Is it Schwintek or the MH?

FrontRangeRVer wrote:

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

LCI does NOT own Kwikee. Powergear is NOT owned by LCI unless you have info from the last 30 days. So, the answer is---replace the LCI with a Kwikee step. LCI did NOT patent or develop the Scwintek system. They purchased it from the Inventor. As of Nov. 2013, last stats I am aware of, LCI shipped over 8000 slide mechanisms a month to OEM's. The ONLY full wall Schwintek slide I have had to work on was on a Jayco 5th wheel about 2 years ago(we are a Jayco dealer). I could NOT fix it regardless of the parts they sent and technical help they gave me. The unit was purchased back by Jayco and shipped off to Jayco. I have NOT seen another Jayco with a full wall slide using the Schwintek system. None of the other Brands we sell use the Schwintek on the full wall slides. IMO, full wall slides are just to long and heavy for the Scwintek system. Doug