FrontRangeRVer wrote:
Winnebago is using these for all their models and have had very little problems, which really only involved a handful of the 2013 and early 2014 models that used the smaller motors (which were replaced with the larger motors under warranty).
I haven't heard of any later model 2014 or any 2015 Winnebago models having schwintek slide issues since the motor line production change implemented around January 2014. :)
The reason Winnebago uses the Schwintek slide system is there are no bars below the slide to take up basement storage space, and the system employs a weight reduction over the Power Gear slide system. It's not a cost saving issue.
It IS Weight and COST, not just the weight. Doug