Cables and Pulleys on Slides
Looking at 5ers and one of the models we are considering uses a cable and pulley system rather than rack and pinion or hydraulic to extend or retract the slides. My current TT has the R&P and it seems...
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The cable system makes me shudder when I think back to rethreading cables on my Starcraft popup years ago, but I really don't have any experience with them.
What I do have experience with is Schwintek (rack and pinion as you call it) on our forward slide and it is not great either. I have to keep it lubed, or it shuts off before the slide is actually closed, and it just sounds fragile. I'll take hydraulic anytime, but I understand with the new front living rooms and taller slides it is not always reasonable to install a hyraulic piston under the slide.
What I do have experience with is Schwintek (rack and pinion as you call it) on our forward slide and it is not great either. I have to keep it lubed, or it shuts off before the slide is actually closed, and it just sounds fragile. I'll take hydraulic anytime, but I understand with the new front living rooms and taller slides it is not always reasonable to install a hyraulic piston under the slide.
