Caravan Stay Adjustment
I cannot use the spanner to lower and raise the stays, due to a back condition. I bought a cheap cordless drill (£20) to do it, but this quickly started to wobble due to poor bearing surface wear. It also took an eternity to charge. So can you recommend
a lightweight cordless with a quick recharge rate I can store in the caravan. I do not need it for any other use. Having made one mistake I do not want to compound it. Thanks in advance for your help.
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MrH, I have tried a few cheapy ones over the years, and as the saying goes "buy cheap,buy twice" so I would recommend an 18 volt De Walt. Suggest you put in on your Christmas list pronto !!
Admiral
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My natural tendancy is to buy the best, as I believe De Walt is, but just think it is such an expense to do such a simple job. My home drill is a De Walt and it does anything I throw at it. Was hoping to spend £50 - 60 or so. Unfortunately, I have been reliably
informed, Santa has all ready got his 'delight' for me for this year.
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After much research I bought a Wickes brand cordless on special offer yesterday reduced from £89 to £49.
I can't say it's Lightweight but to generalise and all other things being equal a light one will be less robust than a heavier one.
Before retiring I used several major brands for my work which were fine but own-brand items are often rebadged major brand with slight cosmetic changes. Almost all of them are made in China.
The Wickes has the same spec'n as similar Bosch and De Walt drills costing well over £100.
E.g:
18 Volt
35Nm torque
1.3Ah battery capacity
2 x Li ion batteries
1 hour recharge period.
2 Speed g/box
Fwd and Reverse
etc.
Have a look on Wickes website.
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My experience has been that the cheap (c. £20) drills from the likes of Aldi are fine ..... but the batteries are so poor that they self-discharge in a week!. I replace the batteries (usually sub-C size) with decent NiMH cells bought from China. My oldest/lowest-power/lightest drill is now dedicated to caravan steady duty and holds ample charge for months.
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Whilst at Wickes I saw the Bosch 10.8 with the battery in the handle. It has a 35 minute recharge time and only weighs 1 kg. So I bought one. Will try it tomorrow. I price matched the B&Q price (£57) against the Wickes price of £79.99 so hopefully I got
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Should be fine Mr H.
I went for one with two batteries as most User Manuals advise that for best battery life recharge it only when almost discharged which isn't ideal when you only use it for short bursts winding the 'van legs. With two batteries I can completely discharge one but still have a fully charged second battery to finish the job.
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