DIY DRILL POWERED TONGUE JACK FOR A TRAILER

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I had an idea because I don't like using a hand crank to raise and lower jacks, I wanted to make them powered. I have seen powered systems for the tongue jack, but that didn't address the 4 other jacks that are used to stabilize the trailer once in place. I decided a DIY battery-powered impact driver drill might just be the solution for raising and lowering the tongue jack and the other jacks. All will use a 3/4 Impact Bit.
I purchased a Ridged initially and it worked great on the jacks for the back of the trailer that were essentially just putting pressure on the bottom to keep it from moving. They really weren't lifting any weight. I never had a chance to use it on the front, because when I saw the Milwaukee on sale, I jumped on it and returned the Ridgid. The Milwaukee M18 had about double the ft-lbs of torque and more is better right?
Well all that to say, watch the video to see my solution to making a drill powered jack system for my soon to be camper from an enclosed trailer.
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@lordrichard8184 3 года назад

Cool idea. But definitely not diy for the average guy that doesn’t have a several thousand dollar lathe in his garage

@jerryandalon2606

Just use a long bolt with the correct thread 🙄

@davenvicky48

Don’t understand why you didn’t just weld nut on end as this is more than strong enough, also you are only as strong as your roll pin. I would strongly advise using a drill rather than an impact gun, you will chew it up in no time using that.

@thepitpatrol 3 года назад

There is absolutley no overkill involved in this at all lol.

@luisyvital 3 года назад

Next time just use a bolt with an unthreaded shank cut the threads off drill the pin hole and save yourself cutting and welding

@accuratealloys 3 года назад

Why thread then weld it? You really wasted a lot of effort to just weld it on. Just get a rod and an old socket and weld that on. Then all you’d need would be the 3/8 or 1/2 driver.

@bk8221 2 года назад

Well I didn’t read all 515 comments but did anybody previously say , clean and re-grease the gears. KoolBeanz

@Mark-hc7hz 3 года назад

I just have my wife crank her up and down, it’s cheaper 😄

@kelisurfs247 Год назад

The only problem with the rest of us is, we don’t have a friend like Doug that can use his lathe and mill us up a part. Unfortunately!

@iceroad416 3 года назад

Get rid of side gear like you did with handle and just weld a nut on top of bottom gear and then use your impact gun

@dloregon 3 года назад

I did the same thing for my boat trailer, but just used a bolt that was the same size as the shaft , drilled a hole for the pin, stuck it back together and was done. works great. no welding or making threads.

@7eis 2 года назад

Got to hang out with a friend doing a project, result makes your life a little easier. Even caught it on tape an shared the experience with the world. Big win in my book!

@kennethcox421 3 года назад

Great idea. My Dad always said we need to find a way to work smarter not harder. A little intense work today saves lots of hard work tomorrow. Thank you!!!

@Greenjeans2020 3 года назад

I did the same thing about 3 years ago. Actually I made a new shaft and cross drilled the hole and welded a nut to it. The shaft is 1/2" round stock I got from my local hardware store. No need for machining. Works great!

@Vintauri 3 года назад

Great idea to make it fit the same lug as all your other jacks. I'd imagine this also is one extra small step to help prevent theft if they can't raise or lower the jack easily. I'd love to see more on the trailer build out!

@ricpowers1475 3 года назад

To make it even simpler, cut the handcrank leaving about two inches of the shank exposed from the housing cover, heat up cut shank with torch, straighten, and voila, you have a straight shank to chuck onto any drill motor.

@GreenShortzDIY 3 года назад

Awesome! Powering a hitch jack with an impact wrench. Think about saving the handle and welding it to an old closed end wrench for manually turning the jack when your drill batteries are dead. Nice video, Chad!

@MNDashcam 3 года назад

As far as practical applications I can definitely see this useful for somebody with arthritis or up there in age who might not be able to have the strength or mobility to raise and lower the trailer. However this does come with additional issues where if your impact runs out of battery you might be out of luck but at the same time you could just carry a breaker bar with a socket as a backup.

@Memo-vu3zp 3 года назад

Loved your video and YES would be very interested in seeing more of the FIT-OUT of your trailer.

@mikemonster349 2 года назад

I also liked using an Allen wrench as a punch to drive the pin out then later pliers to drive it in, then all of the overkill machine work only to weld a nut on the rod in the end, followed by spooging out the loktite on the ground then putting what was left in the tube on a roll pin (which I had never seen). SERIOUSLY, we have all done some of the same things before and in the end you got what you needed. I did like the paint shaker and have looked for some DIY's for ideas.