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Jul 21, 2014

Hydraulic operated slideout

I'm interested in a RV that has (3) hydraulic slideouts. The owner says all three operate on one switch with no pre-determined sequence. Just wondering if anyone has had any issues with this type system and what your thoughts are compared to electric slides. Your response is greatly appreciated.

14 Replies

  • Hydraulics are great. There is generally a selector valve bank offered as an option. Well worth getting it. Personally I prefer hydraulics over under powered electric motors
  • Our sequence is B/r,L/r,and dinette. Any of which can be shut of by an accessible hydraulic control valve if I don't want one to open due to space.. As for speed, about the same as my old electric, not much difference.
  • I would prefer to not have
    a) hydraulic slides
    b) slides that won't work independently.

    Having them work independently is important to me, especially in tight situations where you may not be able to extend one. Or you may just prefer to not extend them all. Or, you're caught in a big windstorm and one of them is lifting and allowing the weather in.
  • I have hydraulic slides on my unit and they work well. No issues so far. Mine are bedroom, entertainment and dinette slides. Bedroom seems to first out first in followed by entertainment then dinette. My rig also has hydraulic landing gear and was factory prepped for leveling.
    My previous unit had electric and it worked well also.