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    Posted: 22 May 2018 at 7:56am
+1 to SH. I use mine here at house because Pod is parked on unlevel ground. I don't take it with me on road.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 10:56am
We had a BAL leveler but I stripped out the worm gear screw using an impact wrench on it. I figured it'd be easier than my previous tool: the torque wrench I used to install the hitch, which has a nice long handle for lots of leverage. The wrench that came with it was junk: the ratchet direction control switch would constantly flip the opposite direction at will and the wrench was too short.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 3:39pm
+1 impact wrenches should be handled with care. I see people use them on stabilizers, not good I think.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 4:05pm
I use my cordless drill with the clutch set fairly low, around 2 or 3 on a scale of 1-15. I go around a couple times to get all the stabilizers snugged up. I believe you don't need much more than that.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 5:36pm
I've burned up two cordless drills on stabilizers. Well, one's motor burned up and the other's clutch burned up. I recently bought what Ryobi calls a Pulse Wrench. It's less violent than an impact wrench, so I wonder if it would have worked with the BAL. I've tried it out on the stabilizers and it seemed to work OK, but time will tell.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 8:08pm
Originally posted by TheBum

I've burned up two cordless drills on stabilizers. Well, one's motor burned up and the other's clutch burned up. I recently bought what Ryobi calls a Pulse Wrench. It's less violent than an impact wrench, so I wonder if it would have worked with the BAL. I've tried it out on the stabilizers and it seemed to work OK, but time will tell.
Ryobi quality has declined the last few years. I've never had a drill "burn up" on me, and a few I have had for a really long time. I had a Makita that lasted for 15-20 years. Finally had to part with it when I could no longer get a replacement battery (the really old 9V ones). After that I got a Hilti. Great tool. That sucker is over 10 years old and still going strong. When we sold our business, the Hilti went with the tools. I know that drill is still spinning, drilling, and hammering. Now semi-retired, I got a Milwaukee a little over 3 years ago. This is a nice tool too, and the new Lithium batteries hang in there extra long.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 10:18pm
I still have an AC powered Stanley that I bought in college in the 1960's and it's still going strong.  My battery operated Milwaukee and my Porter Cable battery powered drills are also running strong after 20 years for the Milwaukee and 2 for the PC's with very heavy use.
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Greetings
I was a Tool tech for Bosch for several years.  All tools are built to a price point.  Battery Tech has changed a great deal in the past few years with tools now mostly LI-Ion, which last longer and can  
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 May 2018 at 9:07am
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Greetings
I was a Tool tech for Bosch for several years.  All tools are built to a price point.  Battery Tech has changed a great deal in the past few years with tools now mostly LI-Ion, which last longer and can  
take more recharges.  I get a pension from Bosch so that's what I buyEmoticons

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I have a Bosch "bulldog" that I use for serious hammer/drilling. LOVE that tool. It makes drilling through a foot of concrete look like pushing a hot knife through butter.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 May 2018 at 10:59am
Hey Glue Guy, I have to drill 5 holes for expansion bolts for post holddowns on our patio.  Can I borrow that cool hammer drill?  Wink
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