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    Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 6:10am
I would lie to use a cordless drill with the proper socket to raise and lower the stabilizing jacks..anybody know the size of socket I'll need? I tried some I have, but it looks like metric..
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Posts: 6429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 6:33am
3/4" socket works. It's not metric.
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 8:16am
CAMCO makes one that fits in a drill.
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I got a cordless drill on sale at Harbor Freight for $19.  Since the pod is its only job ,it is still working after 2 yrs.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 10:38am
Our dealer made our drill socket by cutting it off one of the used hand cranks they had stockpiled. They ground flats on it to keep it from rotating once the chuck is tightened.
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Posts: 259 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 12:38pm
cool..if I had a spare one I would do that. Don't want mess up my good one.
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Posts: 259 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 1:04pm
Mike can you give me a link for the Camco socket..I went in there but can't find it.
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RV Stabilizer Jack Socket
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CAMCO 57363 - on eBay for 6 bucks - free ship.
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