Suitable cordless drill to lift Goldstream roof

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moseyroc
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Suitable cordless drill to lift Goldstream roof

Post by moseyroc » Sun Dec 20, 2015 3:59 pm

Hi all, were thinking about buying a cordless drill for my parents to make it easier for them to wind up/down the rood & stabiliser legs. Is there a suitable high torque type drill available from Bunnings/Masters etc that is suitable for this, without costing a fortune. Also, the socket type adaptions required to make this work, are they available in stores/online or just maybe weld some rio onto a socket???
Any help would be appreciated!

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Re: Suitable cordless drill to lift Goldstream roof

Post by robcaz » Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:40 am

Hi moseyroc,

A few members have 18volt cordless drills they use to wind the roof up on their campers & also to wind the stabiliser legs down. I do not know the socket size.

Some members have converted old 12volt cordless battery drills with a 12volt lead so they can be connected to the camper trailer or vehicle battery. Don't have to worry about recharging the battery this way.
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Re: Suitable cordless drill to lift Goldstream roof

Post by Maxandmargaret » Sat Dec 26, 2015 11:00 pm

Tried it with a 24v drill. Either goes up so fast it will soon enough destroy the system, or if you try to ease it up, the drill starts to smoke.

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