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TheBum
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Topic: BAL leveler and cordless hammer drill? Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 3:56pm |
I have a Ryobi 18V cordless regular drill, but it doesn't have nearly enough torque to raise and lower my BAL tire leveler. I've been thinking about a Ryobi hammer drill, but don't know if it would have enough extra torque to matter. Does anybody have experience with using a hammer drill on a BAL leveler?
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sailor323
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 4:45pm |
I don't think a hammer drill is the appropriate tool. The purpose of the hammer drill is to give a hammering action to the drill bit, especially when drilling into masonry. I doubt that any drill will produce enough torque to raise the BAL leveler. I quit using the BAL because it was way too difficult to operate.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 4:58pm |
The Ryobi P214 has three modes: drill, drive, and hammer. I'm thinking that the drive setting will pulse radially whereas the hammer setting would pulse axially. I can get it online for $50, so it may be worth getting just to see. It's rated at 600 in-lbs = 50 ft-lbs.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 9:12pm |
An ordinary drill works by twisting. A hammer drill does not increase the torque of the twisting, it punches into whatever you are trying to penetrate. You will not increase the torque by hitting the BAL with a hammer. If you want to increase torque, you might look into an impact wrench. Don't know if such a thing exists as a cordless tool. If you want to make the BAL work more easily, get a longer wrench handle
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TheBum
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 11:32pm |
Originally posted by sailor323
An ordinary drill works by twisting. A hammer drill does not increase the torque of the twisting, it punches into whatever you are trying to penetrate. You will not increase the torque by hitting the BAL with a hammer. If you want to increase torque, you might look into an impact wrench. Don't know if such a thing exists as a cordless tool. If you want to make the BAL work more easily, get a longer wrench handle
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As a matter of fact, Ryobi makes one that generates 300 ft-lbs.
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Posted: 07 Jun 2016 at 11:58pm |
You need a battery powered (Cordless) Impact Wrench, I saw a person use one and it worked at raising the Ball leveler
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Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 10:55am |
Originally posted by JandL
You need a battery powered (Cordless) Impact Wrench, I saw a person use one and it worked at raising the Ball leveler |
Thanks. That's the confirmation I needed.
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Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 11:13am |
I have seen several BAL's run with a cordless. I never looked into it myself, because I don't find raising and lowering with a wrench all that big of a deal. I lower and raise my stabilizers by hand also. We do have a power tongue jack..
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Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 11:46am |
Keep in mind a impact driver is different from a hammer drill. A hammer drill is for drilling holes in concrete and a impact driver is for installing or removing nuts
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Posted: 08 Jun 2016 at 12:43pm |
Originally posted by furpod
I have seen several BAL's run with a cordless. I never looked into it myself, because I don't find raising and lowering with a wrench all that big of a deal. I lower and raise my stabilizers by hand also. We do have a power tongue jack..
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I've had to raise the BAL to the last few inches of worm gear twice. That's not fun, even when using a 300 ft-lb torque wrench.
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