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Originally Posted by Virginia Deacon
A large allen wrench (3/8", I think) with the longest shank inserted into the drill bit and the shorter shank inserted through the hole in the leveling jack is what we use, and it works fine. Our drill is a 19.2 v Yamaha drill from National Tool; a lower-voltage drill will not do the job, IMHO.
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My 9.6V Makita does the job just fine, for the tedious extend and retract part, as does my 12V Black & Decker drill, though I need to use the supplied hand crank if I have to raise one side a little. I even set the ratchet to four or five (on the Makita) to get even tension when the jacks touch on extension.
That being said, if the jacks are stiff (need cleaning/lube), these two may not get the extension complete. But it's not been worth it to me to get a higher powered drill for the little they won't do, as they generally take care of the most tedious and time consuming part of the job.