Slides with cables

Over the years, we probably have had 3 times as many units with cable slide problems than with gear or hydraulic mechanisms. That being said, we were able to jury rig repairs on several of those rigs with cable slides so they actually worked, but were never able to do anything but use the override functions to shove back in the others. One big problem I remember vividly is a customer who's cable jumped the pulley, and really did some damage to the slide structure. But I don't think I would walk away from a rig I otherwise want over the slide mechanism. I think with proper maintenance and inspection, they all work pretty well.