Lost Hand Crank for 320 -drill socket?

AWlks
AWlks Posts: 4
in Trailer & Towing
Hello! I'm a new tab 320 owner and somehow managed to lose the hand crank for the stabilizers right out of the box. Of course, we were at the camp site when we realized and used vice grips in the mud 😐. I'd prefer to use a hand drill to lower them and was wondering if anyone new the right type of socket to purchase. Thanks!

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  • grubbster
    grubbster Posts: 115
    https://www.amazon.com/Camco-Leveling-Scissor-Adapter-57363/dp/B001V8U12M/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2L5TWNCMRSH1L&keywords=camco+drill+adapter&qid=1556892807&s=gateway&sprefix=camco+drill%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-2
    2023 F-150 Powerboost hybrid
    2019 T@B 400 Boondock
  • dragonsdofly
    dragonsdofly Posts: 1,928
    @AWlks, welcome to the forum and congratulations on your trailer! Sorry to hear about your first bit of trouble, but this is a future campfire story, and we all have them. Some of our experts here will chime in soon with the technical info you need. In the meantime, happy t@bbing! Should we pass you on the road someday, we'll be the crazies waving.
    2017 t@b sofitel(Dr@gonsFly)TV 2015 Silverado 2500hd(Behemoth). Wyandotte, Michigan.
    Draco dormiens numquam titilandus.
  • dsfdogs
    dsfdogs Posts: 641
    If you have a new Tab, this is socket I bought. https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories_and_Parts/Ultra~Fab_Products/UF48-979071.html
    Debbie in Oregon
    Sold 2023 Tab 400
    Sold 2018 T@B 320S

  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    @AWlks, the Ultra Fab that dsfdogs directed you to fits nicely on a 12 v drill.  That’s all we use anymore.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    @grubbster, does that fit your 320 stabilizers?
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • grubbster
    grubbster Posts: 115
    I have a 400 but I assumed these were standard.  Are the 320 stabs different?
    2023 F-150 Powerboost hybrid
    2019 T@B 400 Boondock
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    They must be different.  Guess I did not realize that.  Thought they used the same stabilizers on all the TaBs.  So the 400s use a hex drive adapter.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • ChanW
    ChanW Posts: 3,165
    Our '320' uses a 'T' slot type, like that eTrailer UltraFab tool.

    "Back in the day" (2013 ;) ), I cut a slot in a socket that would fit, so we are able to use the standard ⅜" socket-wrench extension (I think it's 12" or so) with our cordless drill. We also have a u-joint flex fitting on the socket, so the operator can be off to the side a bit, instead of straight on.
      
    It looks as though the UltraFab has a non-standard three-sided 'stem' to fit into your drill chuck, which will work, but negates any option to add an extension. Too bad! An almost complete answer!
    Chan  -  near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah! 

     A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya
  • Verna
    Verna Posts: 6,876
    The 400’s use a 3/4” socket for the stabilizers. Quick and easy with a cordless drill. I use the same one @grubbster referenced above. 

    And, if you change to Dale Helman’s mod to remove the tongue crank and put a 3/4” bolt in its place, then the drill attachment and drill is all you will need. 
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
    Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  • Marceline
    Marceline Posts: 1,767
    @AWlks - I hope that we haven't managed to confuse you. 
    Since you have a T@B 320 you will need a socket with slot. So disregard the posts regarding sockets for 3/4" Hex Drive Jacks. These are not right for your trailer.

    If you want to use a power drill, you can use:
    https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories_and_Parts/Ultra~Fab_Products/UF48-979071.html (per @dsfdogs)
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q6ISG4M/


    San Francisco Bay Area | 2013 CS-S us@gi | 2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab

  • AWlks
    AWlks Posts: 4
    Thanks everyone! I'm off to Amazon and eTrailers now to check these out. I appreciate the camp story but I don't want a repeat! 
  • pthomas745
    pthomas745 Posts: 4,645


    2017 Outback
    Towed by 2014 Touareg TDi
  • AWlks
    AWlks Posts: 4
    pthomas745: I ordered the Ultra Fab T-slot bit for my drill but I was just looking at the BAL 23033 hand crank as a back up and wondering if it was compatible with the T@b 320 stabilizers. I guess you've answered that already... thanks.
  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Posts: 10,035
    It would be nice to have a longer attachment, but the end that attaches to the drill is round and needs a flat edge for the drill to grip.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio

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