Slides with cables

sk734 wrote:

Firelime wrote:
We have 3 cable slides in our Cougar. We have a lot of problems with our kitchen slide. It seems to be too heavy even unloaded. We have lost the motor and striped the gears in the transmission. Part of the problem seems to be that they used a solid Teflon bar for the slide to sit on; the other 2 slides have rollers under them and have no problem. I routinely clean off the bottom of the slide and use ptfe or other drylube on it to help it slide easier. We also have to assist the motor in extending or retracting the slide by pushing on the slide.

Would you buy a cougar again with these cable slides? Any other major problems as I am looking at cougars.

I probably would not buy another Cougar, but not because of the slides. The other 2 cable slides have performed flawlessly but they do not weigh near the same and have rollers. With the experience we have had with this slide, we would not buy another trailer of any brand that has a slide this heavy that is cable operated. Basically if the fridge is in the slide it would be a very tough sale for me. If it had some way to reduce the friction like using rollers, I'm sure it would be fine, but that presents other problems with the weight.