Is it Schwintek or the MH?
Not looking for another bashing session, we get enough of those, but more informational. A lot of RV's use the schwintek slide system. The Palazzo however seems to be plagued with issues on this syste...
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moisheh wrote:
Schwintek is made or marketed by Lippert. Almost everything that Lippert makes is substandard. If your unit has a Lippert step that is not a big problem. Simply replace with another brand.
Moisheh
What step brand do you suggest that owner replace their Kwikee steps (owned by Lippert) with? :S Customer service at Lippert is outstanding. Can't say the same about Power Gear (now owned by Lippert) or Kwikee (now owned by Lippert). :B
Like many have said in the previous posts here and elsewhere, it was the box manufacturer that screwed up with the installation and slide opening with the Lippert slide system. It's a general consensus that Thor had slide openings in their Palazzo units that weren't square or had some undersized motor issues, and Thor installed this sytem on very large slides that weren't engineered by Lippert. It looks like these issues have been since remedied by Thor.
I'm taking a chance on ordering a new Winnebago with the Lippert slides, as I believe the "bugs" of this new system have been ironed out in the late 2014 models and all the 2015 models. I'm confident that Winnebago, being the leader of the industry, wouldn't continue to use this mechanism on all their units if it wasn't a reliable and robust slide system. :B
