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mleekamp
Explorer
Jun 27, 2023

Schwintek slide out system failure - brand new TT

I'm not really asking a question; more like blowing off steam. After years of big TT's, one slide in truck camper, and a new Class C that we had for 5 years, we moved to a smaller TT for wife and I...
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TXiceman
Explorer II
Jun 30, 2023
The Schwintek systems seem to do pretty well on the smaller slide boxes. Thet are a disaster on the larger and heavier slid boxes.

I had the SWINEtek system on one slide that was a large heavy bedroom slide on our HitchHiker Champagne. It was the only thing that really gave us much trouble in 10 years. Tracks repair and replaced twice, motors once.

Best advice is to just stay away from them.

Ken

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