy a decent battery for the price the whole drill was sold at. That should have warned me.

Jim

[carabiker]

Hi
not there cheapest but excellent value are Ryobi
ie the models CHI 1442P or STP 1801 both with 2- 18 volt battery's and charger
both have a torque setting the the leg pressure equality ie no 15


the above have replaced other brands like maketa / elu that I have used professionally in the past

Dave

[oldtugger]

Originally Posted by Roving Rangies

You say useless, an electric drill should do the job fine! Is it that it doesn't seem gutsey enough?? only it could mean that the thread on the steadies need a thorough de-grease and clean with brake fluid and nice new grease being re-applied. That then should be able to make the legs go up and down with your fingertips, not alone a drill!

the only problem i would have if the site dosn't have a hook up.
We attend many ww11 events throuout the year so i definitly need a good cordless one

[oldtugger]

Originally Posted by Jim_UK

My 18volt drill is also useless. One lot of winding up and then down on site and the battery is flat.
I said the drill is useless but should have said it is the batteries that come with the drill that are useless.
I can charge them fully and leave the drill for a week or so and they are nearly flat.
Drill was one from Aldi >> other tools I have bought from there have been great but not this drill. A quick look online tells you that you can't buy a decent battery for the price the whole drill was sold at. That should have warned me.

Jim

Same problem i have but then i have the same drill as you & we was reccomended to get that one.

[bigjimmy]

I have both a Ryobi professional as well as a very old Black&Decker both of which keep their charges for a very long time and both of which can be used over and over again.

May I suggest that you always use the drills on their slower speeds.

Also, and something that I do with all of our caravans in store here at La Tournerie, I have thoroughly cleaned the corner steady threads, dried them and then sprayed the entire shaft and bearing housings with a spray on off road motorcycle and bike chain oil/grease. This works a treat and as it also has anti-rust properties in it as well it is a win/win product to use.

[oldtugger]

Originally Posted by bigjimmy

I have both a Ryobi professional as well as a very old Black&Decker both of which keep their charges for a very long time and both of which can be used over and over again.

May I suggest that you always use the drills on their slower speeds.

Also, and something that I do with all of our caravans in store here at La Tournerie, I have thoroughly cleaned the corner steady threads, dried them and then sprayed the entire shaft and bearing housings with a spray on off road motorcycle and bike chain oil/grease. This works a treat and as it also has anti-rust properties in it as well it is a win/win product to use.

Threads are ok it is the battery that wont hold the charge hence looking to what other caravaner's use.
Wayne

[allanp]

If your drill has NiCd batteries they have a memory effect so that eventually they only charge to about 5% of their capacity. The solution is Lithium Ion batteries - you may find these for your existing drill but chances are that you will need a new charger as well so probably easier and cheaper to buy a new Drill with Lithium Ion batteries. They don't suffer the memory affect and don't discharge when not used for longish periods.
You can sometimes get good deals on the Ryobi Drill/Driver at B&Q and a further 10% off on wednesday day if you are over 60 or send your Dad.

[Jim_UK]

The drills are quite good - it is the battery that is useless.
Looking on Ebay the battery looks very similar to the Dewalt one but that will obviously be a much superior battery.
Strikes me that drills are cheap and not much to chose between them but batteries are expensive and it is that which makes the cost difference. The Aldi drill is only 1/2 the capacity of the "better" quality drills.

Jim