yankeeslover
Oct 03, 2013Explorer
Slide maintence and general winter storage questions
thanks, 1st year with TT.. 2014 primetime tracer 2670. we are brand new to rvs. I live in upstate NY in the Adirondacks so winter camping is out and have to store camper for 6 months.
some questions on storage,especailly the slide. I try not to bring my camper into svc dept as I cant pay the outrageous amounts that they charge so im looking to try my own maintence. I am wondering first about the slide gaskets? i see some recommend to use baby powder twice per year and others say stay away from powder and use the silicone spray on the gaskets. which is better? powder or spray? im trying to get as many years as i can out of the slide..Also what about opening and closing the slide to lubricate it?. Its an accu-slide with the cables...i heard to open and close every 10 days to keep it lubricated but what do i do during the winter when its zero degrees for 5 months, do i still open and close the slide or is it ok to keep it closed all winter long and wait till spring to open? the service manager at dealer said no worries in keeping closed and motor does not need lubrication as its electric so don't keep opening and closing once per week.. is this true?
im gonna store it at the dealers lot for the winter.. they do a free roof inspection for me every 6 months and take up a bottle of dicor and apply on cracks if need be for free.. any other thing i should be aware of for the winter? besides the normal winterization..thanks
some questions on storage,especailly the slide. I try not to bring my camper into svc dept as I cant pay the outrageous amounts that they charge so im looking to try my own maintence. I am wondering first about the slide gaskets? i see some recommend to use baby powder twice per year and others say stay away from powder and use the silicone spray on the gaskets. which is better? powder or spray? im trying to get as many years as i can out of the slide..Also what about opening and closing the slide to lubricate it?. Its an accu-slide with the cables...i heard to open and close every 10 days to keep it lubricated but what do i do during the winter when its zero degrees for 5 months, do i still open and close the slide or is it ok to keep it closed all winter long and wait till spring to open? the service manager at dealer said no worries in keeping closed and motor does not need lubrication as its electric so don't keep opening and closing once per week.. is this true?
im gonna store it at the dealers lot for the winter.. they do a free roof inspection for me every 6 months and take up a bottle of dicor and apply on cracks if need be for free.. any other thing i should be aware of for the winter? besides the normal winterization..thanks