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KATOOM
Explorer
Sep 19, 2014

5th wheel on the freeway with the slide out!

Coming home today on the freeway I saw a truck pulling a 5th wheel with the living room slide out. :E He was going northbound and I was going southbound so I only had a few seconds to tell whether or not the slide was all the way out.....but it was surely out at least 12" to 18". I also couldn't tell if he know what was going on but I would only assume that passing vehicles would have alerted him too. You'd think he would have seen it in the side mirror. Or maybe it was stuck and he was simply getting it somewhere to be fixed.

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  • dezl_dr's avatar
    dezl_dr
    Explorer
    Sep 19, 2014
    A couple of years ago while in Florida our slide wouldn't retract. Blown seal on cylinder. Got everyone outside and a few from next door to help push it in.
    Then it wanted to drift out on the road. I had some travel locks that were never used in the last 10 years, glad I still hauled them around. They got me home.
  • Golden_HVAC's avatar
    Golden_HVAC
    Explorer
    Sep 19, 2014
    Maybe the owner did not know how to retract the slides with the hand crank?

    Everyone should try this once in a while, so they can remember what compartment the handle is located in, and even if they are not able, any camper nearby will help the elderly, or they can call Good Sam Roadside assistance or something!

    Sometimes the RV battery can go dead, and then they will not retract properly, even if you plug in the RV to the truck and run it's engine. It might take 30 minutes at idle to get in enough charge, unless you turn the truck around and use jumper cables.

    Fred.

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