Jayco vs Forest River Salem vs Open Range
Looking to finally make the plunge and get our 1st RV and are torn between a few units and curious if anyone can shed some light as to quality or anything else.... Looking at these guys: Whitehawk...
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spadoctor wrote:
My point exactly....I have never had to work on or adjust a ram type slide....cables ( especially the light weight ones used by BAL) stretch causing the slide to move uneven and needing adjustment....rams connected to a rack and pinion can not go out od sync without a component failure. As I stated I was not fond of things done in construction that I saw at the factory like shoddy install of the heat ducts (there were several folks there for repair on inop heat ducts....they us 1/2 inch NON T&G plywood for the floor...just name a few.
My experience with the cable slides is they are no worse than shaft driven slides. While I agree the cables loose tension and need adjusting.
Shaft driven slides have their own issues fluids leak,hoses break wires short out. Shaft driven slides are not foolproof.
The real advantage of the cable slide is there is no shaft. Because there is no shaft the beam does not have a hole in it to accommodate the shaft. Since there is no hole required a smaller lighter beam can be used. Net result is a lighter trailer. Open Range trailers are often 1000-1500 pounds lighter than a comparable model as a result of the cable slides.
Cable slide are becoming more commonplace and are no longer a novel idea. Many of the front living room models are using cable slides.
