Drill recommendations

[Bav]

Need help selecting which drill to buy to drive HD pegs into/out of hard/stony ground when we're out and about in the van.

I currently use a ratchet wrench (which is just a PITA) or a powered driver (which is fine for soft ground), but looking for an all-rounder that's towards the budget end of the market.

I'd prefer cordless and I already have a Bosch 18V battery if that makes any difference.

What would people recommend?

 

[t0mb0]

For driving pegs you need sheer torque so maybe you want an impact driver rather than a drill? However, if the pegs themselves aren’t strong enough, they’ll break/shatter. Has anyone tried this?

What do the pegs look like?

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

As mentioned an impact driver is what you are after Bav.
I’m a joiner and use dewalt tools.
I recently ordered a few Chinese copy dewalt tools and batteries from AliExpress.
They are decent and I am impressed with them considering the price.
I ordered the tiny wee impact driver to see what like also and it’s good.
Is it going to last as long as a real dewalt who knows I doubt it but for £27 I’m sure I will get my money out of it.
This is it here for £18
You will need a battery and charger also
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[Bav]

An impact driver, eh? Just showing my ignorance and naivety on the subject.

 

[t0mb0]

What does the top of the peg look like though? If it’s not a bolt head or a very good quality screw head you run the risk that an impact driver will basically destroy it.

 

[t0mb0]

The good news is decent impact drivers are actually relatively cheap compared to drills. Have a look at the bosch range that’s compatible with your existing battery.

 

[campagquinn]

Impact all the way Bav.

 

[Bav]

What do the pegs look like?

 

[campagquinn]

We need links lol

 

[t0mb0]

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Oh cool, decent bolt head means they should be fine.

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

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I’ve got these and use that wee dewalt copy impact. It works well but on really hard ground you are better with the thick strong pegs and a small mash hammer

 

[The Flying Scotsman]

These work better with a small mash hammer

https://amzn.eu/d/0ff1GxB4

 

[Lubrown]

What does the top of the peg look like though? If it’s not a bolt head or a very good quality screw head you run the risk that an impact driver will basically destroy it.

As long as you give enough pressure onto the head an impact driver is actually less likely to strip heads than a drill due to how the torque is delivered.

I’m a plus one for the impact driver.
Mine is a Bosch 18v and it gets used a lot. It’s four years old now and still works well.
Oddly though, I find the lower capacity Bosch batteries last longer (not in use but lifespan) than the bigger ones.
The little 1.5ah battery works really well with the impact driver.

I think most use the swappable batteries but personally I steer clear of tools with inbuilt batteries as you can only charge a battery so many times then it’s junk.

 

[FWhite]

Need help selecting which drill to buy to drive HD pegs into/out of hard/stony ground when we're out and about in the van.

I currently use a ratchet wrench (which is just a PITA) or a powered driver (which is fine for soft ground), but looking for an all-rounder that's towards the budget end of the market.

I'd prefer cordless and I already have a Bosch 18V battery if that makes any difference.

What would people recommend?

If they were mine pegs I would try to use the same medium size (330 Nm) impact wrench that I use for the van's wheels. It is a little too big but using it at the minumum setting would do. Modern impact tools have plenty of settings.
If your pegs have a head of hex 10 mm (so they are sbout 6 mm in diameter) a smaller tool of about 150 -200 Nm should be enough. If they are bigger I would go for the bigger torque step like mine. It comes confy in case you get a flat tyre too.
As others said the trick is to keep the tool firmly pressed on the peg's head . I may add to use none or the shorter extension possible on the tool head.
If you have a 5Ah or more tool battery you have already half of the value of the tool, I would definitely go for a Bosch (blue series) , one of the finest you can find and that should last many years.

 

[Bav]

We need links lol

Here ya go...

Pardon our interruption...

These work better with a small mash hammer

https://amzn.eu/d/0ff1GxB4

Got some of those as well.

 

[Bav]

As long as you give enough pressure onto the head an impact driver is actually less likely to strip heads than a drill due to how the torque is delivered.

I’m a plus one for the impact driver.
Mine is a Bosch 18v and it gets used a lot. It’s four years old now and still works well.
Oddly though, I find the lower capacity Bosch batteries last longer (not in use but lifespan) than the bigger ones.
The little 1.5ah battery works really well with the impact driver.

I think most use the swappable batteries but personally I steer clear of tools with inbuilt batteries as you can only charge a battery so many times then it’s junk.

I have a 2.5Ah battery - anything bigger is unwieldy IMO.

 

[Bav]

If they were mine pegs I would try to use the same medium size (330 Nm) impact wrench that I use for the van's wheels. It is a little too big but using it at the minumum setting would do. Modern impact tools have plenty of settings.
If your pegs have a head of hex 10 mm (so they are sbout 6 mm in diameter) a smaller tool of about 150 -200 Nm should be enough. If they are bigger I would go for the bigger torque step like mine. It comes confy in case you get a flat tyre too.
As others said the trick is to keep the tool firmly pressed on the peg's head . I may add to use none or the shorter extension possible on the tool head.
If you have a 5Ah or more tool battery you have already half of the value of the tool, I would definitely go for a Bosch (blue series) , one of the finest you can find and that should last many years.

Blue series - isn't that the pro range?

May be a little OTT for what I have in mind... unless I can find additional uses for it ... though me and DIY get on together like Sodium and water!

 

[Ayjay]

Go for 30cm Rebar pegs and a lump hammer.

 

[Bav]

Blue series - isn't that the pro range?

May be a little OTT for what I have in mind... unless I can find additional uses for it ... though me and DIY get on together like Sodium and water!

Also, I don't think they're compatible with the "power for all" 18v batteries.

 

[FWhite]

Also, I don't think they're compatible with the "power for all" 18v batteries.

Any one that fits your battery, I do not know what you have, and I do not have any recent Bosch having switched to Makita on my work tools a few years ago. But my 2012 9.6V blue Bosch drill still works just fine, having used it Thursday.

As said, if you have a big battery, the blue ( professional) one is of comparable price and will last you forever. Also if you go for the medium size (300-350 Nm) I wouldn't go for nothing less than the blue one if you want to be able to use it for the wheels too.
It is about 6 years that I do not use a normal wrench on my family's 4 cars. Only impact tool and torque wrench at the end.
Once you get used, you won't go back. BTW , a 300 Nm one is smaller that what you think, fits in any tool bag onboard.

Impact wrenches are very comfortable to use, because, as opposite to drills, don't give you back torque on your wrists.
You can even undo the wheels bolts while wheel is lifted, because the same is true for the wheel, it won't rotate noticeably.