Slide out awnings yay or nay?
Hello All, I just got a new fifth wheel with three slideouts. I never had slideouts before so this is new to me. I did a search on slide awnings this forum, I know that some people love them and som...
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BarneyS wrote:hornet28 wrote:
Fact, heavy wet snow on a slide awning can prevent the slide coming in. Early June last year in Virginia City Mt I had to get up and sweep snow off the dining/living room awning as the snow bunched up and prevented the slide from coming in. Snip...
I can't picture how this is possible. If your slide roller is working properly, then the snow just falls off the roller as the slide comes in. It would be impossible for it to bunch up. Where did the bunching occur?
Could it have been the weight of the snow pressing the topper hard against the slide roof that prevented the movement? Even that does not seem too likely as the slide motors are quite powerful with the gearing used and can damage things that get in the way of the slide moving.
I just can't seem to figure out how the heavy wet snow could have prevented the slide from coming in.:h
Barney
Maybe I wasn't clear enough. The slide worked fine it just wouldn't come all the way in because the HEAVY WET snow had made the topper sag and the snow just bunched up between the trailer and edge of the slide preventing it from moving in the last few inches. Maybe you can understand it this way. Would the slide come in if you laid a 6 x 6 chuck of wood or ice up there?
