Slide reliability - Are they reliable?
Years back I had 1995 5th wheel it had problems with the slide rollers and seals, etc. due to this I have been reluctant to get anything with slides. However I now find myself wanting another RV and...
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ktmrfs wrote:
As a backup, AFAIK most or all of the electric slides can be extended or retracted manually. My advice, if you don't know how to do it, look in the manual or ask a dealer to show you how. Really isn't that hard in most cases. A cordless drill will make it much much quicker.
I don't know about hydraulic slides.
With my rack and pinion ram you can't get an electric drill at the gearbox (Maybe with a right-angle adapter). Anyway the manual method is really just for when the battery is dead. And I'd rather get that fixed first (Carry some heavy jumper cables).
If the shear pin breaks or the slide jams somehow, the manual method won't work with my slide.
