how possible is this?
I was just talking to a fellow camper who witnessed a fifth wheel entering a freeway on a really tight turn entrance ramp and one of the slide outs opened up during the turn. He said that it didn't co...
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How possible? Since it happened, it is 100% possible.
How probable? It depends on the type of slide mechanism, and the likely modes of failure for that type. Pretty easy if the mechanism has no locks and has hydraulics to leak or cables to break. Less likely if gears have to shear, but still possible.
I see a lot of slide outs going down the road open a few inches, creeping out slowly.
Most slide out systems that could fail disastrously get delivered with locking bars. Using adequate locking bars properly will make the even unlikely for any type of mechanism.
How probable? It depends on the type of slide mechanism, and the likely modes of failure for that type. Pretty easy if the mechanism has no locks and has hydraulics to leak or cables to break. Less likely if gears have to shear, but still possible.
I see a lot of slide outs going down the road open a few inches, creeping out slowly.
Most slide out systems that could fail disastrously get delivered with locking bars. Using adequate locking bars properly will make the even unlikely for any type of mechanism.
