I was an IDIOT for buying a Thor Palazzo!!!

ezgoin wrote:
From JTHarley, "I do agree that the flat floor slides seem to be the one's with issues."

Since I'm fairly new to slides, what are flat floor slides?

Flat floor slides are ones that when extended the interior floor of the coach and the floor of the slide are on the same level, I.E. flat. Some of these slides are designed to move straight in and out and others are designed the move out then down to create the "flat floor" inside the coach. Those slides that usually move straight in and out create a "near flat" floor where the carpet on the slide floor is the only risen part of the slide out floor. This is usually a one of the first things I look at when walking inside a lot of coaches in an RV show or on dealer lots.

In my situation with the Palazzo, Thor totally eliminated the flat vs risen floor slide out question by taking all the kitchen cabinetry, closets, refrigerator and even the dinette and put all that in a whole side wall slide out. The only "step up" is in the dinette which actually at first appealed to our family. It's kinda like going to a restaurant with a booth table that is slightly risen above the floor.

Little did we know the weight of all that cabinetry and kitchen counters, fridge, washer and dryer is just too much for that slide to handle. IMHO it was a very poor design. Unfortunately it is something we are going to have to live with until we somehow get rid of this lemon. Moral of the story here is, if you see a slide that contains the whole kitchen and inner workings... be aware.