More work on the gate

Eric and I went out last night after work to hang the gate better. This time I took my cordless drill, my 1/2" chuck drill, a generator for power and my tools. I know it's a silly exercise in futility but I wanted to see if my cordless drill could really hold up to solid demand or if it was best used as a screwdriver. Well...the gate hinge pin is 5/8". My calculation is that I would need a 1/2" drill bit. To do it properly, I figured a 1/4" pilot hole would be best. I would say that it took about 10 minutes to do the first pilot hole and that was going slow, in a little, backing it out, going in a little, backing it out...I was determined. It just barely got the 1/2" hole done when I called it quits with the cordless. I'm guessing here but I'd say that the first hole took about 20 minutes to finish with the cordless drill. Verdict? Screwdriver. Sure there are some outstanding factors. It didn't have a fresh charge, so that could have been related. However, If you need power and you have a 3500 watt generator, why not use a REAL power tool and not a battery powered one? I was burning daylight and it was almost sundown by the time I got the first hole done. That doesn't count the time it took to screw in a 5/8" hinge pin 5" deep. If you've never screwed a 5/8" hinge pin into a dry cedar post, you have no idea. Trust me, it's tougher than you'd think. Eric was sitting in the bed of the truck for morale support since his knee is still pretty much shot. I told him, "Sorry, Eric. You're going to have to move. I slid the generator out a little, set the choke and in 3 pulls had it purring. I set the bit, lined it up and pulled the trigger and drilled the hole straight in. It took all of 3 seconds. At least the gate is hung and it's straight. The sun was gone and I didn't have a light so it was time to go. I didn't have a camera but I'll take a picture next time and post it here. It's better. I still need to do a proper "H" brace but the whole point here is to make it known that this is private property. I think that message is clear now.